{"id":1370,"date":"2026-06-15T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:53:12","slug":"our-new-head-of-school-secondary-jon-symmons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/nieuws\/our-new-head-of-school-secondary-jon-symmons\/","title":{"rendered":"Noul nostru Director al \u0218colii Secundare: Jon Symmons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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La Academia Interna\u021bional\u0103 Optimist, credem c\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021barea \u00eencepe cu curiozitate \u0219i \u00eenflore\u0219te \u00eentr-o comunitate de sus\u021binere. Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce continu\u0103m s\u0103 ne construim parcursul educa\u021bional interna\u021bional, suntem \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u021bi s\u0103-l ur\u0103m bun venit lui Jon Symmons \u00een func\u021bia de noul nostru Director al \u0218colii Secundare. Am vorbit cu Jon despre parcursul s\u0103u \u00een educa\u021bia interna\u021bional\u0103, abordarea sa privind leadershipul \u0219i speran\u021bele sale pentru viitorul OIA.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ne pute\u021bi spune c\u00e2te ceva despre dumneavoastr\u0103?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M-am n\u0103scut \u0219i am crescut \u00eentr-un ora\u0219 mic situat la vest de Londra. \u00cen timpul copil\u0103riei mi-am dezvoltat o dorin\u021b\u0103 aprins\u0103 de duc\u0103 \u0219i o pasiune pentru descoperirea lumii. Cartea mea preferat\u0103 era un atlas! Am ales s\u0103 studiez Geografia la Universitatea din Nottingham, dup\u0103 care am c\u0103l\u0103torit cu intermiten\u021be timp de 2 ani \u2013 asta a inclus o perioad\u0103 \u00eentr-un kibbutz din Israel, explorarea Indiei de unul singur \u0219i c\u0103l\u0103torii prin Australia, Africa de Sud \u0219i Zimbabwe. Aceste c\u0103l\u0103torii mi-au deschis ochii c\u0103tre noi perspective asupra acestei lumi minunate. De asemenea, mi-au schimbat via\u021ba pentru totdeauna, deoarece am \u00eent\u00e2lnit-o pe Deborah \u00een 1996 \u00een Darwin, Australia. Am petrecut patru ani c\u0103l\u0103torind \u00eentre casele noastre din Regatul Unit \u0219i \u021a\u0103rile de Jos. \u00cen acest timp, studiam pentru a deveni profesor, c\u0103lc\u00e2nd pe urmele mamei, m\u0103tu\u0219ii \u0219i unchiului meu, \u0219i am petrecut doi ani lucr\u00e2nd la o \u0219coal\u0103 gimnazial\u0103 pentru b\u0103ie\u021bi din Gloucester \u2013 foarte tradi\u021bional\u0103! \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, \u00een 2000, am plecat din Regatul Unit \u0219i m-am mutat la Amsterdam pentru a fi mai aproape de Deborah. Chiar a doua zi m-am \u00eenscris la un club de fotbal (Swift) \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 joc fotbal, ca veteran, pe terenurile din Amsterdam. Sunt \u00een continuare extrem de competitiv pe teren, dar am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 accept \u00eenfr\u00e2ngerea acum c\u0103 am trecut de cincizeci de ani!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah \u0219i cu mine suntem \u00eempreun\u0103 de 30 de ani \u0219i avem doi copii, Sam (care \u00ee\u0219i face examen de bacalaureat<\/em> la Gimnaziul Cygnus) \u0219i Adam (15 ani), care este la Liceul Spinoza 21. Suntem o familie bilingv\u0103 \u0219i, din 2018, sunt un m\u00e2ndru posesor al unui pa\u0219aport olandez, precum \u0219i britanic. De\u0219i, c\u00e2nd Oranje<\/em> joac\u0103 Anglia, inima mea va fi mereu pentru englezi..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorul meu de duc\u0103 nu s-a risipit \u2013 \u00eenc\u0103 iubesc s\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103toresc \u0219i, de asemenea, m\u0103 bucur de majoritatea sporturilor \u0219i de tot ce are Amsterdamul de oferit din punct de vedere cultural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ce v-a atras ini\u021bial la educa\u021bia interna\u021bional\u0103 din Olanda?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vezi mai sus. Dragostea m-a adus \u00een Olanda. C\u00e2nd am plecat din Marea Britanie, ini\u021bial nu am putut g\u0103si de lucru ca profesor, a\u0219a c\u0103 am ajuns s\u0103 lucrez pentru o companie TIC \u00een Schiphol-Rijk. Dar, cur\u00e2nd, mi-am dat seama c\u0103 pasiunea mea era cu adev\u0103rat \u00een educa\u021bie \u0219i am avut noroc \u00een mai 2001, c\u00e2nd am v\u0103zut un anun\u021b pentru a lucra temporar la Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest. C\u0103utau pe cineva care s\u0103 suplineasc\u0103 un coleg geograf aflat \u00een an sabatic. Am \u00eenceput \u00een septembrie 2001 pred\u00e2nd TTO Aardrijkskunde \u0219i MYP Geography, precum \u0219i sprijinind elevii interna\u021bionali care aveau nevoie de ajutor cu limba englez\u0103. Av\u00e2nd experien\u021b\u0103 doar \u00een geografie pentru GCSE \u0219i A-Level, nu aveam nicio experien\u021b\u0103 legat\u0103 de cursurile pe care le predam, a\u0219a c\u0103 a fost o curb\u0103 de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bare abrupt\u0103, dar am ajuns repede s\u0103 iubesc ceea ce f\u0103ceam! Din fericire, dup\u0103 doi ani de contracte temporare, mi s-a oferit un post permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dup\u0103 anii dumneavoastr\u0103 de experien\u021b\u0103 \u00een \u0219coli interna\u021bionale, ce crede\u021bi c\u0103 au nevoie elevii cel mai mult de la educa\u021bie ast\u0103zi?