SEMINARS & WEBINARS   


RESTORATIVE PRACTICES FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EDUCATORS
April 14 & 15 • In-Person at Abington Friends School, Jenkintown, PA • 8:30am-3:30pm 
Audience:
Middle School and Upper School Directors, DEI Practitioners, Deans of Students, School Counselors, Advisors, Teachers


MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT PURPOSE SUMMIT
April 17 • In-Person at Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA • 9:00am-2:00pm
Audience: 7th and 8th grade students


DEEPFAKE SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY WORKSHOP
Learn how to protect your students, employees, and school from AI-generated risks and abuse
April 30, 11:00am-12:00pm • Virtual
Audience: All school leaders, Board members, technology staff


BE BOLD: HOW ONE SMALL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL USED THE POWER OF PURPOSE TO RAISE $75M
Part of the PAIS Small School Virtual Series
May 2, 9:00-10:00am • Virtual


BRAVER ANGELS INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
Explore the work of the College Debates and Discourse (CD&D) Alliance, a joint initiative of Braver Angels, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), and BridgeUSA.
May 2, 11:00-11:45am • Virtual


TECH TALK ROUNDTABLE
Connect with other school leaders and share information on your 2024-25 revised cell phone policies and gather ideas for 2025-26. 
May 16, 9:00-9:45am • Virtual
Audience: Heads of School, Associate/Assistant Heads of School, Division Directors, Tech Directors


DELIVERING TRANSFORMATIVE FEEDBACK AND EFFECTIVE EVALUATIONS
Learn a framework for feedback and evaluation that is mission-driven and research-based, applicable to both faculty and staff.
June 20, 9:30am-2:30pm • In-Person at Woodlynde School, Strafford, PA
Audience: Leadership, anyone connected to feedback and evaluation


THE PEDAGOGY OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP
With the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute (gcLi) 
June 26, 10:00am-4:00pm & June 27, 9:00am-3:00pm • In-Person at Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Lower Gwynedd Township, PA
Audience: Middle & Upper School Educators
 


SUMMER BOOK STUDY
10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People, By David Yeager, PhD
July 10, July 24, August 7 • All 7:00-8:00pm • Virtual
 


DIVISIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Navigate the challenges of divisional leadership, sharpen leadership skills, design effective systems, develop strategies to lead others, and learn in community with other Division Directors
Sunday, July 13 - Tuesday, July 15 • In-Person at Springside Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
AUDIENCE:
Open to Division Directors of all divisions and those in leadership roles aspiring to lead a division. Designed intentionally for Division Directors in their first three years.



BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES OF TRUST AND BELONGING IN OUR SCHOOLS
A full-day workshop is designed for PAIS administrators, educators, and staff committed to fostering a culture of belonging within their school communities
July 22 • In-Person at Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, PA
Audience:
Everyone who works in an independent school; teachers, staff, leaders!