Keeping Up with Mrs. Kelly
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago -"People are never a waste of time." This premise guides our way of working and helps us come together more closely as fellow humans. Here we spend time hearing from people of all ages, races and backgrounds as they share their unique stories.
Homepage Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Our Inspiration: The One with the Questions
June 08, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBMr. Klatzkow joins the podcast for his annual interview of Mrs. Kelly, asking all the tough questions and digging into the how and why of anything and everything.
Our Inspiration: The Mom Boss
June 01, 2023 12:05 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBMrs. Kelly hosts our first-ever parent guest, Celinda Palm, to discuss balancing strong parenting with strong self-love.
Our Inspiration: The Reflective Pedagogue
February 23, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBMs. Jinnah from IES Kista joins us once again to share the importance of slowing down as a school leader and educational professional and inspires all of us to do the same.
Our Inspiration: The Undercover Superheroes
February 16, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThey see themselves as the "older brothers" to our students, but Mr. Dinsey and Mr. Simonovic are actually heroes who save our school every day. Listen to their experiences of being substitute teachers and the superpowers they have gained from this role.
Our Inspiration: The Mind behind #movewithies
January 26, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBMs. D, the founder of the movement #movewithies, shares her ideas, passion and love for all things health and well-being to inspire us, motivate us, and continue spreading the word about healthy lifestyles.
Our Inspiration: The Health-Focused Leader
December 15, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMr. Scott Gates, assistant principal and Health Motivator of IES Borås, joins Mrs. Kelly to talk about leading a school with health and well-being as the focus and gives us tips on how to lead healthier, more balanced lives.
Our Inspiration: The People-Loving Professor
December 08, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBMrs. Kelly's former (not old) professor, Wendy Schoolmeester, shares her views on teaching, leading and how we need more focus on love and relationships in education.
Our Inspiration: The One Who "Sees the Good"
December 01, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBMr. Cin-Walker may have left physically, but his heart and his impact are still very much at IES Länna. Mrs. Kelly catches up with him from his new classroom in Minnesota to discuss how he managed to inspire and change an entire year group of students.
Our Inspiration: The One with the Passion
November 24, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBMrs. Kelly's former teacher and coach from her middle and high school days joins the podcast to talk about passion, shortcuts and Animal Farm.
Our Inspiration: The One Who Gives Us Hope
November 17, 2022 07:35 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBJohn Tessitore, founder of the JCK Foundation, has a lot of reasons to lose hope after losing his best friend to suicide and being diagnosed with OCD himself. However, John uses this as a basis for his work with youth around the U.S. and Sweden and with our podcast guests, spreading kindness, love and hope.
Our Inspiration: The "Heart-on-her-Sleeve" Leader
November 10, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBA teacher who had no intention of moving to Sweden, much less staying here for years and becoming a school leader, shares her journey through huge life challenges and describes the power of vulnerability and openness in navigating these difficult situations.
Our Inspiration: The So-Called "Problem" Student
November 03, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBA former student who came to IES Länna labelled as "difficult" and "problematic" shares his journey from struggling student to successful young adult, and why he's so driven to use his time and skill-set to help at-risk students find their own path to success and self-love.
Our People: Recent Graduates
July 06, 2022 14:04 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBIn the final episode of the season, two recent IES Länna graduates join Mrs. Kelly to talk about how IES Länna is not a "normal" school, and why it will always be special to them.
Our People: Future Student
July 06, 2022 13:38 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode, Mrs. Kelly's son joins to share his perspective on IES Länna, as well as the number one reason why he is excited about starting year 3 in the fall!
Our People: Ms. Colleen
May 20, 2022 13:42 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this episode, Ms. Colleen joins Mrs. Kelly to share her story of how she discovered her passion for storytelling, education, and making the world a better place.
Our People: Mrs. Kelly's Interview
May 02, 2022 11:25 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBWelcome back to another episode of Keeping Up With Mrs. Kelly! Tune in this week to hear Mrs. Kelly's annual "interview" with a former IES Länna teacher!
