Chapter 2

Opening a second site: what copies over, what doesn't?

Mở cơ sở mới thì chép được gì, mất gì?

The chapter's question

What makes the first branch work that I cannot carry over?

Big idea

Curriculum and processes can be copied; local reputation and relationships with parents cannot.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    How Thick Is the Manual

    How much of the way I operate has been written down?

  2. Part 2.2

    Is the Curriculum Ready

    Could a new teacher at the new site teach from the materials that exist today?

  3. Part 2.3

    Does Reputation Travel

    Do parents in the new area know my centre at all?

  4. Part 2.4

    A Different Catchment

    Does the new area have the same kind of parents with the same needs?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Second Branch is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Second Branch

  1. 1.If the first site needs me daily, why open another?
  2. 2.Opening a second site: what copies over, what doesn't?
  3. 3.Can great teaching rescue the wrong location?
  4. 4.Does a new branch depend on location, or its manager?
  5. 5.After opening the new branch, is the old one slipping?