Integral theory working wonders at Brisbane Independent School

Danielle Kutchel

By Danielle Kutchel
Published August 5, 2018

Any principal knows the trepidation associated with taking the reins at a new school – but for Jennifer Haynes, that feeling was doubled when she took the lead role at Brisbane Independent School [BIS], one of the world’s ﬁrst integral theory-based primary schools.

BIS had been around for 50 years, but had fallen on hard times, Jennifer Haynes explains.

“[I had] the ...

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This story appeared in the Term 2 2018 edition of LeadershipEd.

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