Sacred Pause: A Healing Circle for Educators of Color A NJAIS & PAIS Collaboration
Audience: All NJAIS and PAIS members who identify as people of color. Virtual Sessions: Mar 11,  Apr 8, & May 6, 11:45am-12:30pm

Cultivating Belonging With Culturally Responsive Curricular Design & Teaching
Part of the Teaching & Learning Series; open for individual registrations
Audience: Teachers of all students, DEI Directors, Academic Leadership

Emerging Leaders 2026-27 Opens for Applications. Applications Due June 12

Executive Functions in Middle School and Upper School Make the Difference!
A PAISTA Pittsburgh program open to everyone in PAIS!
Audience: Focused primarily on MS & US students, ALL teachers, learning specialists, and academic leaders would benefit from this program.

Circle of Peers Roundtables
Mar 3: Counselors/School Psychologists & Learning Specialists | Mar 4: Assoc./Asst. Heads | Mar 5: Athletic Directors, Aux. Programming, Deans of Students | Mar 6: Ed Tech | Mar 13: Librarians

Developing High Performing Teams
Move your team from functioning to high-performing! Villa Maria Academy High School, Malvern PA
Audience: Senior Leadership Teams, Divisional Teams, Curriculum Teams, Learning Support Teams, Other Leadership Teams in Schools

Professional Growth Visits
Community Day School, The Ellis School, Lancaster Country Day School, The Miquon School, YSC Academy

Happier Parenting: Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Parent Happiness
An ISACS/PAIS Parent Series; open to Series Schools only

Heads Wellness Series: Leading with Vision and Resilience in Complex Times
Program 3 of 3 for PAIS Heads; offered at no charge

Middle School Student Purpose & Impact Summit
Presented by World Leadership School for students in grades 6-8

Student Engagement Summit (registration opens the week of March 9)
A PAISTA Pittsburgh program; open to all in PAIS. CALL for PROPOSALS OPEN - due March 5

JOY: A Student Diversity and Leadership Conference
A collaboration of Friends Council on Education and PAIS. Philadelphia area location TBD.
Audience: Students in grades 8-11

Professional Growth Visits
Falk Laboratory School, Montgomery School, The Pilot School, Revolution School, Villa Maria Academy

Circle of Peers Roundtables
Apr 7: US Directors, MS Directors, EC/LS Directors
Apr 13: Admissions Staff, Advancement/Development Staff | Apr 16: School Nurses

The Advocate Educator
FCE & PAIS collaboration. Join the authors of The Advocate Educator Handbook to learn how to create schools where trans, non-binary, and ALL students thrive. At Friends Center, Philadelphia.
Audience: ALL Educators!

Leading with Insight: AI Readiness for Independent Schools, the Next Step
Designed for school leaders to move beyond the “hype” of AI and engage in deep, strategic work.
May 5 at AIM Academy, Conshohocken & May 6 at The Ellis School, Pittsburgh