Events Calendar

Connect with regional peers, learn from experts, and develop new skills as you focus on the environment, experiences, and programming vital to the growth of your school. Content is geared to division leaders, deans of students, school counselors, and others who engage in student support. Featuring keynotes from Lori Cohen, Stephanie Malia Krauss, and Peyten Williams. 

Join us for this immersive workshop focusing on everything a head of school and development director need to know about capital campaigns. This highly interactive course features breakout groups, dynamic discussions, and valuable opportunities to connect with like-minded professionals from peer institutions across the country.

This intensive experience designed specifically for small schools will help you turn strategy into measurable progress. Led by Dr. Brett Jacobsen, president of SAIS, this high-impact workshop will provide practical tools to bring a strategic priority to life—so you can return to your school ready to implement real change.

This program is designed to offer the dedicated time, tools and strategies needed to move your social and emotional learning (SEL) program forward.

This interactive workshop will equip you with practical systems and proven strategies for managing projects, email, and digital workspaces while integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline tasks.

Grounded in the four pillars of effective onboarding—accelerating your learning, securing early wins, building your team, and creating coalitions—this immersive experience will equip you with actionable strategies and tools to establish credibility, foster collaboration, and set a clear vision for success.

DLI is a purposeful and evolving community of practice aimed at meeting today’s challenges and transforming them into avenues for strategic growth and innovation.

Are you new to independent schools or transitioning into a business office role? This program gives you the critical knowledge and tools you need to succeed. Learn the fundamentals of nonprofit accounting, budgeting, and financial planning, while gaining practical experience in school operations, HR, facilities management, and auxiliary services like after-school care and summer camps.

Human resources should be designed to help achieve the goals and business objectives of an organization, and a school is no exception. The independent school HR professional does this through excellent communications and use of efficient processes, while supporting a sustainable information security and privacy strategy. Understanding the fundamentals of human resources in an independent school will be the focus of this year’s intensive. This will add value, assist in making your school more competitive, and allow you to become a strategic partner.

This experiential two-day workshop is designed to upskill your practice and amplify your impact. Unpack the role of the advisor, tackle common challenges, and build a toolkit that promotes student belonging, connection, and success.