Our People: Ms. Flom
March 10, 2022 08:27 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode, Ms. Flom, who is usually behind the scenes of the podcast, hops on to share her story about how she decided Sweden was the place to be.
Our People: Ms. Roets
February 17, 2022 23:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode, Ms. Roets joins Mrs. Kelly to talk about what brought her family from South Africa to Sweden and how she feels about food in tubes.
Our People: Ms. Mabonga
January 26, 2022 13:05 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, one of our administrative staff, Ms. Mabonga, joins to tell her story. Tune in to hear how she got to IES Länna... and why she's never leaving.
Our People: Former Student
December 13, 2021 13:14 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBOne of our former students joins Mrs. Kelly to talk about his time at IES Länna and share his views on failure.
Our People: Mr. Hornung
November 30, 2021 10:39 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode, one of our new teachers joins Mrs. Kelly to discuss science education, his move to Sweden, and his "reckless optimist" mindset.
Our People: Mr. Pruden
November 08, 2021 15:29 - 22 minutes - 21 MBWelcome back to a new season of Keeping Up with Mrs. Kelly! We are so thrilled to introduce this season titled: Our People. Each episode will be focusing on a staff member at IES Länna that is helping to shape our school and our culture in a unique way. The first episode of the season features Mr. Pruden, who joins Mrs. Kelly to share a bit more about himself and how he got here.
What I Stand For: IES Länna As A Whole
October 04, 2021 13:29 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBMr. Flessert joins Mrs. Kelly for the final episode of the "What I Stand For" season to discuss how their passion for education and connection fits into the IES Länna school culture.
What I Stand For: The Students
September 27, 2021 12:54 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThis week, Mrs. Kelly is joined by two of our new Year 3 students who are huge fans of IES Länna (and Mrs. Kelly herself).
What I Stand For: Perseverance
September 20, 2021 12:26 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this episode, Mrs. Kelly is joined by Daniel Karlsson, known on Instagram and around the area for his ongoing run streak. They discuss hard work, motivation, and their shared favorite thing - running.
What I Stand For: Teachers' Perspective
September 08, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.45 MBIn this short episode, teachers and staff at IES Länna share their reasons for why they do what they do.
What I Stand For: Tough Love
September 02, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBMs. Gertzell, Pastoral Manager, joins Mrs. Kelly to discuss the psychology and the "why" behind tough love at IES Länna. The episode now features intro and outro music composed by an IES Länna student!
What I Stand For: Feeling our Feelings
August 12, 2021 19:19 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBMs. Jinnah from IES Kista returns (in person!) to talk about the "tough" feelings and what we should do with them.
What I Stand For: Finding the Beauty in Academics
June 18, 2021 13:11 - 27 minutes - 25 MBMr. Helme, Head of Maths and Ms. Lekovic, Head of English, describe how they use their passion for their subjects to create meaningful learning opportunities for their students.
What I Stand For: Surviving a Pandemic
June 11, 2021 12:53 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, Mr. Klatzkow sits down with Mrs. Kelly to reflect on the pandemic and its effects on the school.
What I Stand For: Balancing School and Life
May 28, 2021 16:01 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBMrs. Kelly sits down with two Year 9 students and helps them reflect on their three-year journey through IES Länna.
What I Stand For: Creating a Calm and Challenging Environment
May 20, 2021 10:14 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this special episode, Ms. McCabe describes how she and the Year 4 team set up an environment for the students that makes them feel safe and helps them develop as much as possible. Novah and Chloe, two Year 4 students, explain from a student perspective.
What I Stand For: Developing Scientists for Life
May 12, 2021 13:56 - 28 minutes - 26 MBThere's something different about science education at IES Länna. Mr. German and Mr. Flessert explain how they make science a subject for life, not just for middle school.
