BAISIS webinar – International student transition and the phenomenon of third culture kids

• Date: September 21, 2022
• Time: 12:30 – 13:30
• Cost: BAISIS Member – £40, BSA Member – £60, Member Additional Attendee – £20, Non-member – £120
• Audience: Heads EAL, Boarding Staff, Medical Staff, Tutors
• Platform: Zoom (online)

Course outline

We all know that many of the international pupils in our schools have more than one language and home culture.  Some of our pupils have multiple identities which can be a positive additive experience but can lead to identity confusion and even functional illiteracy.  This phenomenon is sometimes called being a Third Culture Kid.

Training topics will include:

• International transition
• Identity and language issues

Learning outcomes:

A better understanding of supporting pupils with multiple cultural and linguistic identities.

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Speaker: Gabriela Santacruz

Gabriela is an accredited member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (UK). She is an expert in the mental health of Cross-Culture children, Transition and Adolescence, and has carried out post-graduate research on emotional loss in international transition. Having studied and worked in many international schools, she currently works as a child and adolescent psychotherapist at Mill Hill School and is a member of Families in Global Transition and Safe Passage Across Networks. A visiting lecturer at the renowned Tavistock Trust, Gabriela has been a speaker on the subject in international conferences.

Gabriela’s experience is both professional and personal, having grown up as a Third Culture Kid herself.