Karl Coutet

Superintendent - Maarif Education

Karl Coutet is the Superintendent of the Manarat Al Madinah International School, a branch of Maarif Education. His role involves leading strategic initiatives across teaching, learning, accreditation, and organizational culture. His leadership focuses on strengthening mission alignment, improving student learning outcomes, and building sustainable systems that support continuous improvement at both the school and system level.

Karl’s current research centers on accreditation, institutional isomorphism, and international school identity. His work examines how global standards shape local practice and how schools can maintain authenticity and cultural coherence while meeting external expectations. He brings extensive experience in curriculum leadership, policy development, school accreditation cycles, and whole-school improvement planning.

Across his roles, Karl is committed to helping schools design mission-driven, contextually grounded, and culturally responsive environments that honor local identity while achieving global benchmarks for quality and learning.

Speaker Sessions

Leaders in Education 1499

سبتمبر 30 2026 | 2:40م - 3:30م

Decision by Design: Turning Every Classroom into a Living Lab for School Improvement

Session Summary:

practical, school-wide approach that empowers teachers and leaders to run small, controlled classroom experiments, gather real-time feedback, and make informed decisions based on evidence from their own environment. This interactive workshop demonstrates how to transform every classroom into a learning laboratory, building a sustainable culture of improvement aligned with Vision 2030 that is grounded in real practice rather than imported models. Join this session to:

• Learn to create low-risk classroom interventions and controlled experiments that generate meaningful data from your unique school context, moving beyond external strategies to develop solutions tailored to your specific environment and student needs

• Master techniques for collecting real-time feedback from students and teachers, analysing results effectively, and iterating based on evidence to continuously refine teaching practices and school-wide approaches

• Discover how school leaders can support, monitor, and scale effective practices across departments without overwhelming staff, creating experimental frameworks that can be immediately applied and sustained over time

Speakers

Osama Abdullah | Academic Coordinator & Teacher Activities Lead - Riyadh Schools / The British Council
Karl Coutet | Superintendent - Maarif Education
Anas Mohamed | AP Coordinator - King Faisal School