Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Last year was challenging. We’ve all adjusted to a new life in the face of a pandemic. It was unexpected and it abruptly brought changes to our lives. It was especially difficult for students and many families...
These are show notes from our podcast episode #2 An Education Revolution. Please have a look through our podcasts - listen and share here. Syd takes us through ideas that inspired her and activities she had thus incporated to her STEM Workshops Business, Femtinos,...
What Does Space Smell Like? This content is adapted from the podcast of the same name. To listen to the full audio podcast, click here. I remember when I was five years old, I used to be that kid who would ask all these amazing, out of the box creative questions that...
Our unique setup at UK Virtual School allows us to completely operate remotely. We’re all physically apart, thousands of miles away from each other in different locations across the world. And whilst we follow the UK timings, some of us work (and study) from different...
UK Virtual School’s founder, Syd, has always been a champion of innovation. As a woman, Syd has been constantly undermined in her field. For many decades, we have been continuously pushing for equality but women are still unfairly disadvantaged. Despite this, Syd has...
It’s Syd here. I would like to introduce the UKVS Podcast. I’m so excited to be bringing to you this podcast series! I know how busy parents are, so the ability to listen to audio while you're getting on with household activities, driving around, or whatever it is...
And school is out! Yesterday marked our final day of UK Virtual School's first academic year. What a year it's been! Monday marks the final kid's meeting of the year. Its crept up on us whilst we've been busy with a thousand and one tasks (read below), and hence...
We believe values are really important. As individuals, you'll have your own set of values. Your top values will no doubt differ from your child's, and that's okay, but this is what will cause differences when making decisions. Our values are embedded into the way...
Easter is a universal celebration. There is no place in the world that doesn’t welcome the light and joy it brings. Regardless of cultural background, Easter festivities have been a staple in the lives of many families. What is the true meaning of Easter and why is it...
How many of you knew St. George was a Turkish Arab born to a Palestinian mother and had Persian blood? I only found out this this year! Just days after I did a podcast interview where I stated we need to do more in understanding British heritage because it's so...
