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SEK International School Atlántico welcomed Professor Stephen Heppell, Director of the Felipe Segovia Chair for Learning Innovation at University Camilo José Cela, accompanied by Nieves Segovia, President of SEK Education Group.
Stephen Heppell is a leading-light in education worldwide. He is also Professor and Chair of New Media Environments, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, at Bournemouth University. In addition he is Emeritus Professor of Anglia Ruskin University, visiting professor at the University of Wales in Newport, and CEO of Learning Possibilities, among other positions he currently holds.
During his visit to the school, Heppell offered advice for students on their day-to-day learning. ‘Good ideas are more important that not having many resources’, said Professor Heppell, and adding ‘the little details, added together, make a very efficient space’.
Stephen Heppell also praised the education method used at SEK-Atlántico. ‘You have effective and welcoming learning spaces’, he said. He also expressed his satisfaction with students’ work, in addition to saying he was ‘very happy to see them work autonomously in a natural way. You have created and exciting environment, encouraging natural curiosity in students, than can be seen through their inquisitiveness and how they transmit it’.
Professor Heppell made the most of his visit to SEK-Atlántico to give a workshop to students, parents and teachers on education innovation, one of his areas of expertise. He also took part in an event to give his name to the school makerspace, and unveiled a plaque in his honour.
