Community Calendar https://www.csee.org/events/event_list.asp Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:50:47 GMT Thu, 1 Aug 2024 14:00:00 GMT Copyright © 2024 Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education School Counselors Virtual Department Meetings https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1793289 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1793289 Registration

Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

About

Working as a counselor in an independent school setting can be an experience that is as challenging as it is rewarding. The work you do is always important, often high stakes, and all the while by its very nature frequently siloed from connection and communication with other colleagues and departments at your school. CSEE’s Virtual Counseling Department aims to offer a salve for this siloed experience. Monthly meetings will be geared towards offering timely clinical and ethical consultation, consideration of typical ebbs and flows that occur within the academic calendar, and the kind of peer to peer connection and support that will hopefully help orient and ground you in the critical work you do.

 

23-24 Meeting Dates

All meetings will take place from 11:30am-12:30 pm Eastern / 8:30-9:30 am Pacific

  • Wednesday, Dec. 6
  • Wednesday, Jan. 10
  • Wednesday, Feb. 14
  • Wednesday, March 27
  • Wednesday, April 24 

 

About our Facilitator

 

 

 

Josh Relin, Psy.D. has over 20 years of experience working as a clinical psychologist in school based counseling settings, including at James Baldwin Academy (San Leandro, CA), the University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA), and Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA), where he served as Director of Counseling from 2015-2022. He currently works in private practice in Northampton and Amherst, MA where he offers psychotherapy and educational coaching and consulting services.

 

 

 

About Virtual Department Meetings

Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas. These meetings are free for CSEE members, $100 for the year for non-members. They take place on Zoom.

About CSEE

CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

 

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:30:00 GMT
Deans of Students Summit https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1753979 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1753979 Thank you for your interest in this event. Registration is now full. Please add your name to our waitlist and we will be in touch if space becomes available.

 

Registration

Main Event (Sunday 4-6pm; Monday, 8:30am-4pm; Tuesday, 8:30am-3:00pm)

Event plus accommodations at Mohonk Mountain House
Registration includes a single occupancy room for Sunday and Monday nights, all meals, and a selection of resort activities.

  • Early Bird Registration by September 8th:  $1550 Members / $1750 Non-Members
  • Registration September 9th to February 27th:  $1700 Members /  $1900 Non-Members
  • Late Registration after February 27th:  $1800 Members / $2000 Non-Members

Mohonk Mountain House is an iconic Hudson Valley Resort with all meals and many activities included in the stay (such as archery, fishing, tennis, putting green, disc golf, lawn games), and additional activities available for a fee .  Please contact us at info@csee.org if you would like to add a guest to your room or extend your stay.

Logistics

Will you be traveling by plane?
We recommend flying into the Albany airport, which is about 80 miles away. Please use this sheet so that you can arrange carpools with each other (either a ride share or rental car).

Will you be traveling by train? 
The Poughkeepsie train station (either Amtrak or Metro North from NYC) is just under 20 miles away. Please  use this sheet to coordinate Ubers/Lyfts with each other. 

Will you be traveling by bus? 
You can take the bus from the Port Authority in NYC to New Paltz there is a complimentary pick up & drop off. To make arrangements please contact the Guest Service Staff at 845.255.1000 and let them know what time you will be arriving in New Paltz. They will have someone there to pick you up. 

Would you like to bring a guest? 
You are welcome to invite your partner to enjoy this time at the resort. The additional fee is $710 for a double occupancy room and includes hotel amenities  and meals for both days. Please contact CSEE at 800-298-4599 or info@csee.org to add another person to your room.

Will you be arriving on Saturday? 
If you're arriving on Saturday, please contact Mohonk Mountain House directly (800-772-6646) to arrange the extra night. Please be sure to let them know that you are there for the CSEE conference on Sunday-Monday.

 

Target Audience

This event is for Deans of Students or aspiring Deans of Students.

 

About

The role of Dean of Students has become more challenging over the past few years. Now is the perfect time to gain skills and insight grounded in neuroscience to enhance student experience, strengthen relationships, and cultivate capacity in faculty to address student concerns. This retreat provides hands on learning and networking opportunities to support Deans of Students in addressing key issues including coaching others, enhanced well-being, and restorative practices. This program will also include optional enrichment activities and opportunities to learn from peers.

Learning objectives include:

  • Skill development in coaching students and colleagues
  • Increased skill in difficult conversations with an emphasis in direct conversations with colleagues
  • Increased sense of empowerment
  • Increase capacity to empower faculty in addressing student issues
  • Insight into when and how to use restorative practices
  • Deepened understanding of the neuroscience of self-care and addressing burnout

Agenda

Sunday

4:00pm: Arrival and registration

5:15 pm: Introduction to each other and the conference 

6:00pm: Dinner 

Monday

 

7:30-8:00 am: Optional Mindfulness

 

8:00-9:00 am: Breakfast

 

9:00am -12:00pm:  Dean of Students as Coach: Deans of Students are in a role that requires ongoing communication with and empowerment of faculty related to student dynamics and discipline. Learning key coaching skills will help Deans of Students to work more effectively with faculty (including empowering them with more co-ownership of disciplinary issues) and to better navigate restorative practices. This coach approach is skill-set balancing coaching questions, reflections, affirmations, and feedback that will support behavioral change. This workshop will include:

  • What it means to coach
  • Why it is beneficial to coach 
  • Practice of coaching skills 
  • Coaching and direct conversations
  • How to effectively and appropriately get at the heart of what is present for teachers (are they worried, are they intimidated) 
  • Coaching within the context of school culture
  • Coaching in situations of escalation and coaching’s relationship to restorative practices
  • Clarity of the DOS role

12-1:00pm: Lunch

 

1-3:00 pm:  Free Time: Use these couple of hours to find renewal. Explore the grounds, engage in some of the recreational activities, connect with colleagues, or find a meditative spot to read—whatever works best for you. 

 

3:00-5:30 pm: Self-Care, Burnout, and Boundary Setting Part 1: As much stress and pressure can accompany a DOS role, this workshop provides neuroscience based guidance on how to improve an overall sense of wellness, reducing stress and/or burnout and maintaining healthy boundaries. Reflect, connect, relax, and laugh your way through this practical and joyful restorative evening session that blends theory, application, and fun activities. We will have hands-on practice and reflection in well-being approaches that will increase the sustainability of the role.

 

6:00 pm  Dinner

 

7:00-8:00 pm Break 

 

8:00-9:00pm: OPTIONAL SESSION Brain Circuit Types: exploring how different Brain Circuit Types impact our motivation, work style, decision-making, communication-style and how we relate to each other. This fun and engaging workshop provides insights into self, how to support neurodiversity in students and families, and how to work collaboratively with colleagues. A short assessment is taken in advance so participants know their brain type

 

Tuesday

7:30-8:00 am: Optional Mindfulness

 

8:00-9:00 am: Breakfast

 

9am-10:30am:  Dean of Students as Coach Part 2: building off the previous day’s session, we will engage in more practice and conclude with a discussion on how to implement and sustain learnings. Participants will walk away feeling restored, refreshed, and geared up for success in an increasingly challenging role. 

