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International Schools

Unstacking Co. has its roots in the expatriate world as our first interest in preventive care and grief processing emerged from the needs of Third Culture Kids (TCKs). As TCK Training, our primary interest is providing excellent education and training materials to support the emotional needs of TCKs and those who support them. We soon realized that our materials were effective for a much wider audience, and developed a more expansive approach.

The cross-cultural experiences of international school communities remains a high priority for us. All international school students are Cross Cultural Kids (CCKs). According to ISC Research, 20% of all students at international schools worldwide are TCKs; the rest are Educational Cross Cultural Kids (Ed CCKs). Many students also have additional cross-cultural experiences and identities. Many international school educators are also living cross-cultural lives.

  • We offer in-person and virtual trainings for all segments of the international school community: educators, learning assistants, administrators, support staff, students, and parents. We help you prepare new staff for the challenges inherent in bringing multiple cultures together in the classroom, and provide your whole staff team with common language, increased understanding, and practical tools for student wellbeing in an intercultural setting. We have a series of workshops for all audiences in your community, and can also prepare custom trainings according to your school’s specific needs. Available workshops include:

    Student Wellbeing

    • When studying outside their home language

    • When living outside their passport country

    • Living in transient communities

    • Understanding and embracing intercultural identity

    • Processing emotions through art and writing

    • Preparing for graduation

      Educator training

    • Introduction to teaching in an intercultural setting

    • Impact of different cultural communication styles in the classroom

    • Parent-teacher relationships that cross cultures

    • Managing the impact of frequent teacher/student turnover

    • Managing conflicts due to cultural misunderstandings

    • Preparing upcoming graduates to transition well

      Family/community support

    • Parenting multilingually

    • Understanding your child’s intercultural experience

    • Family bonding during global mobility

    • Transition support

    • Preparing to move

    • Grief processing as a family

  • The Unstacking Co. has both ready-made and custom curricula designed to help teachers put our emotional processing principles to work in the classroom. We also have curricula to support families encountering mobility or intercultural issues.

    Available curricula includes:

    • Elementary, Jr. high, and high school curriculum for processing grief accumulated due to the COVID-19 pandemic

    • Emotional Wellbeing Module for high school seniors as they transition into adulthood

    • Emotional Regulation Activities Workbook for teachers (elementary, jr. high, and high school)

    • Preventive TCK Care video series

    • Transition video series

    • Our classic Family Curricula (ages 4-12 and 13-18) helping families work through TCK concepts together

  • The Unstacking Co. has regular workshops on different skills and tools that we’ve found helpful for all sorts of situations. Both live and pre-recorded workshops are available.

  • Schools are also able to certify their staff members through the Unstacking Co. Certification program. Our program is designed to train participants in best practices and useful skillsets. Graduates of the program will also receive a certificate to show their grasp of the materials.