Events Calendar

Join Siri Fiske, founder of Mysa Microschool and the Microschools Network, as you learn about micro schools' unique value proposition and how they are disrupting the K-12 educational landscape. What can you learn from this movement, and how can you replicate what they offer within our existing schools?

The NAIS People of Color Conference is the flagship of NAIS’s commitment to equity and justice in teaching, learning, and sustainability for independent schools. This year’s theme—Meeting the Moment: Anchoring and Enriching Our Education Futures—is a call to action for the unique time we’re experiencing.

The NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of student leaders from eligible independent high schools across the U.S. and abroad.

To provide a forum for connection, NAIS is offering online meetups for Executive Assistants and Support Staff. These free, hour-long get-togethers offer an opportunity to connect in small groups and discuss topics of your choice as you get to know others who do what you do.

Janna Barkin, author, educator, and coach, will delve into the journey of families with transgender, nonbinary, or gender-diverse youth. This session offers practical insights and empathetic guidance for fostering open communication and understanding within the family. This program will support educators, parents, grandparents, family, friends, colleagues, social workers, therapists, and community members.

Discuss the impact and implications of the presidential election with your peers in a supportive community. This free, hour-long virtual gathering is designed for all. If you're a head of school, administrator, teacher, support staff, or trustee, feel free to join the conversation.

This NAIS webinar is your opportunity to learn about the key features of assessing for equity. Join us to explore the beliefs you hold about grades and be inspired to consider ways to make change within your grade level, department, division, and school site.

Join this free, one-hour webinar for a case study in how Brewster Academy opened a school in Madrid and why the school is considering opening another campus in the future. You’ll learn the ins and outs of what to consider when launching a campus abroad, including location, competition, risk management, staffing, recruiting, and programming.

In this webinar, we’ll cover the top trends in the workforce from the 2024-2025 NAIS Trendbook. We’ll hear from three independent school experts about the ways these trends have affected their hiring and retention strategies.

How can independent schools help students become informed citizens who differentiate between credible facts and misleading content? In this session, Sante Mastriana from the nonpartisan civics organization Close Up will share techniques for increasing students’ media literacy. Learn how to foster students’ abilities to critically evaluate messages, dissect competing claims, and draw their own conclusions about important issues.