 

10:45-12:00pm:   Reflecting on Restorative Practices: We will examine the role of restorative practices in schools, its benefits and liabilities, when to apply it, its relationship to well-being, and how to get the most out of the process in connection with the school’s culture. Come away with new insights into this industry standard.

 

12-1:00pm:  Lunch

 

1:00- 2:30pm:  Unconference: Participants discuss those issues that they need help resolving through dynamic mini-workshops.

 

2:30-3:00pm: Wrap up and departure

 

 

Keynote Presenter

Kate Sheppard has specialized in supported organizations navigating through crisis for the past decade. She is passionate about applying a human-centered approach to ensure individual and organizational resiliency through times of challenge. Kate has over 20 years of experience facilitating adult learning, is a facilitator for the Center for Courage and Renewal, trains and certifies professional development coaches, and is a Trauma Informed Systems Trainer in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Kate believes participatory research is the most effective way to catalyze sustainable change and has led over 100 organizational assessment projects to catalyze paradigm shifts and disrupt inequities within organizations. Kate holds a M.A. in Human Development with an emphasis in Leadership in Education and Social Services. Kate's consulting company, SEE Change Consulting specializes in working with independent schools to support individual and organizational capacity building and evolution. When she is not consulting with organizations across the nation, Kate directs staff and leadership development for the YMCA of San Francisco.  

 

 

 

Meals

Your stay includes dinner on Sunday night; breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Monday; breakfast and lunch on Tuesday. 
Please provide any dietary restrictions in the registration notes.
 

Travel / Accommodations

Location

Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Rd
New Paltz, NY  12561

Accommodations  

Mohonk Mountain House provides complimentary Wi-Fi and a variety of amenities and activities. For a complete list of amenities and activities, please visit the Mohonk Mountain House website.

 

Testimonials

"I am so thankful that CSEE put on a conference like this. The small group with very specific roles made it that much easier for us to connect and collaborate while learning about relevant topics."

"CSEE once again provided the space, time, and content to think about critical ways of helping our communities grow. The ethical approach to all topics is woven in so naturally with the content that you can always feel confident about what you are bringing back to your own practice and your school communities."

"CSEE events are always of a high quality, and inspire new ways of thinking about challenges. I always appreciate the opportunity to connect with other leaders across North America and hear how they are approaching education during this dynamic time."

 

About CSEE

CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

 

See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy


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Sun, 7 Apr 2024 05:00:00 GMT
23-24 DEIB Virtual Department Meeting https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773067 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773067 Registration

Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

About

These one-hour virtual meetings are for those who lead the DEIB efforts in your schools. Facilitated by Jordan Zickermann, Dean of Equity at the Breck School, participants will have the opportunity to share best practices while exchanging ideas and resources.

23-24 Meeting Dates

    • Wednesday, September 27th at 1-2 pm Eastern/10-11 am Pacific
    • Wednesday, October 25th at 4:30-5:30 pm Eastern/1:30-2:30 Pacific
    • Tuesday, November 14th at 4:30-5:30 pm Eastern/1:30-2:30 Pacific
    • January 31st at 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern/1:00-2:00 Pacific
    • February 12th at 1:00-2:00 Eastern/10:00-11:00am Pacific 
    • April 8th from at 1:00-2:00 pm Eastern/10:00-11:00 am Pacific 
    • May 6th from at 4:30-5:30 pm Eastern/1:30-2:30 Pacific

     

    About our Facilitator

    Jordan Zickermann (she/her) is the Dean of Equity at Breck School in Golden Valley, Minnesota. As the inaugural PK-12 Dean of Equity, Jordan leads and supports students, faculty, and the community as they explore crucial issues of equity, leadership, joy, and restoration which shape the daily health of the school community. A perpetual learner, most recently Jordan became a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and completed an Executive Education course on Diversity and Inclusion through Yale’s School of Management.

    As a Visiting Scholar, some of Jordan’s work will include workshops on affinity group implementation, Indigeneity in schools, and effective strategies for implementing DEIB efforts across divisions. Jordan will be starting a CSEE affinity space for BIPOC educators and will chair a DEI Virtual Department Group.

     

     

     

    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas. These meetings are free for CSEE members, $100 for the year for non-members. They take place on Zoom.

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.


     

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event Cancellation Policy

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    Mon, 8 Apr 2024 05:00:00 GMT
    23-24 Health and Wellness Virtual Department Meetings https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773092 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773092 Registration

    Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    About

    These one-hour virtual meetings are a special opportunity for educators who oversee Health and Wellness programs in your schools. Facilitated by Julie Lutton, Human Development and Health Department Head at Lakeside School.


    23-24 Meeting Dates

    • Monday, October 9th 4-5pm Eastern / 1-2 pm Pacific
    • Tuesday, November 7th 4-5pm Eastern / 1-2 pm Pacific
    • Tuesday, January 23th 4-5pm Eastern / 1-2 pm Pacific
    • Tuesday, April 9th (please note that this meeting is at 12-1 Eastern/9-10 Pacific)

     

    About our Facilitator

    Julie Lutton (she/her/hers) is the 5th-12th Grade Human Development and Health department head at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington. She works with Human Development and Health teachers and Lakeside’s administration to create curriculum and programming for students, faculty, staff, and parents and guardians centered on adolescent health, development, identity, and wellbeing. Julie teaches Human Development 6 and Human Development 9 at Lakeside, and is immersed in diversity, equity, and inclusion work through AWARE (Alliance of White Anti-Racist Educators). A licensed mental health counselor, Julie spent her first eight years at Lakeside as an Upper School Counselor, providing support and therapy for high school students. Previous to Lakeside, she completed her graduate work at Boston College and worked in counseling at Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) and Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) and in alcohol and drug prevention (Chestnut Hill, MA). Julie’s work and interests center on supporting students to learn deeply about their identity and the identities of those around them and facilitating student learning about the skills they need to care for themselves and their communities beyond high school.

     

    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas. These meetings are free for CSEE members, $100 for the year for non-members. They take place on Zoom.

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

     

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    Tue, 9 Apr 2024 05:00:00 GMT
    LGBTQ Educators' Gathering East: Restore, Recharge, and Reflect on Our History https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1778279 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1778279 Registration

    CSEE Member Schools

    Non-Members

     

    Target Audience

    This event is for LGBTQ+ educators in independent schools.

