“Allison Ochs is a leader in the field of supporting young people to navigate the digital world. She provided the support and expertise we needed, especially during a time when we were relying so much on digital tools for learning, socialising and entertainment! The International School of Uganda community learned so much from Allison and Marienke’s creative, humorous, engaging and thought-provoking workshops. Students found they could open up and ask questions, parents received useful tips and advice, and teachers were encouraged to promote safe and healthy digital learning environments.

Allison was fantastic to plan and work with. We adapted a week-long in-person visit to a semester-long virtual collaboration which turned out even better than we could have imagined. Allison is organised, flexible, supportive and professional and I really appreciated the way she sought feedback and adapted and tailored sessions to our specific needs and context.”

- Seren Davis, Senior School Principal - International School of Uganda

“As schools, parents and communities grapple with the impact of screen usage and young people, the services of Allison Ochs are incredibly helpful in developing constructive educational programming around the impact of technology on young people.
In the classroom, Allison has an easy rapport with the students and works to establish an atmosphere of safety and confidentiality. Students found her lesson engaging, thought-provoking, and relevant.
Allison has presented twice to middle school parents. Each presentation had a different focus and additional recommendations. Any parent attending the session in April of 2017 and April of 2018 walked away each time with new and additional information. Allison does not sit back and rest on her laurels!”

— Laurie Mackail, School counselor, American school of the Hauge

“Always in a good mood, always nice, always trustworthy and always well dressed, yes, that is how you taught. Your funny stories and examples made you a one of a kind person and teacher. We want to thank you for two amazing years.””

— Helena Syrbe and lellow students, Clarens, Switzerland

“Allison spent two full days at our school (Oberoi International School, Mumbai) talking to large groups of parents, teachers, and students. Her sessions were fun, uncomfortable, a little bit scary, and very, very necessary. She ran two sessions which were open to all parents. About 300 parents turned up to the first session, then went away to tell everyone else how exceptional it was. 18 hours later, in the second session, more than 600 parents attended!”

— Neil McWilliam, Head of School, Oberoi International School, Mumbai, India

“During a “marathon” day, Allison carried out the workshops with superb energy as she brilliantly adapted to the age of her audience. Students, teachers and parents, actually everyone was won over by her presentations.”

— Grégory Liégeois, Educational Technology Leader at Haut-Lac International School, Switzerland

“Allison’s session with the students was inspiring. The exceptional insight that she has into their online world enabled her to connect with our students on a unique level. This made our students incredibly receptive to the empowering safety advice that she delivered.”

— Sarah Macdonald, year 12 leader, British school Jakarta

“I saw Allison present to a group of high school parents. Allison is a great presenter and was able to connect with our parent population through a series of anecdotes as well as real life ‘case study’ experiences. Being a parent of high schoolers, she is especially in tune with the angst and anxieties that parents struggle with today (social media, popularity issues, bullying…) and is able to help parents go beyond those fears, giving them tips on how to regain control of certain situations. Overall, it was a great session for our parents.”

— Sandy Karam, Guidance Counselor, American School of Paris, France

“An amazing selection of compelling, nuanced stories to start conversations and debates about decision-making, responsibility, and technology. Complications and multiple layers make the stories realistic and believable, in contrast to the flat morality tales that dominate old-style homeroom, pastoral, and character-ed literature. The situations are detailed and relevant enough to be useful not only for students but also for teacher workshops. Some include different sets of discussion questions for each audience, directly supporting this dual use. Overall, a fantastic resource for anyone supporting teenagers in an increasingly fraught social and technological environment.”

- Donald Acker, Math teacher

“The responses by the students during Allison’s presentations were extraordinary. Allison had their fullattention for the entire session. I was very impressed.”

— Dineke Spackman, Head of Secondary, British School Jakarta, Indonésia