Schools of the Future: Ethical Excellence
Schools of the Future: Ethical Excellence is a collaborative effort by NAIS, four national organizations, and Wendy Mogel encouraging independent schools to ramp up their efforts for ethical formation.
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Read our Letter to Schools
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What does it mean to add your school name to this list?
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See what these schools agree on
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See the NAIS Schools for the Future capacities for Integrity & Ethical Decision Making
This call comes from the National Association of Independent Schools, the Institute for Excellence & Ethics, the Institute for Global Ethics, the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, CSEE, and psychologist and author Wendy Mogel (The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, The Blessing of a B-Minus).
Schools—especially collaboratively—can have a noticeable impact on the effectiveness of ethical education / character education via well-planned and implemented programs.
The organizations above promise a number of resources, some free, to reach the collective goals outlined in the documents listed above.
Resources/Getting Started
The free PDF Smart and Good High Schools is a valuable resource, what we have called a "treasure trove" of useful practices for schools—including schools with students younger than high school—that want both excellence and ethics.
CSEE's booklet Highly Effective Programs: Character Education in Independent Schools is on sale while copies last, at $1 per copy for all CSEE member schools ($3 for others), plus shipping.
One-Page Papers
Partner Links
National Association of Independent Schools
The Center for the 4th & 5th Rs
Institute for Excellence & Ethics
Join the list of Schools of the Future Here
* denotes school recognized by CSEE for Excellent Practice in Ethical Education
National Organization
Friends Council on Education
Arizona
St. Michael's Parish Day School
California
The Bay School of San Francisco
Berkeley Hall School
The Buckley School
Francis Parker School
The Hamlin School
The Harker School
Marlborough School
San Francisco Friends School
Colorado
*Kent Denver School
Connecticut
Kingswood Oxford School
*Pine Point School
The Stanwich School
Somers Academy - The Grammar School
Washington Montessori School
Westover School
Wooster School
Delaware
The Independence School
Wilmington Friends School
D.C.
National Cathedral School
Florida
Gulf Stream School
Palmer Trinity School
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Day School
San Jose Episcopal Day School
St. James Episcopal School
Georgia
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Tallulah Falls School
The Westminster Schools
Hawaii
Hongwanji Mission School
Illinois
Countryside Montessori School
Lake Forest Academy
Villa Montessori School
Kentucky
Louisville Collegiate School
Maine
Friends School of Portland
Massachusetts
The Academy at Charlemont
The Learning Project
The Rivers School
Maryland
The Banner School
The Park School
Michigan
Steppingstone School
Minnesota
Convent of the Visitation School
Friends School of Minnesota
Missouri
The Barstow School
New Jersey
Chapin School
The Elisabeth Morrow School
The Hudson School
The Willow School
New York
The Buckley School
The Dalton School
Friends Academy
The Green Vale School
Riverdale Country School
Westbury Friends School
North Carolina
Asheville School
Cannon School
Carolina Friends School
Greensboro Day School
New Garden Friends School
Saint Mary's School
Ohio
Columbus Academy
Gilmour Academy
Miami Valley School
Oklahoma
Holland Hall
Ontario
Appleby College
Pennsylvania
Abington Friends School
Buckingham Friends School
Friends Select School
The Hill School
Newtown Friends School
Stratford Friends School
Valley Forge Military Academy
South Carolina
Camden Military Academy
Tennessee
St. George's Independent School
Texas
The Branch School
St. James Day School
Parish Episcopal School
Utah
Rowland Hall
Virginia
James River Day School
Norfolk Academy
Washington
The Northwest School
The Overlake School
St. Thomas School
Wyoming
Journeys School of Teton Science Schools