     

    About

    What are the unique needs of LGBTQ+ educators in this moment? Drawing inspiration from the backdrop of New York City’s vibrant LGBTQ+ history, we will use our time together to nurture our sense of connection and community — with our fellow educators, as well as with those who have come before us — to nurture our individual and collective wellbeing. As part of restoring and recharging, we will explore themes that have been important to our community for generations in three strands:

    Past: Drawing Strength from Our History. While the LGBTQ+ community faces tremendous obstacles and opposition — including explicit opposition to LGBTQ+ people in education — this is not the first time we have faced similar challenges.

    • What can connecting with our history, much of which was hidden from us when we were growing up, offer us in this moment??
    • What is possible because of those who cleared the way, and how can we draw resilience and inspiration from those who came before us about cultivating joy, solidarity, survival, as well as creation?
    • This workshop will include optional excursions to the Stonewall National Monument (the only LGBTQ+ historical site recognized as a National Monument) and self-guided walking tour of other sites of importance in LGBTQ+ history in and around the Village.

    Present: Learning Our Context. Gathering in this affinity space allows us to see what it’s like for others working in other independent schools right now.

    • What are our respective challenges, celebrations, and supports in our school communities?
    • How do we navigate our commitment to care for LGBTQ+ children and families with the need to care for ourselves, and how are we making choices about our boundaries toward collective care?

    Future: Clearing a Path Forward. Going forward, what habits of self- and community care will sustain us? 

    • What practices and routines of care can we bring home to help us thrive?
    • As our ancestors have cleared a path for us, what contributions might we make in service of future LGBTQ+ educators?

     

    Agenda

    Day 1

    9:00am — Coffee / registration

    9:30am - 12:30pm — Morning Session: The Present. Welcome & orienting to our time together What's it like right now? Sharing our contexts What resources us to do our work in this unique moment? Exploring self- and community care practices.

    12:30-1:30pm — Lunch

    1:30-3:15pm — Afternoon Session: The Past We've been here before...How did we get here? Learning from those who have come before us.

    3:30 - 4:30pm — Visit to Stonewall

    Evening: Optional group dinner (self-organized)

    Day 2 

    9:00am — Coffee

    9:30am - 12:30pm — Morning Session: The Future What lessons can we take from our exploration of the past as we build a future for those who come after us?

    12:30-1:30pm — Lunch

    1:30-3:00pm — Afternoon Session: Weaving It All Together Centering our intentions for self- & community care. Carrying forward our wishes for the future 

     

    Presenters

     

    Alan Brown (he/him) Alan Brown (he/him) is a resilience educator who helps schools create cultures of belonging and balance. Alan has 15 years of experience as a classroom teacher in the humanities and as a high school administrator — most recently as a Grade Dean and Director of Integrative Learning at Grace Church School in Manhattan. He serves on the faculty of Mindful Schools, where he supports thousands of educators each year to practice and teach mindfulness, and to create programs that support self- and community care. A proudly queer educator, Alan was a member of GLSEN's National Advisory Council for several years, and he currently serves as an LGBTQ+ youth crisis counselor with the Trevor Project. www.learningtothrive.nyc

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
     
    Dr. Imani Romney-Rosa Chapman, the founder and director of imani strategies, llc, is a powerful, dynamic, faith-filled, compassionate, change leader for equity. She has more than 30 years of experience organizing, educating and developing curriculum for social justice. Imani works for a world in which her children and the young people in your lives can live wholly and safely into their full humanity in an equitable world where race is not a major determinant in health, wealth, legal, and educational outcomes. She is an alumna of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion where she earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in Interfaith Clinical Education for Pastoral Care and was a UJA Graduate Fellow.is a resilience educator who helps schools create cultures of belonging and balance.

     

     

     

     

     

    Testimonials

    "I am so glad that CSEE organizes this much-needed event and I am so excited to see it grow form year-to-year! It is an amazing opportunity to connect with colleagues, grow, and provide some self-care!"

    "I had an incredible time at the LGBTQ Educators Gathering! It was really valuable networking with and learning from peers. Everyone was very welcoming, and the program was a perfect balance of community building and professional development."

    "It was a much needed gathering that I did not know I needed."

     

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy 

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    Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:00:00 GMT
    Professional Development and Faculty Growth Directors Virtual Department https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1815125 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1815125 Registration

    Virtual Department meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    About

    These one-hour virtual meetings are a special opportunity for individuals who support faculty & staff professional growth and development in their schools. We will use this time to discuss ways of growing and supporting a culture of life-long learners in our schools. Using a "how might we" lens, meeting times will be centered around sharing and growing ideas and well as looking to be proactive community members to support belonging and job satisfaction through PD.

     

    23-24 Meeting Dates

    All meetings will take place from

    • February 1: 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern/1:00-2:00 pm Pacific
    • March 7: 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern/9:00-10:00 am Pacific
    • April 11: 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern/1:00-2:00 pm Pacific
    • May 9: 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern/9:00-10:00 am Pacific 

     

    About our Facilitator

     

     

    Elizabeth Markowitz is the DIrector of Innovation in Teaching & Learning at St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School, a Nursery through Grade 8 independent school in Washington DC. Elizabeth has 15 years experience as a science and art educator. She opened a Design & Collaboration Lab and program while also working to grow belonging and professional development programs at her school, including starting a Teaching and Learning Center and a Faculty Growth Coaching Program. With training in Design Thinking and Facilitation from NAIS Strategy Lab, Nueva, Mount Vernon, ISKME, Leadership & Design, and Elena Aguilar, Elizabeth supports educators through questions, ideation, and rapid prototyping. 

     

     

    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas. These meetings are free for CSEE members, $100 for the year for non-members. They take place on Zoom.

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

     

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    Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:00:00 GMT
    Middle School Summit https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1774319 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1774319 Registration 

    Middle School Summit, April 15-16 (Chicago, IL)

    CSEE Member Schools 

    • Event plus accommodations at The Drake in Chicago (includes single room for Sunday and Monday nights, continental breakfast and lunch, as well as Uber transportation between the hotel and school): $625
    • Day-Only Attendees (includes continental breakfast, lunch): $275

    Non-Members

    • Event plus accommodations at The Drake in Chicago (includes single room for Sunday and Monday nights, continental breakfast and lunch, as well as Uber transportation between the hotel and school): $875
    • Day-Only Attendees (includes continental breakfast, lunch): $525


    Target Audience

    This event is for Middle School educators interested in student support and furthering school climate and community.

    About

    Explore Middle School culture, climate, and community.

    Where is your school?

    What are your own personal beliefs, hopes, and ways of working right now?

    How do you want to move yourself or your school forward in support of students?

