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-Rapi di dent i fic at i onofpot ent i al s af eguar di ngc onc er ns -Reduc edr el i anc eonmanual moni t or i ng -Cl earpr i or i t i s at i onofhi gher r i s ki nt er ac t i ons -Sc al abl epr ot ec t i onac r os sl ar gegr oupsofus er s

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Ak eyadvant agei si t sabi l i t yt odel i v ermeani ngf ul s af eguar di ngi ns i ghtwi t houtr equi r i ng c ar es t af ft ol i s t ent oc al l s , whi c hal l owss af eguar di ngt eamst of oc usat t ent i onwher ei t mat t er smos t—i mpr ovi ngbot hr es pons et i mesandout c omes .

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Ours t at edai m, asar el at i vel yyoungeducat i onal i ns t i t ut i on, i st obe“ r ecogni s edas pi oneer i ngf ort hewaysi nwhi chwe pr epar eours t udent sf oranuncer t ai n wor l d” .

Thewor l dhasr ar el yf el ts ouncer t ai n.

So asal eaderi neducat i on, Ifindmys el f as ki ng: whatdoesambi t i onmean, when wecannotknowwhatt hef ut ur ehol ds ?

I t ’ snotanew pr obl em, eveni fgl obal i ns t abi l i t yf eel spar t i cul ar l yacut eat pr es ent .

Forasl ongasanyofuscan r emember , ques t i onshavebeenas ked abouts chool s ’ abi l i t yt opr epar eyoung peopl eadequat el yf ort hewor l dahead.

J us ti nt hes efir s tf ewweeksoft henew year , wehavehadt of aceanddi s cus s s uchabr eadt hofgl obali s s ues : col l eaguesands t udent sber eavedby t heci vi l vi ol encei nI r an; t hechal l engeof f ami l i est r ans f er r i ngf eesf r om uns t abl e ori ncr eas i ngl ycl os edeconomi es ; devel opi ngar es ear chpr ogr ammet o t es tt heus eofAIaugment at i oni nmat hs l es s ons ; l eader s hi pdeci s i onsar oundus e ofmobi l ephonesi nt hef aceof i nt er nat i onalpr es s ur eons chool st ol i mi t youngpeopl e’ sacces s ; how t oembed anddevel opours us t ai nabi l i t yact i on pl an, andr es pondwi t hcour agei nt he f aceofanxi et yaboutt hef ut ur eofour cl i mat e.

Thes ear ehuge, t hor nyi s s ues–and amaz i ngoppor t uni t i esf orl ear ni ng.

I nani nt er nat i onalcont exts uchasour s , wi t hs t udent sr epr es ent i ngover30 nat i onal i t i es , i ncl udi ngt hos ewhower e bor nandr ai s edver ycl os et oourCol l ege i nEas tSus s ex, wehaveanunr i val l ed oppor t uni t yt of os t erabr oadand i ncl us i veappr oach, cogni s antofdi ver s e cul t ur alcont ext sandper s pect i ves .

I t ’ s s omet hi ngwepr act i cei nourdebat i ng compet i t i ons , s omeofwhi char eonl i ne agai ns ts choolt eamsf r om asf arafiel d ast hePhi l i ppi nesandMexi co.

I t ’ s s omet hi ngwecel ebr at ei nas s embl i es , whenf unt r i vi aques t i onsar edr awnf r om col l eaguesf r om Gr eece, Chi na, Tur key andWal est ocel ebr at eourcommuni t y’ s mul t i cul t ur al i s m.

I waschat t i ngt oayear1 3s t udentahead ofheruni ver s i t yi nt er vi ew atI mper i al r ecent l y, ands hedes cr i bedher mot i vat i onf ors t udyi ngherchos en cour s ebecaus es hef el tt hat , wi t houtf ul l knowl edgeandunder s t andi ngoft he s ubj ect , s hecoul dn’ tcont r i but e meani ngf ul l yt ot hedebat ewhi cht he wor l dneedst ohave.

I fonl yourwor l d l eader st houghtl i ket hat .

I fonl ymor eof uss pentmor et i mel ear ni ngand under s t andi ng, s ot hatwecoul dmakea r ealandpos i t i vei mpactonourwor l d, andourf ut ur e.

