Conrad Hughes

Board Member, Graines de Paix Foundation

Conrad Hughes is an internationally renowned educational leader, researcher, and author. Former Director General of the International School of Geneva (Ecolint), he currently serves as Head of School at the Lycée International de Los Angeles. He has dedicated his career to pedagogical innovation, inclusion, and the development of curricula centred on 21st-century skills.

Holding a doctorate in literature and a doctorate in education, he collaborates regularly with global organisations such as the International Bureau of Education (IBE-UNESCO) and the International Baccalaureate. His expertise in educational governance and his commitment to humanistic education are major assets for the Foundation Board of Graines de Paix.

Selected publications

Changing Assessment: How to Design Curriculum for Human Flourishing (Brill, 2025) – An examination of how 19th-century grading frameworks restrict modern student growth, proposing a roadmap to align academic assessments with human potential and holistic development.
Educating for the Twenty-First Century: Seven Global Challenges (Brill/Sense, 2018) – A strategic analysis of how schools must pivot curricula to address major global shifts, from environmental crises and shifting geopolitics to automated workforces.
Understanding Prejudice and Education: The Challenge for Future Generations (Routledge, 2016) – Stemming from his EdD research, this text merges findings from social psychology and critical thinking to outline educational strategies that actively cultivate empathy, metacognition, and prejudice reduction in school environments.

I am convinced that the Graines de Paix Foundation focuses on an approach to education that contributes to peace. By putting my energy and vision at the service of such a project, I commit to building a better world where violence is reduced.

21st-century skills are not only technical, but fundamentally interpersonal, because learning to live together has become a core purpose of any curriculum. At the Graines de Paix Foundation, we develop strategies for a world where dialogue, cooperation, and friendship are at the heart of learning.