     

    Using collaborative workshop sessions and facilitated prompts, the sessions throughout the Summit will include:

     

    Session 1: School climate in an evolving school culture and this very different time to be in a school (including working with students in an election year, and working toward dialogue, belonging, and inclusion)

    Session 2: Mental well-being & social media, examining our social media device policies & teaching

    Session 3: Discipline, rules, behavioral support & community expectations (including how to handle challenging cases)

    Session 4: Dialogue and how to build belonging amongst students

    Over the course of the two-day summit, we will collaboratively explore frameworks, tools, and ideas that help promote the well-being of everyone in the Middle School community—including both students and the grown-ups who work with them. Sessions will have break-out groups for both administrators and faculty.

     

    Presenters

    Tung Trinh currently serves as the Dean of Faculty at Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia and coaches Varsity Spring Track. Previously, Tung was Collegiate’s Head of the Middle School working with students, faculty, staff, and parents to help provide support for a meaningful learning experience. Prior to joining Collegiate, Tung served as the Head of the Middle School and Middle School Dean of Students at Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills, Maryland, an all-girls preschool-12th Grade with a boarding program. Tung started his teaching career at Shore Country Day School in Beverly, Massachusetts in the History and Social Studies department as well as coaching various sports.

     

    During his time working with Middle Schoolers, Tung has developed a deep appreciation for the tremendous authenticity and growth that takes place during early adolescence. Middle Schoolers are at the wonderful stage in their life where learning takes on a whole new meaning with the development of their own self-agency while negotiating the balance of independence and building healthy relationships with their peers and teachers. Tung particularly enjoys thinking and dreaming about programming around community building, advisory activities, social-emotional learning, parent partnerships,interdisciplinary curriculum development, and just being part of the fabric of a school in general. While note bumping around campus, Tung enjoys being active and finding new places to explore with his family.

     

     

    Guido Sanchez is the Assistant Head of Middle School and a Health Teacher at The Spence School in New York City. He is part of the Middle School Leadership team, collaboratively leading most aspects of student life in the division, and also sits on the K-12 Equity Team. Guido primarily focuses on the design and oversight of the identity / equity and health / wellness curricula, as well as student leadership and co-curricular community programs (clubs, assembly, special events, etc). Formerly a community public health practitioner, Guido started as the K to 12 Health Education Department Head, and is always examining evidence-based interventions and sustainable behavior change strategies.

    As one of ours Visiting Scholar this year, Guido has been leading the Middle School Virtual Department, planning and facilitating this Middle School Summit, planning LGBTQ events, and co-designing a workshop to look at metrics and accountability that help measure the success and effectiveness of DEIB work with students.

     

     

     

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

     

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

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    Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:00:00 GMT
    CSEE Affinity Group for BIPOC Educators https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1762243 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1762243 Registration

    CSEE Affinity Group for BIPOC Educators

    • Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    Note: This event will NOT be recorded.

    Target Audience

    This event is for BIPOC educators and administrators.

    About

    The CSEE Affinity Group is an opportunity for BIPOC educators to explore crucial issues of identity, equity, joy, and restoration. Affinity groups are opt-in brave spaces for individuals of a shared underrepresented identity to discuss their personal experiences and support the experiences of others. The purpose of this space is to build community through a national network of diverse, resilient, and passionate individuals navigating PWI’s.

    This affinity group will meet virtually quarterly at 4-5 pm Eastern/1-2 Pacific. Although attendance is not required having a consistent group will increase the group experience for everyone.

    Meeting Dates:
    Q1: October 18th
    Q2: December 5th
    Q3: February 7th
    Q4: April 16th

    Facilitator

     

    Jordan Zickermann (she/her) is the Dean of Equity at Breck School in Golden Valley, Minnesota. As the inaugural PK-12 Dean of Equity, Jordan leads and supports students, faculty, and the community as they explore crucial issues of equity, leadership, joy, and restoration which shape the daily health of the school community. A perpetual learner, most recently Jordan became a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and completed an Executive Education course on Diversity and Inclusion through Yale’s School of Management. As a Visiting Scholar, some of Jordan’s work includes workshops on affinity group implementation, Indigeneity in schools, and effective strategies for implementing DEIB efforts across divisions, in addition to starting a CSEE affinity space for BIPOC educators and chairing a DEI Virtual Department Group.   

     

     

     

    Online Format

    CSEE online courses are held on Zoom. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom login for the event.

     

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

     

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    Tue, 16 Apr 2024 05:00:00 GMT
    23-24 Chaplains Virtual Department Meetings https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773177 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773177 Registration

    Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    About 

    As Chaplains, we jointly share a wealth of perspectives and approaches to our work. Accessing those ideas and resources is another matter, given the often isolated nature of our roles. Our department meets monthly during the school year to bridge the distance between our campuses, offering a point of conversation and reflection on our practice and the shifting contexts in which we find ourselves. Sometimes we focus on how we manage our roles - how do we stay fresh and how do we balance priorities? Other times we turn our attention to what we do - what leads to a student-driven experience and what fosters a sense of inclusion?

     

    Feel free to drop into our meetings when you're able. Each one-hour gathering is formatted as a stand alone discussion. We open with a brief check-in before engaging with the topic of the day. For anyone who wishes to gather ideas on an emergent situation unrelated to the topic, a few of us remain after the hour to offer support. We are, first and foremost, a gathering of colleagues.

     

    This series of one-hour virtual meetings is for those doing chaplaincy work in their schools. Facilitated by Rev. Amber Stancliffe-Evans of Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew (San Mateo, CA), participants on the call will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and resources.

     

    23-24 Meeting Dates

    All meetings will take place from 3:30-4:30pm Eastern / 12:30pm-1:30pm Pacific / 9:30-10:30am Hawaii

    • Wednesday, September 13
    • Tuesday, October 17
    • Monday, November 13
    • Wednesday, December 13
    • Wednesday, January 24
    • Wednesday, April 17
    • Monday, May 13

    About our Facilitator

    For the last fourteen years, the Rev. Amber Stancliffe Evans (she/her/hers) has served as the School Chaplain at Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew in San Mateo, CA  with the roles of administrator, religion teacher, advisor, and service-learning director. Amber is passionate about building a spiritually inclusive and nurturing school community where students learn from all religious paths and become practitioners of justice, compassion, and service. Amber works with students and faculty to build a vibrant chapel program with prayers from many traditions and teachings from the diverse voices within our school. She has been a member of the CSEE Chaplain's Department for the last three years and looks forward to continued collegiality as the chair of the department this year.

     

     

     

     

     

    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas.

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's Special 2023-24 Event Cancellation Policy

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    Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:30:00 GMT
    Is Your DEIB Program Successful? How Do You Know? https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1790917 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1790917 Registration 

    Is Your DEIB Program Successful? How Do You Know?

