46 min

Series 8 Episode 4: The New Standard - Kirsten Ferdinands Game Changers

    • Education

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this fourth conversation of Series Eight of the Game Changers podcast, we talk with Kirsten Ferdinands, Executive Principal of Brisbane South State Secondary College. Brisbane South State Secondary College is South East Queensland's newest secondary school, with a goal to bring a global outlook to integrated learning for their students. Their vision is to set the new standard for education. In this conversation, Kirsten speaks on that vision, how she came to the role (and the media attention she received along the way, and shares why she doesn't get overly strict with her calendars anymore.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this fourth conversation of Series Eight of the Game Changers podcast, we talk with Kirsten Ferdinands, Executive Principal of Brisbane South State Secondary College. Brisbane South State Secondary College is South East Queensland's newest secondary school, with a goal to bring a global outlook to integrated learning for their students. Their vision is to set the new standard for education. In this conversation, Kirsten speaks on that vision, how she came to the role (and the media attention she received along the way, and shares why she doesn't get overly strict with her calendars anymore.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

46 min

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