Ani nt er nat i onaleducat i oni nour beaut i f ulcor neroft heUKi sapr i vi l ege; wear eeducat i ngyoungpeopl ewhos e br eadt hofcul t ur alunder s t andi ngand expos ur et odi ffer entwaysoft hi nki ng wi l lcont r i but et ot hedebat eand di r ect i onoft hef ut ur e.

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Youmi ghtal r eadys eegl i mps esofi tathome.

Thes t or i es , t hei magi nat i on, t hei deas .

Buti not hers et t i ngs–at s c hool , i ngr oups , i nnews i t uat i ons–t hatc onfidenc e does n’ tal wa ysc omet hr oughi nt hes amewa y .

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Whi l ei t ’ seas yt os eedr amac l as s esass omet hi ngf unor c r eat i v e, t hei ri mpac tc ans t r et c hf arbey ondt hes t age.

Bec aus ewhi l ev er yf ewc hi l dr engoont obec omepr of es s i onal per f or mer s , t hes ki l l st heydev el op–c onfidenc e, c ommuni c at i onandc r eat i vi t y–ar et hes ameonest hey’ l l c ar r y i nt os c hool , i nt of ut ur ec ar eer sandi nt oev er y da yl i f e.

Dr amac r eat esas pac ewher ec hi l dr enar en’ tbei ngas k ed f ort he“ r i ght ”ans werbutar es i mpl yenc our agedt oha v ea go.

I tt ak est hepr es s ur eof fandr epl ac esi twi t hc ur i os i t y andpl a y .

Her e, Bec kyGoodfiel d, HeadofDr amaKi ds , di s c us s es whydr amai s n’ taboutc r eat i ngt hene xtgener at i onof ac t or s , butabouthel pi ngc hi l dr enbui l dt hec onfidenc e ands ki l l st hey’ l l us ei nwhat ev erpat ht heyc hoos e.

I fy ourc hi l di snat ur al l yout goi ng, dr amami ghts eeml i k ean obvi ousfit .

Buti t ’ sof t enj us tasval uabl e–i fnotmor es o– f orc hi l dr enwhoar eal i t t l equi et erors t i l l findi ngt hei r v oi c e.

Formanyc hi l dr en, i t ’ sac t ual l yeas i ert os peakwhent hey’ r e notbei ngt hems el v es .

St eppi ngi nt oac har ac t ergi v est hem as ens eofdi s t anc e, whi c hc anmak ei tf eel l es sdaunt i ngt o e xpr es si deas , emot i onsorev enj us ts peakoutl oudi nf r ont ofot her s .

Ov ert i me, t hatc onfidenc ebegi nst ogr ow.

Andasi tdoes , par ent sof t ens t ar tt onot i c es mal l butmeani ngf ul c hanges –whet hert hat ’ sput t i ngt hei rhandupmor ei nc l as s , j oi ni ngi nmor ewi t hot her sors i mpl yf eel i ngmor ec omf or t abl ebei ngt hems el v es .

Thes ki l l st hey’ l l us ef arbeyonds c hool Whi l ec onfidenc ei sof t ent hefir s tt hi ngpar ent snot i c e, dr amai sal s oqui et l ybui l di ngas etofs ki l l st hatwi l l s uppor tc hi l dr ent hr oughoutt hei rl i v es .

Thr oughs t or yt el l i ng, i mpr ovi s at i onandgr oupac t i vi t i es , c hi l dr enl ear nhowt oe xpr es st hei ri deasc l ear l y , l i s t ent o ot her s , t hi nkc r eat i v el yandwor kaspar tofat eam.

They l ear nhowt or es pondi nt hemoment , adaptwhent hi ngs don’ tgot opl anandt r yagai n.

Thes ear et hes ames ki l l st hats i tatt hehear tofs omany c ar eer s .

Whet hery ourc hi l dgoesont owor ki nbus i nes s , heal t hc ar e, educ at i onors omet hi ngc ompl et el ydi f f er ent , bei ngabl et oc ommuni c at ewel l , c ol l abor at ewi t hot her s andt hi nkc r eat i v el ywi l l al wa ysmat t er .

Thedi f f er enc ewi t hdr amai st hatc hi l dr enar edev el opi ng t hes es ki l l si nawa yt hatf eel snat ur al andenj oyabl e, r at hert hans omet hi ngt hey’ r ebei ngf or mal l yt aught . “ I hadi deas–I j us tdi dn’ tal wa yss har et hem” ForLi bbyKer ys , nowaMar k et i ngManageratDr amaKi ds , dr amac l as s eshel pedt ur nt hatpot ent i al i nt os omet hi ng s hec oul dac t ual l yus e. “ I wasal wa ysqui t ec r eat i v easa c hi l d–I l ov edput t i ngonl i t t l eper f or manc esathome.