    • $175 per person for Member Schools / $350 per person for Non-Member School

    Note: This registration includes two sessions. For those unable to attend a live session, the presentations will be recorded but not the group discussions. Recordings can be streamed for one month.

     

    Target Audience

    This event is for all educators working on or interested in working on DEIB initiatives at their schools.

    About

    Join us as we explore the question of success in DEIB work: What does an effective program look like? How do we know when to pivot from an idea and when to stay the course? What do we do when there’s resistance to an idea that we feel passionately about? In this two-part series, we will hear about DEIB programs at four schools. Participants will learn how these schools created, implemented, and evaluated programs and will use that framework to consider the DEIB work at their own schools. Through a combination of presentation, conversation, and guided discussion, attendees will be able to use the examples of other schools to reflect on, deepen, and evaluate their DEIB programs.

    The first session (April 17) will feature presentations from Nightingale-Bamford School (K-12th grades, NYC) and North Shore Country Day School (K-12th grades IL). Nightingale-Bamford will talk about a DEIB book group they’ve created for a lower school and will share the structure that can be used with all ages. North Shore CDS will reflect on their experience redesigning their affinity group based on challenges that they received from the community. Resources such as a pre and post participation assessment for students have helped them measure outcomes and given guidance to the program.

    The second session (May 1) will focus on the DEIB work at Durham Academy (K-12th grade, NC) and Porter-Gaud School (1st-12th grades, SC). Durham will share the lower school book program that they began in 2022. Focusing mostly on gender identity, this partnership between the DEI office and the school library includes community surveys and other resources that the community may find helpful. Porter-Gaud will explain how their DEIB program has shifted away from special events and toward embedding DEIB deepy in the identity of the school. They’ll give examples of the competencies that they teach and how they have integrated them into everyday school life.

    These examples will guide the group through discussions of creating and evaluating DEIB programs, anticipating and responding to challenges, and learning how to care for ourselves and the community in the process. Participants will leave with ideas on how to conceptualize, implement and evaluate programs as well as tons of resources that you’ll be able to use in your school.

    Facilitators

    Roland Davis, MSW is an educator, equity and inclusion practitioner, and consultant with 25 years of leadership experience at secondary and post-secondary levels. He has served as Chief Program Officer for SCS Noonan Scholars, Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Harvard College, Assistant Head at Middlesex School, and Director of the Office of Intercultural Education/Associate Dean of Students at Bates College.

     

     

     

    Guido Sanchez is the Assistant Head of Middle School and a Health Teacher at The Spence School in New York City. He is part of the Middle School Leadership team, collaboratively leading most aspects of student life in the division, and also sits on the K-12 Equity Team. Guido primarily focuses on the design and oversight of the identity / equity and health / wellness curricula, as well as student leadership and co-curricular community programs (clubs, assembly, special events, etc). Formerly a community public health practitioner, Guido started as the K to 12 Health Education Department Head, and is always examining evidence-based interventions and sustainable behavior change strategies.

     

     

     

    Jordan Zickermann is the Dean of Equity at Breck School in Golden Valley, Minnesota. As the inaugural PK-12 Dean of Equity, Jordan leads and supports students, faculty, and the community as they explore crucial issues of equity, leadership, joy, and restoration which shape the daily health of the school community. A perpetual learner, most recently Jordan became a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and completed an Executive Education course on Diversity and Inclusion through Yale’s School of Management.

     

     


    Online Format

    CSEE online courses are done on Zoom, and include a mix of presentation and group discussion. Once you register, you will receive an automated email with your unique Zoom login for the event. The same login will work for all meetings. Should you need to miss a session, this event will be recorded, with recordings available to stream for one month after the live event.

     

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

     

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

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    Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:00:00 GMT
    Health and Wellness Education for Parents and Caregivers https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773491 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773491 Registration

    Please note: you can attend this event virtually via Zoom, or you can receive the recording after the event. The recording will be available for one month. 


    CSEE Members

    $150

    Non-Members
    $300

     

    Target Audience

    This workshop is for middle and high school educators.

    About

    Parents and caregivers have an important role in helping students pursue health and wellbeing, but often aren’t sure how to best support this growth in their students. This online course will focus on how to build inclusive and responsive programming for parents, guardians, and caregivers in your school community to help them support the health and wellness of their students. This workshop will help educators consider building the framework and content for health and wellness programming that helps parents and caregivers learn the latest research and techniques for helping their students lead healthy lives. This course will be an opportunity to promote partnership and collaboration between educators and families and will center the unique contributions of families to the health of your community.

    Presenter

    Julie Lutton • Lakeside School, WA

    Julie Lutton (she/her/hers) is the 5th-12th Grade Human Development and Health Department Head at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington. She works with Human Development and Health teachers and Lakeside’s administration to create curriculum and programming for students, faculty, staff, and parents and guardians centered on adolescent health, development, identity, and wellbeing. Julie teaches Human Development 6 and Human Development 9 at Lakeside, is also immersed in diversity, equity, and inclusion work through AWARE (Alliance of White Anti-Racist Educators), and serves as a hiring committee lead at Lakeside. A licensed mental health counselor, Julie spent her first eight years at Lakeside as an Upper School Counselor, providing support and therapy for high school students. Previous to Lakeside, she completed her graduate work at Boston College and worked in counseling at Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) and Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) and in alcohol and drug prevention (Chestnut Hill, MA). Julie’s work and interests center on supporting students to learn deeply about their identity and the identities of those around them and facilitating student learning about the skills they need to care for themselves and their communities beyond high school.

     

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

     

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

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    Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:00:00 GMT
    23-24 Deans of Students Virtual Department Meetings https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1772154 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1772154 Registration

    Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    About

    These one-hour virtual meetings are a special opportunity for deans of students from across the nation to connect, problem solve together, share resources, and discuss topics chosen by the group. These may include belonging and social connections, student mental health, academic integrity and AI, and more. We will use this time to uplift and support each other through active listening and sharing ideas and resources as we tackle some of the challenges that we face as deans of students. Facilitated by Chris Yin, Frosh/Soph Dean of Students at Lick-Wilmerding HS in San Francisco.

    23-24 Meeting Dates

    All meetings will take place from 1-2pm Eastern / 10-11am Pacific

    • Tuesday, September 26th
    • Monday, October 23rd
    • Tuesday, November 14th
    • Wednesday, January 17th
    • Wednesday, February 14th
    • Monday, April 22nd

     

    About our Facilitator

    Chris Yin, MAT, has been on the Admin Team at Lick-Wilmerding HS for over 20 years and currently serves as the Frosh/Soph Dean of Students. She has also served as Dean of Students at LWHS and on the Board at The San Francisco School, where she chaired the Diversity Committee for several years and facilitated family affinity groups and DEIJ programming for the community. Recently Chris co-facilitated a Bay Area Frosh Deans group that provided support, collegial problem-solving and shared resources during and after COVID. Through her work as an English teacher, affinity group advisor, and Dean, Chris has developed and led numerous initiatives focused on creating a school culture that embraces and supports a diverse student body, including retreats, advising curricula, affinity conferences, frosh leadership programs, and restorative conversations. Chris earned a B.A. in Psychology and her M.A. in Teaching from Brown University. She sits on the Board for the Jarrett Middle School Foundation in Honolulu, HI, supporting underserved students and families. Chris was born and raised on O’ahu, where she often visits, spending time with family, playing games, swimming and snorkeling with her favorite fish: humuhumunukunukuapua’a.



