Making Smart, Mission-Based Decisions to Support School Community As can be the case with leaders who take the helm at independent schools, Robert McGehee confesses he’s “not a finance guy.” As head of school for St. Nicholas School in Chattanooga, […]
Using Foresight to Plan for Your School’s Future “Thinking about the far-off future is more than an exercise in intellectual curiosity. It’s a practical skill that new research reveals has a direct neurological link to greater creativity, empathy, and optimism. […]
Unlocking New Possibilities Regardless of the time a graduate spent with their alma mater – be it one year of high school or the entirety of their K-12 independent school experience – the relationship between student and school need not […]
For Saint James School, Service Learning Is an Intentional Extension of Core Values Independent school mission statements often stretch beyond student academic gains to focus on developing the whole child. Yet, shaping students’ character, while admirable, is difficult to measure. […]
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At Cary Academy, Students Take Ownership of Facilitating Challenging Conversations For the past seven years, Cary Academy, located in Cary, NC, has been living out the school’s values of respect, integrity, and compassion through their “Dialogue Across Difference” initiative. Nearly […]
Evangelical Christian School’s (ECS) mission is “to provide the Christian family with a Christ-centered, biblically directed curriculum that challenges the students to know the Lord Jesus Christ and to develop the vision and practice of excellence in academics, character, leadership, […]
We are committed to teams. Many of us spend Friday night or Saturday afternoon rooting for our school’s football team. Likewise, if we have our own children, we shuttle them to their sports activities so they can be on teams. […]
Cultivating a Championship Culture in Independent Schools: Insights from Ubuntu Independent schools, in an increasingly competitive educational landscape, face the challenge of fostering not only academic excellence but also creating an environment that nurtures collaboration, resilience, and continuous improvement. This […]
From preschool to upper school, three schools share their experience with adding a grade level(s) to their school. Research and PlanningIn all three schools, community feedback was an integral part to the decision making process. Survey data, small group conversations, […]
