Join us for the Art and Experience of Leadership this fall in one of two locations:
London, England – The American School in London
October 7-10, 2012
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Santa Fe, NM – La Fonda on the Plaza
November 11-14, 2012
Exercising leadership in schools is not easy. Leaders in school today face a number of challenges including tough economic conditions, unrealistically high expectations from parents, a rapidly changing youth culture influenced by the media and technology, and the nearly impossible task of communicating with a multitude of constituents with different, and often conflicting, needs. In addition, leadership usually involves igniting and creating change within a school community. The courageous individuals who decide to lead will experience failure, resistance and set-backs, and will face adaptive challenges with no easy answers, yet schools need leaders empowered with vision, courage and a high level of skill. Make the decision to lead with a renewed commitment that is focused, clear and strong. This seminar is that opportunity and it’s here.
At this seminar, participants will:
- Meet and develop lasting connections with other dynamic individuals who are leading or aspiring to lead in their schools.
- Engage in stimulating discussions and workshops around topics such as the dangers of leadership, moral leadership, group dynamics, personal mission and vision of leadership.
- Review and analyze real cases of leadership challenges.
- Develop practical knowledge in areas such as finance, development, and governance.
- Reflect, recommit and renew.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE SEMINAR:
This seminar is for school leaders at all points in their careers. Past participants have included:
- School heads with over thirty years of experience
- New heads
- Classroom teachers
- Division Heads
- Assistant Heads
- Admissions, development, and school placement staff
- Deans
- New Administrators
- Technology Directors
This seminar is about leadership and developing the indiviudal’s capacity to lead more effectively. Much of the energy of this seminar comes from a cohort that represents diverse roles and experiences in schools.
SEMINAR SESSIONS
Each session during the seminar is highly interactive and designed to provide participants to work with other like-minded individuals on leadership issues and to develop problem-solving strategies. Past sessions have included:
- Viable Leadership: Setting the Context for Your Personal Leadership
- The Harsh Realities and the Dangers of Leadership
- Leadership Case Studies: Written, Presented and Analyzed by Participants
- Minding the Gap: The Discrepancies Between the Real and the Ideal in Leadership
- The Functions and Dysfunctions of Teams: Group Dynamics and Individual Roles
- Biting into the External Pie: Finance, Governance and Fundraising – What everyone leading in schools should know.
- School Issues du Jour (a little bit of everything else)
In addition, participants have an optional opportunity to meet one on one with seminar facilitators to talk through current leadership challenges, future leadership opportunities, and strategies for being more effective leaders in their schools.