    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas. These meetings are free for CSEE members, $100 for the year for non-members. They take place on Zoom.

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

     

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    Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:00:00 GMT
    23-24 Service Learning Virtual Department https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773100 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1773100 Registration

    Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    About

    These one-hour virtual meetings are a special opportunity for educators who oversee the Service Learning program in your school. Facilitated by Michelle Haner, who is the Artistic Director of the Theater Program and the Urban Engagement Coordinator at the French American International School of San Francisco.

    23-24 Meeting Dates

    • September 26th at 3-4 pm Eastern/12-1 pm Pacific
    • October 26th at 12-1 pm Eastern/9-10 am Pacific
    • December 7th at 3-4 pm Eastern/12-1 pm Pacific
    • January 24th at 5-6 pm Eastern/2-3 pm Pacific
    • March 5th at 3-4 Eastern/12-1 Pacific
    • April 25th at 3-4 Eastern/12-1 Pacific

    About our Facilitator

     

    Michelle Haner currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Theater Program and the Urban Engagement Coordinator at the French American International School of San Francisco. She has overseen a range of local-global artistic collaborations, and taken the school’s work into the wider community with a speaker series, an internship program, and community partnerships. In 2023-24, she will also serve as the school’s Head of Creative & Performing Arts.

    As a visiting scholar, Michelle will lead a webinar series on how arts and story-telling can empower individual voices, activate collaborative teams, and build school-wide community.

     

     

     

    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas. These meetings are free for CSEE members, $100 for the year for non-members. They take place on Zoom.

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

     

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    Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:00:00 GMT
    23-24 World Religion Teachers Virtual Department Meetings https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1777778 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1777778 Registration

    Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    About

    These one-hour virtual meetings are for those teaching World Religions at their school. Facilitated by Anthony Riccio, Academic Counselor and Director of Advisory at the King Abdullah Academy in Herndon, VA, participants on the call will have the opportunity to share best practices while exchanging ideas and resources.

    23-24 Meeting Dates

    All meetings will take place from 3:30-4:30pm Eastern / 12:30pm-1:30pm Pacific

    • September 18th
    • October 30th
    • November 27th
    • January 29th
    • February 26th
    • April 29th
     

    About our Facilitator

    Anthony Riccio currently serves as the Academic Counselor and Director of Advisory at the King Abdullah Academy in Herndon, VA. He has developed culturally responsive counseling and advisory programs for a diverse group of international and first-generation students, including alumni-mentoring, internships, and traditional Islamic practices of reflection and retrospection. Anthony teaches the 12th grade College Experience Seminar, a course that uses graphic novels and dialogic inquiry to introduce international students to critical thinking, critical reading, and academic writing. A new iteration of the class will include field-work, internships, service-learning, and capstone projects. He also trains teachers and advisors in dialogue and relational pedagogies. Before joining KAA, Anthony was the Middle School Head and English Department Chair at the Noor Ul-Iman School in South Brunswick, NJ. Prior to his career in education, he served as an imam and youth director at several mosques in New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. He has a BA in Religious Studies from Bard College where he studied Islamic thought and South Asian history. He earned an M.Ed in Global Studies in Education from the University of Illinois, researching relational learning in international and Islamic schools. He lives in Potomac, MD with his wife, Afia, and their son, Fauzan.

     

    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas.

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

     

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    Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:30:00 GMT
    Middle School Virtual Department Meetings https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1776742 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1776742 Registration

    Meetings are free for CSEE member schools and individual learner members (please login and register at the link above; your balance will be $0). Those not in a member school are welcome to register for the 23-24 series of meetings for $100.

    About

    These virtual "department" meetings are a chance for Middle School administrators and teachers to discuss topics arising in support of Middle School students. We will share resources and explore solutions for recurring challenges. Discussions may include exploration of student health and wellness, identity development, social connection / conflict, behavioral management, responding to challenges, and facing difficult conversations, discussions, or topics. Facilitated by Guido Sanchez, CSEE Visiting Scholar and Assistant Head of Middle School at The Spence School, New York.

     

    23-24 Meeting Dates

    • Thursday, September 21 at 3:30-4:30 pm Eastern/12:30-1:30 pm Pacific
    • Wednesday, Nov 1 at 3:30-4:30 pm Eastern/12:30-1:30 pm Pacific
    • Thursday, December 7 at 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern/9-10 am Pacific
    • Thursday, February 1 at 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern/9-10 am Pacific
    • Tuesday, May 7 at 3:30-4:30 pm Eastern/12:30-1:30 Pacific

     

    About our Facilitator

    Guido Sanchez is the Assistant Head of Middle School and a Health Teacher at The Spence School in New York City. He is part of the Middle School Leadership team, collaboratively leading most aspects of student life in the division, and also sits on the K-12 Equity Team. Guido primarily focuses on the design and oversight of the identity / equity and health / wellness curricula, as well as student leadership and co-curricular community programs (clubs, assembly, special events, etc). Formerly a community public health practitioner, Guido started as the K to 12 Health Education Department Head, and is always examining evidence-based interventions and sustainable behavior change strategies.

     

     

     

     

     

    About Virtual Department Meetings

    Many educators in CSEE focus areas are in a "department of one" at their schools (ie. the only service learning director, the only world religions teacher). Virtual Department Meetings are an opportunity for these educators to connect with their peers in other independent schools, to talk shop and to share ideas. These meetings are free for CSEE members, $100 for the year for non-members. They take place on Zoom.

     

    About CSEE

    CSEE is an association that supports independent schools throughout North America to foster communities distinguished in character, integrity, equity, belonging, and purpose.

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

     

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    Tue, 7 May 2024 17:00:00 GMT
    Stanley King Institute: East (Massachusetts) https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1788376 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1788376 Registration

    CSEE Member Schools
    Early Bird Registration before May 1, 2024: $2100 per person
    Registration after May 1st: $2300 

    Non-Members
    Early Bird Registration before May 1st: $2500 per person
    Registration after May 1st: $2700

    Registration includes single dorm room accommodations, meals, and programming. Guests are welcome to arrive on campus June 19th (the evening before the institute starts) between 6-9:00pm, or on the morning of June 20th. The institute starts at 11am. We will have two shuttles available from the Boston Logan Airport to Brooks School: one departing the airport at 7pm on June 19th, and one departing the airport at 9:30am on June 20th. These shuttles leave promptly, so please plan accordingly. 

