Improving Student Wellbeing in International Schools

Virtual Training Courses for International School Staff

Each of our courses has 12 hours of training content: a combination of short training videos, reflective activities, quizzes, handouts, and recommended supplemental resources. This is all arranged on our online learning platform, where you can learn at your own pace. 

Access starts from $100 per person per course ($8.30/training hour). Our volume discounts help schools register their staff together, no matter how big or small their team is. Or purchase a single registration for yourself for $360 - a perfect way to get well rounded professional development when your school does not provide the training you need. 

Group Registration:
Register the number of participants you have, then choose which course each person will be enrolled in. Each participant starts at Unit 1, building a solid foundation with shared language throughout your team to help students thrive. The course selection feature allows you to customize the training to your team's needs, now and in the future. For example, you can onboard new recuits with the first course while enroling returning staff in an additional course in the same transaction - keeping the group discount even when your staff are at different places in the training.

The subscribe button will take you to a Stripe portal to complete your transaction. After your purchase, we'll provide you with a custom discount code limited to the number of courses you purchased. Share this code with your team to grant them free access to the first/next course. If you'd like to give access to  both courses at once, please register for TWO courses per person (e.g. purchase 40 registrations for 20 people).

Course 1 will be released throughout the coming semester, each new unit dropping on the first Monday of the month from August to November 2023.
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Course 1: Foundations of International School Student Care
Unit 1: The Cross-Cultural Experiences of your International School Student Body
Unit 2: Preventive TCK Care in the International School Context
Unit 3: Supportive Relationships in International Schools
Unit 4: Intercultural Conflict in International School Communities

Course 2: Resilience and Crisis Care in International Schools
Unit 5: Emotional Resilience in the International School Context
Unit 6: Responding to TCK Trauma in International School Classrooms
Unit 7: Responding to Sexual Abuse in the International Student Population
Unit 8: Supporting the Mental Health of International School Students

Pricing
  • $360 per person, per course 
  • $300pp for 10+ registrations ($25/ training hour)
  • $250pp for 20+ registrations ($21/ training hour)
  • $150pp for 50+ registrations ($12.50/ training hour)
  • $100pp for 100+ registrations ($8.30/ training hour)

Click subscribe to adjust your quantity. If you'd rather not automatically renew, you can cancel immediately after your purchase and still have access through the year. 

Why should I take this course?

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Educators

Counselors

Administrators

Learn more about the students you teach in an international setting and how to best meet their specific needs for the best possible outcomes. Understand your school community and how to engage well. If you are a parent, you'll also learn about your own child's experiences in the process!
Build your toolbox for international school counseling with these courses applying content directly to your context. Work through how international students experience school life differently, tackling a wide range of topics, with reflective activities and supplemental resources to increase your selection of go-to tools of the trade.
So much professional development for teachers is not tailored to the experiences of international school educators. Ensure the best possible care for your students by providing staff training designed specifically for this population. 

Meet the instructors

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Tanya Crossman

Director of Research and International Education
Tanya is a leading expert in the field of modern Third Culture Kids and issues facing cross-cultural families, with 18 years' experience in the field. She is the author of Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century (2016), and conducts research on behalf of TCK Training in the area of ACE scores and other trauma among globally mobile TCKs. Tanya has been a guest speaker at international schools and other groups on four continents, and co-taught a workshop at the 2023 International School Counselor Association conference.
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Lauren Wells

Chief Executive Officer
Lauren is the Founder and CEO of TCK Training and author of Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids, The Grief Tower, and Unstacking Your Grief Tower. An Adult Third Culture Kid (ATCK) who spent her teenage years living in Tanzania, East Africa, Lauren has worked with over 1,000 parents and TCK caregivers and has trained staff from over 80 organizations. 
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Elizabeth Vahey Smith

Chief Operating Officer
Author of The Practice of Processing, Elizabeth is a skilled communicator and trauma-informed training specialist who helps transform abstract concepts into practical steps, equipping, encouraging, and empowering people to reach their goals. Elizabeth is a mom of two worldschooling TCKs.