What I Stand For: Seeing People
May 07, 2021 07:20 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBMrs. Kelly stands for a lot of things, but seeing people is probably the most influential in shaping the school and our culture. Here she describes how and why seeing people is crucial in her eyes.
Getting Gritty: Grit is not Invincibility
March 10, 2021 16:46 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBIn the season finale, Mrs. Kelly reminds us that being "gritty" does not make us invincible. To help illustrate this, she shares a story of her own personal struggle, doubt and anxiety as she opened IES Länna three years ago.
Getting Gritty: Do What You Have to Do
February 25, 2021 13:39 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBMr. Muñoz describes his experiences growing up as a Mexican-American and finding his way in the world in spite of obstacles and inequalities.
Getting Gritty: Mope or Adapt?
February 17, 2021 15:32 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBJeandre LeRoux, one of Mrs. Kelly's close friends, talks about using grit and a positive attitude to navigate life challenges like moving to a new continent or being a business owner in the events industry during a global pandemic.
Getting Gritty: The Man Who Speaks Many Languages
February 03, 2021 13:32 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBMrs. Kelly sits with Mr. Compton to hear about all the advantures he had in his life, and how he could navigate difficult times, in a way that stays true to himself.
Getting Gritty: Stick to Your Convictions
January 27, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBMr. Östling Huhta, principal of IES Kista, explains the power of using your unique character traits and personal convictions, to lead with resilience and grit.
Getting Gritty: Find Your People
November 18, 2020 18:08 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBMs. McCabe joins Mrs. Kelly to talk about her experience in Sweden during Covid, and how she found the strength and motivation to continue teaching and living a continent away from her family and loved ones during a global pandemic.
Getting Gritty: Grit and Gratitude
November 11, 2020 13:39 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBMs. Jinnah joins Mrs. Kelly via video chat to explain the importance of gratitude and to help us see how grit and gratitude can be used simultaneously to get us through some of our toughest challenges.
Getting Gritty: Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
November 04, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode, Mrs. Kelly explains the meaning of "grit" and discusses how we can use it to get through tough situations and achieve our goals in spite of adversity.
Something New: The One Who Started It All
October 21, 2020 13:24 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBMs. Barbara Bergström, founder of IES, talks to Mrs. Kelly about her vision of something new in education in Sweden, and how that vision has become a reality twenty seven years later.
Something New: Seeing the Good
October 14, 2020 13:42 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBMs. Meyer describes to Mrs. Kelly her experiences moving to Sweden and how her postive outlook on life's challenges has helped her to embrace and love the journey.
Something New: Embrace the New
October 07, 2020 13:29 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBMs. Hoeger and Mr. Cin-Walker chat with Mrs. Kelly about what it's like to leave everything and start something new halfway across the world.
Something New: Own Your Future
September 30, 2020 11:58 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBMrs. Kelly makes a phone call halfway across the world to Mr. Öhman, who is currently living in China. Mr. Öhman explains how he and his family have started over, adapted to change, and have developed the ability to "own their futures" to reach their highest potential.
Something New: It's Not a One-Man Show
September 23, 2020 07:27 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBMrs. Kelly calls her friend and former colleague, Mr. Granström, for tips on starting new challenges and using support from others to find success.
Something New: Dare to Accept Challenges
September 16, 2020 06:47 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBMrs. Kelly calls one of her former students from IES Halmstad, Julius Gustavsson, to discuss this experiences accepting new challenges and taking risks in school and in life.
Something New: Dare to Try
September 09, 2020 12:49 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBMrs. Kelly chats with two Year 5 students, Arwen and Mica, to talk about the benefits and the challenges of beginning as a brand new Year 4 student at IES Länna and how "daring to try" can make it a wonderful experience.
Accept Yourself: Our Skin Color Does Not Define Us
June 04, 2020 16:02 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBOur beloved Ms. Spences-Lee joins us from across the Atlantic to talk about racism and how the color of our skin, and the shape of our bodies does not define who we are.