But ats c hool , I wasmuc hmor es hyandc l os edof f .

I hadi deas , I j us tdi dn’ tal wa ysf eel c onfidentenought os har et hem. ”

“ I r ememberhowe x c i t edI was–i twasoneofmyfir s t pr opers peaki ngr ol es .

AndI r eal i s edqui t equi c kl yhow muc hI l ov edmaki ngpeopl el augh.

Hear i ngt heaudi enc e r eac tga v emes uc haboos tofc onfidenc e. ” Year sl at er , s her et ur nedt ot hes ames c hool asadr ama t eac herandhel pedt eac ht hats amepl a y .

Seei ngi tf r omt he ot hers i debr oughtev er yt hi ngi nt of oc us . “ Goi ngbac kand t eac hi ngi twasr eal l ys pec i al .

I tbr oughtbac kal l t hos e memor i esandmademer eal i s ej us thowi mpor t antt hat fir s tmomentons t agec anbe.

I tf eel ss c ar yatfir s tbutonc e y oudoi t , y our eal i s ey ou’ r ec apabl eofs omuc hmor et han y out hought–andt hatf eel i ngr eal l ys t a yswi t hy ou. ” Howi ts howsupl at eri nl i f e AsLi bbymov edt hr oughs c hool , t hebenefit sofdr ama bec amec l ear er . “ I fir s tnot i c edi tats c hool , es pec i al l ywhen wehadt opr es entorwor ki ngr oups .

I tdi dn’ tf eel asdaunt i ngbec aus eI ’ dal r eadyhadt hate xper i enc et hr oughdr ama. ” Thatc onfidenc edi dn’ tf ade–i tgr ewwi t hher .

Thr oughuni v er s i t yandi nt oherc ar eer , c ommuni c at i onbec ameak ey par tofwhats hedoes .

Now, asamar k et i ngmanager , s he r egul ar l ypr es ent si deas , l eadsdi s c us s i onsandwor kswi t h di f f er entt eams . “ Confidenc epl a ysabi gr ol ei nwhatI donow.

I ’ mof t enpr es ent i ngi deas , s har i ngi ns i ght sors peaki ngwi t hdi f f er ent peopl eac r os st hebus i nes s , s obei ngabl et oc ommuni c at e c l ear l yr eal l ymat t er s . “ St or yt el l i ngi ss uc habi gpar tofmar k et i ngaswel l .

Dr ama t eac hesy ouhowt obui l danar r at i v eandc onnec twi t h peopl e, andt hat ’ ss omet hi ngI us eal l t het i mei nmyj ob. ” Thef oundat i onf orwhat everc omesnext

Wi t hear l ys i gnsofdys l e xi aandas t ammer , s peaki ngi n c l as sf el ti nt i mi dat i ng.

Dr amaof f er edadi f f er entki ndof envi r onment . “ I tf el tc ompl et el ydi f f er ents t r ai ghta wa y .

I t wasas pac ewher ey ouc oul dj us tbee xpr es s i v eandi magi nat i v ewi t houtwor r yi ngaboutbei ngj udged.

Ev er yc l as s wasabi tofas ur pr i s e–y ounev err eal l yknewwhaty ou’ d bedoi ng, whi c hmadei te x c i t i ng. ” Ass hes pentmor et i mei nt hatenvi r onment , t hi ngsbegan t os hi f t . “ Ov ert i me, I j us tbec amemor ec omf or t abl e s peaki ngandbei ngmys el f .

I l ear nedhowt owor kwi t h ot herpeopl e, s peakmor ec l ear l yandpus hmys el fal i t t l e bi tout s i demyc omf or tz one. ”

Whet hery ourc hi l dendsuponas t age, i nanof fic eors omewher eent i r el yune xpec t ed, t heabi l i t yt oc ommuni c at e, c onnec tandbel i ev ei nt hei rowni deaswi l l al wa ysmat t er .

Andt hos ear ee xac t l yt hes ki l l st hatc ans t ar tt ogr owi n s pac esl i k et hes e.

Bec aus es omet i mes , t hemos ti mpor t antr ol edr amahel psa c hi l dpl a y…i st hems el v es .

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