{"id":1314,"date":"2019-10-02T15:01:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T14:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summerboardingcourses.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1314"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:52:17","slug":"pieoneer-education-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/pieoneer-education-award\/","title":{"rendered":"PiEoneer Awards Success For Summer Boarding Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n  class=\"block relative overflow-x-clip legacy-page-header-spacing mb-10 md:mb-16 lg:mb-24 wp-block-page-header has-text-color has-navy-color has-background has-sage-50-background-color relative has-explicit-block-background\" id=\"pieoneer-awards-success-for-summer-boarding-courses\"\n   style=\"--block-width: var(--container-wide); --block-gutter: 91.6667%\" >\n      \n    \n    \n    \n          <div class=\"block__author-background has-background has-sage-50-background-color\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        ><\/div>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"relative z-10\"><div class=\"relative overflow-clip\"  style=\"padding-top: var(--wp--preset--spacing--large); padding-bottom: var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\" >\n    \n    <div class=\"mx-auto w-11\/12 max-w-wide flex flex-col gap-5 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-2 lg:gap-0\">\n      <div class=\"relative z-20 order-2\">\n                          <p class=\"mb-5 text-lg uppercase\">Summer Boarding Courses<\/p>\n                <h1 class=\"lg:text-h1  font-serif text-4xl font-normal leading-normal\">\n          PiEoneer Awards Success For Summer Boarding Courses<\/h1>\n                  <div class=\"prose mb-6 max-w-full text-sm leading-[1.75]\">\n            <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n              <div\n          class=\"page-header__media has-sage-50-color lg:w-1\/3 relative z-0 order-1 block lg:absolute lg:right-0 lg:top-0 lg:h-full\">\n                      <img width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/awards-ceremony.jpg\" class=\"page-header__cutout lg:absolute lg:top-0 lg:left-0 w-full h-full object-cover object-center z-10\" alt=\"awards-ceremony.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 862px, (min-width: 1024px) 60vw, 92vw\" \/>\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 444 444\" width=\"444\" height=\"444\" xmlns:v=\"https:\/\/vecta.io\/nano\" class=\"page-header__star absolute z-10 w-[35%] h-auto block bottom-0 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 translate-y-1\/2 lg:bottom-auto lg:left-0 lg:top-1\/2 lg:-translate-x-1\/2 lg:-translate-y-1\/2\">\n  <path d=\"M0 222.005c122.605 0 222 99.39 221.995 221.995 0-122.605 99.395-222 222.005-222.005-122.605 0-222-99.39-221.995-221.995 0 122.605-99.395 222-222.005 222.005z\" class=\"fill-current\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n  class=\"block bg-white relative wp-block-title-text\" id=\"blog\"\n   style=\"padding-top: var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large); padding-bottom: var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large); --block-width: var(--container-md); --block-gutter: 91.6667%\" >\n      <div class=\"relative\">\n    <div class=\"u-wrapper--medium relative z-10 flex flex-col flex-wrap justify-center\">\n                          <div\n          class=\"prose prose--content text-left  max-w-full [&#038;_a]:text-current\">\n          <h2 style=\"text-align: left\">PIEoneer Awards Success For Summer Boarding Courses<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We are delighted to announce that Summer Boarding Courses (SBC) has won an internationally acclaimed education award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Last month, SBC was presented with the \u2018<strong>Secondary Learning International Impact Award\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0at the PIEoneer Awards Ceremony at London\u2019s Guildhall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Summer Boarding Courses Wins International Education Award<\/h3>\n<p>Over 400 international education professionals gathered together to recognise and celebrate innovation and excellence across the international education industry.<\/p>\n<p>Judged by a panel of 26 education specialists from around the world, the PIEoneer Awards are the only international education awards that celebrate innovation and achievement across the entire industry.<\/p>\n<p>SBC received the award for delivering first-class teaching with unrivalled support, and it is this winning combination, that helps prepare students for further study overseas and the global workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The PIEoneer Awards are run by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepienews.com\/\">The PIE News<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Professionals in International Education, one of the leading news media outlets in international higher education. The awards which celebrate innovation and achievement in international education, seek to recognise both individuals and organisations who are pushing professional standards, evolving their engagement, or redefining the international experience.<\/p>\n<h3>Sam Holderness, Director at Summer Boarding Courses commented on the awards:<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe are honoured to be recognised internationally for providing an exceptional student experience and preparing the next generation of global citizens for success after school. The award is the result of hard work and a passion for the delivery of outstanding teaching and student support across our summer schools. It illustrates SBC\u2019s success in redefining the international student experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The PIEoneer Awards said the following about our entry:<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSummer Boarding Courses develops personalised relationships with its students and their parents. Its quality focus saw it receive a point of strength for every category in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summerboardingcourses.com\/blog\/britishcouncil\/\">2018 British Council accreditation inspection<\/a>. They tailor their curriculum and literature towards accessibility, and regularly seeks student input and undertakes rigorous staff training to ensure they stay ahead of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gianluca Polidori, who is part of the wider SBC &amp; Dukes Education family, collected the award on behalf of SBC at the third annual awards ceremony on Thursday 19th September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepienews.com\/news\/2019-pieoneer-award-winners-revealed-at-london-gala\/\">Read more about the PIEoneer Awards here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-summer-school"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PiEoneer Awards Success For Summer Boarding Courses | SBC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Summer Boarding Courses has won an international education award - the Secondary Learning International Impact Award. 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