Developing Student Leadership Symposium
Harpeth Hall School, Nashville, TN
Friday, April 1st, 4:00pm - Saturday, April 2nd, 3:00pm
This event is almost full, thus registration is now open only to CSEE members and affiliates of TAIS.
In some schools, leadership training consists solely of participation on student council. In other schools, leadership development is a conscious component of the curriculum, where all students are trained and leadership opportunities are abundant. Our fourth annual leadership symposium will feature three independent schools with exemplary student leadership programs. Presenters from these schools will explain how their model programs work, and participants will have the opportunity to compare and contrast the programs. Our goal is to help participants identify those qualities that are essential to all school leadership programs and to simultaneously see how leadership development might differ depending on school climate, school population and other factors. Participants will take home tools to implement, or improve upon, their school’s student leadership program.
About the Presenters / Presentations
Jennifer Adams and Fran Maddox are Middle and Upper School Counselors and Traci Keller and Marie Maxwell are Middle and Upper School Deans of Students at Harpeth Hall School, an all-girls school in Nashville, TN. Leadership development is a hallmark of a Harpeth Hall education, but goes beyond traditional ideas of what it means to lead. The school's emphasis on leadership encourages students to recognize that every day presents opportunities to lead in both large and small ways. The school's alumnae cite the leadership skills fostered by the school as crucial to their ability to lead in companies, communities, and in non-profit organizations. Recently, the Harpeth Hall school community defined what is meant by "leading confidently" as a precursor to an even more intentional approach to developing meaningful leadership skills. This team's presentation will focus on how a new leadership definition is being integrated into the curriculum, service learning, advisory, clubs, and the school's everyday vocabulary in both middle and upper divisions.
Tom Monoco is past Principal at Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Monaco developed Summit’s student leadership development program that has endured since his departure three years ago. He is back this year after the favorable reaction given to his presentation at CSEE’s 2010 Symposium.
More information on presenters coming soon.
Agenda
April 1 – 2, 2011
Friday
4:30pm Introductions
5:00pm What We’ve Learned at Past Symposia (David Streight)
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Summit Country Day School Presentation (Tom Monaco)
Saturday
9:00am Harpeth Hall Presentation (Adams, Maddox, Keller, Maxwell)
10:45am Break
11:00am Discussion / Questions / Observations
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Shady Side Academy (Jeremy LaCasse)
2:30pm Final Comments & Evaluation
3:15pm Depart
Accommodations
CSEE and Harpeth Hall School recommend the Hampton Inn & Suites, which is a five-minute drive from the school.
"It was great to see what kinds of programs are going on in different schools and the passion many of these educators have for character education. There is so much to think about and so many great ideas!" -2010 Conference Participant
"... perspectives from other schools; information about the genesis of leadership programs; strong and thorough reading list for future work; intelligent conversation; ENERGY to bring back to my school as we attempt to start building a program." -2010 Conference Participant
"This was a very productive and informative conference. It was well-paced, well-planned, and well-execuited. Thank you." -2010 Conference Participant