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bun\u0103 \u00eentrebare. Cred c\u0103 elevii au nevoie \u00een principal s\u0103 se simt\u0103 aprecia\u021bi, s\u0103 aib\u0103 autonomie \u0219i posibilitatea de a face alegeri, precum \u0219i s\u0103-\u0219i dezvolte abilit\u0103\u021bile interpersonale pe care viitorii angajatori le a\u0219teapt\u0103. Ei au nevoie s\u0103 aib\u0103 oportunitatea de a-\u0219i dezvolta o mentalitate de cre\u0219tere \u0219i s\u0103 nu li se spun\u0103 c\u0103 \u2018e\u0219ueaz\u0103\u2019. Ei au nevoie de educatori care s\u0103 le ofere sprijin \u0219i s\u0103 recunoasc\u0103 faptul c\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021barea dep\u0103\u0219e\u0219te grani\u021bele propriei materii. Ac Acesta este motivul pentru care, \u00een opinia mea, programele IB sunt at\u00e2t de vitale \u2013 ele subliniaz\u0103 natura holistic\u0103 a \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103rii, care se concentreaz\u0103 pe competen\u021be precum colaborarea, comunicarea, transferul de cuno\u0219tin\u021be, g\u00e2ndirea critic\u0103 \u0219i reflec\u021bia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cElevii au nevoie de recunoa\u0219tere, autonomie \u0219i op\u021biuni, precum \u0219i de oportunitatea de a-\u0219i dezvolta abilit\u0103\u021bile \u201dsoft\u201d pe care viitorii angajatori le a\u0219teapt\u0103\u201d \u2013 Jon Symmons<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Cum \u00ee\u021bi modeleaz\u0103 propria experien\u021b\u0103 de educator interna\u021bional modul \u00een care conduci o comunitate \u0219colar\u0103?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cemi place s\u0103 cred c\u0103 ac\u021bionez av\u00e2nd \u00een permanen\u021b\u0103 \u00een minte atributele profilului de elev al IB. Sper c\u0103 la OIA putem fi o comunitate \u00een care noi to\u021bi \u2013 elevi, cadre didactice \u0219i p\u0103rin\u021bi\/tutori \u2013 pre\u021buim \u0219i continu\u0103m s\u0103 dezvolt\u0103m aceste atribute. \u00cen special, \u00eencerc s\u0103 fiu un lider plin de compasiune, cu principii \u0219i reflexiv, preg\u0103tit s\u0103 asculte perspectivele celorlal\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ce te entuziasmeaz\u0103 cel mai mult la al\u0103turarea ta la Optimist \u00een acest moment al parcursului s\u0103u?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

De unde s\u0103 \u00eencep? Sunt at\u00e2t de multe lucruri de spus despre asta \u2013 s\u0103 lucrezi cu colegi noi \u0219i entuziasma\u021bi, s\u0103 ai ocazia de a construi un nou mediu de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bare care aduce beneficii tuturor; s\u0103 lucrezi cu comunitatea local\u0103; s\u0103 vezi elevii cum trec cu succes de la PYP, prin MYP \u0219i mai departe la DP\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cred c\u0103 sunt cel mai entuziasmat s\u0103 fac parte dintr-o comunitate de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bare entuziast\u0103, aflat\u0103 chiar la \u00eenceputul c\u0103l\u0103toriei sale IB. De\u0219i descurajant, este, de asemenea, motivant s\u0103 pot dezvolta o \u0219coal\u0103 care le va permite elevilor s\u0103 prospere. A\u0219tept cu ner\u0103bdare s\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219esc expertiza \u0219i experien\u021ba pe care o am \u00een beneficiul celorlal\u021bi. De asemenea, oportunitatea de a construi o nou\u0103 identitate \u0219i cultur\u0103 care s\u0103 fac\u0103 leg\u0103tura \u00eentre \u0219coala primar\u0103 \u0219i cea secundar\u0103 \u0219i de a face parte dintr-o comunitate de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bare care va cre\u0219te \u0219i va c\u00e2\u0219tiga recunoa\u0219tere \u00een \u00eentreaga regiune local\u0103 este, de asemenea, foarte incitant\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mul\u021bumirile noastre lui Jon pentru c\u0103 \u0219i-a f\u0103cut timp s\u0103-\u0219i \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219easc\u0103 povestea \u0219i viziunea cu noi. Suntem \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u021bi s\u0103-l ur\u0103m bun venit lui Jon \u00een comunitatea OIA \u0219i a\u0219tept\u0103m cu ner\u0103bdare urm\u0103torul capitol din c\u0103l\u0103toria noastr\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103. Experien\u021ba sa vast\u0103 \u00een educa\u021bia interna\u021bional\u0103, angajamentul fa\u021b\u0103 de \u00eenv\u0103\u021barea holistic\u0103 \u0219i credin\u021ba \u00een poten\u021bialul fiec\u0103rui elev vor reprezenta o ad\u0103ugire valoroas\u0103 pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce continu\u0103m s\u0103 ne dezvolt\u0103m comunitatea \u0219colar\u0103 de Primar \u0219i Gimnaziu\/Liceu.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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At Optimist International Academy, we believe that learning begins with curiosity and flourishes in a supportive community. As we continue to build our international learning pathway, we are delighted to welcome Jon Symmons as our new Head of School Secondary. We spoke with Jon about his journey into international education, his approach to leadership and\u2026 Cite\u0219te mai mult \u00bb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-secondary-school","category-niet-gecategoriseerd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1378,"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370\/revisions\/1378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimist-international-academy.nl\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1370"}],"curies":[{"name":"bun jucat","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}