LEAPS Summit: Rocket Productions Recognised by Qatar Foundation on Global Progressive Education

In 2019, Kingsland Pre-Prep represented Rocket Productions at Qatar Foundation’s inaugural LEAPS Summit in Doha, joining five other awarded progressive schools and educational organisations from around the world. Stuart Bamford and Winsy Flores contributed presentations and joined discussions about creativity, curiosity, self-development and educational change. For a school community whose approach had been shaped through years of practice in London, the invitation offered an opportunity to bring those ideas into conversation with educators working in very different cultural and educational contexts.

The summit became an important milestone in Rocket Productions international development. Alongside recognition for leading educational advcement trhough ou progressive work, it created connections with global organisations and educators interested in questioning established assumptions about schooling. The conversations opened new perspectives on creativity, human flourishing, educational access and the wider purpose of learning, many of which continue to inform Rocket’s thinking. LEAPS was an opportunity to contribute to a rigurous international community of practice while remaining curious about the different ways education can respond to the children, families and communities it serves.