A large part of the first day of the Global School Alliance was spent with the members getting to know each other. Each of the members introduced themselves and their schools. Although each school hailed from a different corner of the globe, operating within its own unique socio-cultural and economic context, they shared a vision of working together to unlock the power of innovative education.

Innovative education takes on various forms and there is little consensus on what education should look like, even amongst these like-minded catalysts of change. For example, the Green School in Bali - founded by Peter Hattie, focuses on fostering and building green thinking. On the other hand, the Liger Learning Center only has one goal - to create change agents within their own country of Cambodia. Their methodologies vary as well, from the 100-minute classes implemented by the Albany Senior High School to the digital learning sessions at Ørestad Gymnasium. While Freemans Bay School is a public school operating in New Zealand to engage, enrich, and empower its students, High Tech High is a group of charter schools (including High Tech Middle Chula Vista) based out of San Diego, USA that focuses on the power of what the students can achieve today. 

Despite these differences, there is a deeper understanding of working towards the betterment of students and the community at large. There is a shared awe for each other's work and a deep pool of inspiration that the participants continue to draw from each other. Finally, and most importantly, there is a passion to keep going. As Ika from Green School said, "Education, for me, is a process, it's never ending." The Global School Alliance Symposium 2015 is a space for the members to learn from each other and continue their own education.