     

    About

    Navigating one’s way through adolescence has never been easy, and never harder than it is today. As concerns grow about the emotional and physical well-being of adolescents, study after study shows the central importance of a relationship with a caring adult to a young person's development. Parents and students seek out independent schools, with their small classes and involved faculty, to offer these relationships.

    Stanley King Institute offers training in deep listening skills for teachers, advisors, administrators, and other non-clinical, student-facing school personnel. Our goal is not to train professional counselors, but to help teachers strengthen and deepen their relationships with students. Participants learn to help students with the range of developmental issues, as well as to recognize serious psychological difficulty and seek appropriate help.

    For more than fifty years, teachers from independent schools across the United States and beyond have gathered for intensive, week-long residential workshops led by experienced mental health and counseling professionals familiar with the independent school world to learn how to listen in a new way.

    Learning How to Listen

    Students look to teachers all the time for guidance, whether they are aware of it or not. Whether we are aware of it or not in any given moment, we are guiding them by our responses, our actions, and our inactions. Students’ needs are both evident and hidden, and they seek adults who can handle feelings and experiences they sometimes can’t. The Institute teaches participants how to listen deeply and to respond in ways that promote learning, meaningful relationships, and responsible behavior.

    Reinvigorating Your Self

    The power of the Institute is not only in its formal curriculum, but also in the relationships among the participants. Whether we are gathered in the large group, looking more closely at issues in a small group, or listening to each other in pairs, our work is about learning to connect in ways that help students. Along the way, we, too, feel more connected to each other and to our work.

      

    For More Information

    Please visit the Stanley King homepage for information on who should attend, topics, daily schedule, and more.

     

    Travel

    Location

    Brooks School
    1160 Great Pond Road
    North Andover, MA 01845

    Brooks is located about 30 miles (60 minute drive) from Boston Logan International Airport, and about 30 miles from Manchester Airport (New Hampshire). We will have complimentary shuttles running from Boston Logan International Airport: one shuttle pick up at 7:00pm the evening before the Institute starts (Wednesday, June 19th) and one shuttle pick up at 9:30am the morning that the Institute starts (Thursday, June 20th). Please note: if participants miss the shuttle, they will need to use Uber, Lyft, or rent a car to get to Brooks School Campus.

    Accommodations 

    Participants will have single, dorm-style accommodations at Brooks School. Linens will be provided (sheet, blanket, pillow, towels). Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be served on campus, as well as daily snacks and beverages in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon, and during event receptions. The Institute will begin with breakfast on June 20th and conclude with lunch on June 25th. Please indicate any allergies or dietary preferences on the registration form.

     

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

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    Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:00:00 GMT
    Institute for Teaching World Religions https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1790903 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1790903 Registration

    CSEE Member Schools
    Event and Single Room Accommodations*:  $1300
    Event and Shared Accommodations (one roommate)*:  $1000
    Additional Night of Accommodations Before Event (Sunday):  $125
    Additional Night of Accommodations Following Event (Thursday):  $125
    Day-Only Attendees*:  $800
    Virtual Attendance:  $700

    Non-Members
    Event and Single Room Accommodations*:  $1500
    Event and Shared Accommodations (one roommate)*:  $1200 
    Additional Night of Accommodations Before Event (Sunday):  $225
    Additional Night of Accommodations Following Event (Thursday):  $225
    Day-Only Attendees*:  $1000
    Virtual Attendance: $900

    *Includes the Monday night welcome dinner as well as breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

     

     

     

    Target Audience

    Middle and upper school world religion teachers.

     

    About

    Knowledge of the world's religious traditions is vitally important for communication and understanding in our current world. CSEE's institute brings together religious studies scholars and world religion teachers for thought-provoking presentations, activity sharing, and camaraderie. Participants will leave with new knowledge, new ideas for the classroom, helpful resources, and enduring contacts. Sessions will also include ways to incorporate the learned material into the classroom setting.

    Agenda

    (See below for descriptions of sessions and presenter bios)

     

    Monday, July 8th

    3:30pm-5:30pm: Registration; Check-In to St. Thomas Choir School 5:30pm-6:15pm: Welcome and Dinner 6:15pm-6:45pm: Introductions 6:45pm-7:30: Orientation: Justin C. Maaia: Attempting the Impossible: Teaching World Religions in One Semester (or year)

     

    Tuesday, July 9th

    7:45 am-8:30 am: Breakfast 8:30 am-11:30 am: Session 1 - Kathryn Kueny: Islam in America 11:30 pm-12:30 pm: Lunch 12:30 pm-3:30 pm: Session 2 - Robert Geraci: Real Reflections in Artificial Answers: The Intersection of AI and Teaching Religion 3:30-4:00- Resource Sharing

     

    Wednesday, July 10th

    7:45 am- 8:30 am: Breakfast 8:30 am- 11:30am: Session 3 - Brian Blackmore: Teaching and Assessing Hinduism and Judaism with Good Habits of Mind

     11:30 am- 12:30 pm: Lunch

    12:45-1:30- Resource Sharing

     

    Thursday, July 11th

    7:45 am-8:30 am: Breakfast 8:30 am-11:30 am: Session 5 - Erin Cline: Chinese Religions, East Asian Cultures and Inter-religious Dialogue 11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch 12:45 pm- 2:45pm: Session 6 - Lisa Zaina: Ancient Religions, Modern Times 3:00pm-3:30pm: Closing

     


    Presenters / Session Descriptions 

    Attempting the Impossible: Teaching World Religions in One Semester (or year)

    Teaching World Religions is a little bit like being asked to teach a course called “Science,” in which you are responsible for introducing students to the history, theory, and practice of chemistry, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology all in one semester. How could anyone possibly do all that? The answer is that we can’t, but that doesn’t mean our courses can’t be successful. There are some things we can impart to our students that will make them good life-long learners about religion, over and above any particular content we happen to teach them. This session introduces Diane Moore’s Habits of Mind, Ninian Smart’s Dimensions of the Sacred, the practice of phenomenology, the concepts of the hidden- and null curricula, and the skills of fieldwork and journaling. These skills, concepts, practices, and habits of mind can be delivered in a one-semester course, and they are not only tremendously valuable for religious literacy, but are transferrable to other fields and to everyday life.

