Overview

The Leadership Learning Collective is an innovative opportunity for senior leaders in international schools across Asia to extend their self-awareness, connections, agency, confidence and competence.

Leadership themes

The Leadership Learning Collective will focus on the following three themes;

1. Leadership identities – Who we are is how we lead – reflections on personal and professional identities 
2. Building collaborative cultures – collective efficacy, collaboration for collective impact
3. Designing for impact – navigating complexity – getting stuff done – systems transformation in educational contexts

Audience

• Leadership Learning Collective is designed for senior leaders from across international schools in Asia (ie Heads of School, Principals, DPs, APs, VPs and other Directors of Learning etc.)
• Applications are invited from two leaders per school. The rationale for this is so that the pairs can collaborate on projects together and this also makes the transfer of learning back to schools easier.
• Each programme cohort will include 30-40 leaders with two facilitators.

Partnership

The Leadership Learning Collective is a partnership between Leadership Lab Global and EARCOS (East Asian Regional Council of Overseas Schools).

Roadmap

The format is a face-to-face retreat followed by online sessions and then a final face-to-face retreat. 

• Components: 
  • Retreats (2 x 2 days) – The residential retreat experiences will involve two full days and staying together in local 4* (minimum) hotel. The residential aspect will create an opportunity for authentic and deeper connection than one might experience on a more ‘typical’ leadership course
  • Crafted Sessions (6 x 1 hour) – interactive online sessions based on a range of relevant topics relevant to the leaders and the three leadership themes. Each will feature an guest speaker and include a 15 minute presentation from the guest followed by break out discussions. Each will be recorded and offered on an open access ‘leadership buffet’. Leaders commit to attending at least 4 of these.
  • Trios (6 x 1 hour) – Leaders will be grouped with two other colleagues to connect, support, and challenge each other throughout the leadership journey.  Reconnection points (self-facilitated online

Venue

The two retreats will be hosted by the EARCOS Head Office at ISB International School of Bangkok.  They have a beautiful site and surrounding area that is less than an hour by taxi from Suvarnabhumi International Airport – Bangkok, Thailand. This Bangkok location is also easily accessible from most regions of East Asia. 

Dates

The journey starts in September and finishes in May the following year.

• Retreat#1   (Friday October 31st – Saturday November 1st 2025)
• Crafted Sessions #1-6 – interactive online sessions x 1 hour each (November 2025 to April 2026)
• Trios #1-6 (November 2025 to April 2026)
• Retreat#2 (Friday May 15th – Saturday 16th 2026)

Cost

We have developed the following pricing structure;  TO ADD

Does not include transportation or accommodation etc

Application process

Applications are open from May 19th and close on June 5th. The selection panel will then meet after which we will be back in touch with you to either offer you a place on the programme or the waitlist. Any queries please email Chris on chris@leadershiplab.co.nz

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Please email us if you are interested in the next cohort of this programme which opens in June 2025

APPLICATION FORM – TO ADD