Facilitator: Darnell Fine
Leading for DEIJB in the International School Lisbon: 10 - 16 July 2025
Darnell is currently the middle school Deputy Principal at Singapore American School and will assume the role of high school Principal for the 2025-26 academic year. He is an experienced facilitator of adult learning, focusing on curriculum, assessment, and culturally responsive teaching. He has provided hundreds of workshops and keynote presentations for conferences throughout the U.S. as well as Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. He has also collaborated with international organizations like East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS), Near East South Asia (NESA), Council of Overseas Schools, Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS), Council of International Schools (CIS), Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE), Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA), American International Schools in the Americas (AMISA), Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA), and Tri-Association, impacting educational communities worldwide. As a curriculum consultant, he reviews manuscripts and curricula for publishing companies, educational organizations, and universities. Darnell is a 2012 recipient of the Learning for Justice Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching and was named a 2021 Emerging Leader by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. After earning his Bachelor’s in Africana Studies and Education at Brown University, Darnell obtained his Teacher Support Specialist Endorsement at Georgia State University and his Master’s in Creative Writing in London. He holds a doctorate of education in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California.
