Write for the Fall 2017 InterEd. We invite submissions with international themes, including real life scenarios, curriculum research, professional development, creating a community of learners, the future of AAIE and international education. Send submissions by September 1 2017 to Bev Shaklee, [email protected] 4 FUTURE, continued from pg 1 & ompson, 2013). Such has been the change in nature of the international school sector (and it is debatable whether it can still be considered as one sector), that where in 1983 approximately 80% of international school students worldwide were transi- tory expatriates and around 20% were host country nationals, by 2013 the situation had reversed. Commercially-based groupings of international schools are appearing almost by the day. Workshops and conferences are o ered for those considering investing re- source into the creation of new for-pro t international schools, and those with ex- perience of establishing new international schools are much in demand for the exper- tise and advice they can o er to entrepre- neurs, venture capitalists and other potential investors whose sights are set on breaking dIRECTOR, continued from page 2 participants will be fully trained the rst two days on the International Counseling Model, and then explore a variety of coun- seling areas including e ective mentoring programs, supporting successful transitions, grief and crisis/trauma counseling, depart- ment and program leadership and more. The AAIE / AISH Leadership Legacy mentoring Program continues to grow, o ering new school leaders the opportunity to connect and learn with an experienced head of school during their rst year at the helm. is program is free of charge to all AAIE & AISH members and is made into what is increasingly perceived as an at- tractive market. Typically, such schools are being established in non-native-English speaking countries, where the prospect of developing uency in English, the global language, and acquiring an international- ly-recognised end-of-school quali cation is seen by a uent parents as a means of opening doors for their children to further studies at universities such as Harvard, Yale, Oxford, or Cambridge, leading to global ca- reers and to membership of what has been described as the transnational elite. ISC Research, the only organisation that regularly generates gures describing the numbers of international schools (which, being di cult to de ne, are thus di - cult to count), suggests that as of October 2015 there were over 8,000 international schools teaching 4.26 million students, and that by 2025 there will be at least 15,000 possible by the many generous experienced member heads who are looking to give back by helping the next generation of school leadership enjoy a great start at their rst headship! If you are looking for a mentor to support you in your new headship or if you are an experienced leader interested in sharing your experience and time with a new head as a mentor, please email me at [email protected] for more information. Deb and I look forward to welcoming you to the program! Finally, you will want to mark your cal- endars now for the upcoming 52nd AAIE International Leadership Conference and Expo: Global Citizen Global Leader that will take place 5-7 February 2018 in English-medium international schools teaching over 8 million students (Keeling, 2015), though they do not specify the dif- ferent types of schools included in these g- ures. We are cautious about suggesting that such extrapolations can be made from re- cent growth to the future. Based on our un- derstanding of recent and current develop- ments, we suggest it is likely that the largest growth in numbers of international schools will be in the commercial part of the sector, largely catering for host country nationals, and that the traditional form of interna- tional school catering for globally mobile professional families will either grow much more slowly or, possibly, that it will plateau. In recent years, more than one international school has seen a drop in student enrollment as a result of a decision by a multinational company to reduce the numbers of families FUTURE, cont'd pg 5 New York City at the dynamic Marriott Marquis Times Square. Jane Camblin and the UNIS New York team will be welcom- ing attendees as the 52nd Host School while a provocative line-up of speakers and pan- els lead the exploration of international education and leadership through the lens of global citizenship. Watch for speaker proposal applications, event information and registration on the website this spring and see you in NYC next year! Warmest regards, Yolanda Yolanda Murphy-Barrena AAIE Executive Director [email protected] spring 2017 intered