As education practitioners, we must consistently reimagine the delivery of secondary education and how it will meet the needs of both higher learning experiences, and of course, the future of work.
In this reimagining, we know that teacher engagement in high school is critical to student success, and that learner ownership – of student voice, choice, and agency – must be fostered early to encourage students to become global learners and leaders that can solve the most complex issues our society faces today.
This can range from using STEM skills to create solutions for issues around climate change, in the fields of medicine and engineering, or in the productive use of artificial intelligence – to the societal and economic challenges of a globalised society, where world conflict and economic distress can be felt across borders.
In the past few years and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, education has become particularly globalised and high school education is now broadly viewed as a means to gain exposure to diverse world views before a student ever begins their university experience – a large shift from the last number of decades in which the university experience was seen as the place to gain skills and prepare for future education and work.
But we know in today’s international education landscape that learners are able – and willing – to utilise their individual strengths and inner drive, and to develop capacity for empathy and cultural awareness – well before they apply to university.
At Rosedale International Education, we strengthen the global education landscape and provide agile school learning solutions in transformative global education for secondary students, and deliver tech-enabled, transformative learning.
In operating Rosedale Global High School, an independent, Ontario-based Canadian secondary school inspected by the Ontario Ministry of Education in Canada and authorised to grant the Ontario Secondary School Diploma to Rosedale Global High School graduates, our learning experiences directly respond to the needs of the next generation of learners.
We empower our teaching faculty and student body to use their unique experiences as assets to meet the challenges of our changing world.
Rosedale Global High School works in partnership with a network of leading international schools to collaboratively deliver strength-driven transformative high school experiences, and our partner network includes 62 partners across 95 schools in 17 countries—spanning continents and growing sustainably year-over-year.
Our Rosedale OSSD is grounded in the curriculum expectations of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, and the OSSD is internationally acclaimed as a leader in differentiated education. Verified by PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), the OSSD ranks second in high school programs internationally.
And the OSSD is an opportunity to experience the world. It should be no surprise that this Ontario qualification stems from Canada, a country that welcomes immigration through policy and understands the importance of new Canadians contributing to the economic success of Canada – from education such as the OSSD as an export, to understanding the long-term benefits of education, to ensuring a diverse mix of students and pathways to pursue a future in the country – the OSSD is a means to possibility for learners around the globe.
Upon graduation, Rosedale Global High School students are truly global in their university search, seeking out elite, global universities upon graduation. In 2023, 100% of Rosedale Global High School graduates received university offers in Canada, the UK, the USA, Australia, and more. Of those, 67% accepted offers to Global Top 100 QS-ranked Universities and 43% accepted offers from Global Top 50 QS-ranked Universities.
With more than $3.6 million (CAD) in scholarships earned by our graduating class, our students continue to excel and are prepared to experience all the world has to offer.
True academic empowerment includes school-level success, differentiation, and leadership. To cultivate this environment, we ensure our teaching faculty is empowered with instructional leadership and academic quality assurance, translating to improved student learning outcomes and increased acceptances from global leading universities.
We can look at students from across our international partner school network and see the learning transformation and success their Rosedale OSSD education brings forth – from Hauwa of Nigeria who was accepted into 12 universities and earned $780,000 CAD in scholarships and is now studying at the University of Ottawa in Canada to study biomedicine, to Cheng of China who is following a love for education and pursuing a double-major in education and science at Monash University in Australia.
There is also Ming of Malaysia who received the President’s Scholarship to study aerospace engineering at York University in Canada, and Yinuo of China who is focusing on global humanitarian studies at University College London in the UK.
The common thread of these students—they are empowered with the skills, competencies and mindset to make informed decisions and take ownership of their learning. Students, and their families, recognise the power in differentiated education and the Rosedale OSSD shifts the educational focus from content to competencies, while reducing achievement barriers and impediments to global citizenship.
“Our students continue to excel and are prepared to experience all the world has to offer”
With such global influence, experiential learning and opportunities are critical to the success of our student body and necessary for the international competitiveness of higher education.
To increase opportunities for young people around the world, we host a two-day annual virtual event – the Global Student Success Forum & Rosedale OSSD Elite University Student Recruitment Fair – which continues to receive praise from the international education community, including from leading global universities, including: MIT, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, National University of Singapore, New York University, and more than 30 other leading universities across the globe.
That’s as well as international education changemakers, education champions of the OSSD, and has received industry accolades, including the event being named as a finalist in the 2023 PIEoneer Awards in the category of Digital Innovation of the Year for Student Recruitment.
On October 25 and 26, we will again host the public Global Student Success Forum & Rosedale OSSD Elite University Student Recruitment Fair. Public registration is open and we invite you to join us on October 25 to engage with:
- A keynote from Dr. John Malloy, former Assistant Deputy Minister of Student Achievement with the Ministry of Education in Ontario, Canada; former Director of Education at the Toronto District School Board; current Superintendent with the San Ramon Valley Unified School District in California, titled: Evolution of Education: Competency Development and Differentiated Learning for the Next Generation, where will discuss his experiences and reflections on competency development and learning, including the key strengths he believes each student must possess to enter the next generation of learning and career pathways;
- A presentation from Professor Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary General with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), titled: Empowering Education: Navigating the Digital Landscape with Learner Ownership, where he will discuss how tech can be leveraged and learning positioned to well-support teachers, and how student voice and choice can create new global leaders;
- Two panels, on navigating the competitive admissions landscape of the world’s leading universities with panelists from the University of Cambridge, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and McGill University; and a panel exploring the breadth of university programs that support careers in emerging and growth industries with panelists from MIT, the National University of Singapore, Imperial College London, and University of Waterloo.
Learn alongside us for riveting conversations and professional development that ensure global education practitioners are reimagining education delivery and cultivating growth from high school to higher education.
About the author: This is a sponsored post from Michelle Cui, founder and CEO at Rosedale International Education Inc. She believes combining the power of disruptive tech, innovative models and mature management approaches with a transformative approach to learning creates exceptional education programs well-suited for our future world, while delivering individualised, accessible education to students around the globe. Rosedale Global High School currently has a partnership base of 62 global partners across 95 schools in 17 countries.