     

    Justin Maaia teaches religious studies at National Cathedral School in Washington, DC. For the past twenty-five years, he has listened to and learned from religious and secular traditions, searching for practices that can affect/effect spiritual development both inside and outside these traditions. Justin was surprised to learn that the relationships formed while engaging in and reflecting on these practices have as much of a transformative impact as any of the techniques themselves. At his previous school, he built a spiritual retreat program for grades nine through twelve. At NCS, he has helped to develop a multi-year fieldwork study of religious diversity in the greater Washington metropolitan area. He recently served as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education, and he is currently finishing work on a book for religious studies teachers, forthcoming from CSEE.

     

     

     

    Islam in America (Kathryn Kueny)

     This workshop offers a basic introduction to the Islamic tradition, with a special emphasis on Islam in America. Islam is the second largest religion in the world, with over 1.9 billion practitioners. In the US, Muslims number around 4 million, which makes Islam the third largest religion in America, after Christianity and Judaism. In recent times, Muslims have come to the US from across the globe, from locations in India, China, Uzbekistan, Mexico, Egypt, Malaysia, and Nigeria, but have also been an integral part of the American fabric since the 1500s. That said, after 9/11, many Americans hold negative or inaccurate understandings of Islam and Muslims. We will begin our journey with a basic overview of Islamic beliefs, practices, and texts. We will then take up a discussion of several important actors in American Islam, including Umar ibn Said, Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, Thomas Jefferson, Muhammad Alexander Webb, and Noble Drew Ali. We will then examine closely some contemporary case studies that highlight points of tension among American Muslims, Islamic beliefs, Christian majority positions, and American religious pluralism. These include exchanges over school dress codes and halal customs, calls to prayer in public spaces, and mosque construction in the suburbs. Our goal will be to consider how common ground might be forged to navigate difference and engage current debates over teaching about religion vs. teaching religion in schools.

     

     

     

    Kathryn Kueny is Professor of Theology at Fordham University. A specialist in Islamic Studies, she holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from The University of Chicago. Her primary research interests lie in the intersections of early Islamic discourse and practice, epistemologies of embodiment, religion and gender, and comparative religions. She is the author of two books, The Rhetoric of Sobriety: Wine in Early Islam (2001), Conceiving Identities: Maternity in Medieval Muslim Discourse and Practice (2013), and is currently at work on a monograph that explores healthcare ethics in premodern Islam. Prof. Kueny teaches courses on the Qur’an, Muslim texts and traditions, and comparative scriptures, and offers community engaged learning courses that take up themes of hospitality in partnership with NYC faith outreach initiatives

     

     

     

     

    Real Reflections in Artificial Answers: The Intersection of AI and the Teaching of Religion (Robert M. Geraci)

    This session explores key areas in the intersection of religious studies and AI, including an investigation into how guardrails constrain how religion gets defined by generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT). We will begin by discussing how traditional religious communities have adopted AI technologies and what might be to come. From the perspective of different religious traditions, we will discuss religious questions such as whether AI can have personhood and/or a relationship with the divine, whether a ritual performed by AI has efficacy, and the impact of AI on human-divine relationships. We will also briefly engage the way that "faith in AI" has become a new religious movement in the 21st century. In the second half of the session, we will work with generative AI technologies to consider what kinds of questions they can answer and how that can be leveraged for classroom discussion. How do generative AI technologies define and engage religion? How does bias appear in the way generative AI responds to queries? The two halves of the session combine to provide an introduction to the basic areas of inquiry in the realm of religion and artificial intelligence. 

     

    Robert M. Geraci is professor of religious studies and faculty director for veteran success at Manhattan College. He is the author of Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality (Oxford 2010), Virtually Sacred: Myths and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life (Oxford 2014), Temples of Modernity: Nationalism, Hinduism, and Transhumanism in South Indian Science (Lexington 2018), and Futures of Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives from India and the U.S. (Oxford 2022). He has been a visiting researcher at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, the Indian Institute of Science, and the National Institute for Advanced Studies in Bangalore, India. His research has been supported by the US National Science Foundation, the Republic of Korea National Research Foundation, the American Academy of Religion, and two Fulbright-Nehru research awards, and he is a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. He enjoys hiking, kayaking, and Dungeons & Dragons. 

     

    Teaching and Assessing Hinduism and Judaism with Good Habits of Mind (Brian Blackmore)

    How do we teach about religions beyond an approach which emphasizes rote memory of the names of texts, lists of beliefs, and simplistic descriptions of religious practices? How do we guide students towards noticing the connections between the issues they care about and the many ways that religions shape our world? Brian Blackmore will share an approach to teaching about Judaism and Hinduism which he has used as part of his efforts to nurture more nuanced and complex thinking in his student's understanding of religion(s). We will explore together how the traditions of Judaism and Hinduism include voices for violence, discrimination, and the denial of universal human rights as well as voices for peace, equality, equity, and justice for all. Brian will also share a culminating assessment which emphasizes student inquiry and critical analysis of the role of religion in society.

    Brian Blackmore Brian Blackmore is a historian, activist, educator, and community builder with a passion for supporting teachers, especially in developing their approaches, techniques, and methods for teaching about religion(s). Brian researched best practices for teaching about religions in public and private secondary schools as part of a graduate studies program before teaching about religions himself for almost a decade at Westtown School, a Quaker day and boarding school in West Chester, PA. He has written for CSEE's Connections about the relationship between teaching about religions and DEI initiatives and he served as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion Mid-Atlantic Region's Religion and Education Unit. He recently received his Ph.D. from Temple University in the fall of 2023 and he currently works for the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker human rights and peacemaking organization.

     

     

     

     

    Chinese Religions, East Asian Cultures and Inter-religious Dialogue (Erin Cline)

    This session offers an introduction to the Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions, with a special focus on how they have influenced East Asian cultures and how an understanding of these religions can help to facilitate and promote interreligious dialogue and cross-cultural understanding. Participants will explore the virtues, values, and religious practices that are central to each of these traditions, as well as the ways in which they developed and spread across East Asia in part through syncretism: the blending together of different religious traditions. Join Professor Erin Cline for a journey through ancient China and learn why Kongzi ("Confucius") is the most influential thinker in human history, witness the fierce debates between Confucian and Daoist thinkers over human nature, learn about the surprising feminist elements of ancient Chinese thought, and see how Chinese culture is forever changed by the arrival of Buddhist missionaries via the silk road in the first century C.E.--and how Buddhism continues to change and evolve as it makes its way to Japan. Participants will learn how Confucian values and practices continue to animate the cultures of China, Korea and Japan today, and how the Daoist and Buddhist traditions, too, each inform these cultures in unique ways. Indeed, this session examines how the study of East Asian religious traditions unlocks an understanding of East Asian cultures, and facilitates cross-cultural dialogue and understanding. The session concludes with a case-study in interreligious dialogue, with a focus on how the contemplative practices of the Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions compare with those of the Ignatian tradition (the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits), and how the spiritual practices of these different traditions can mutually enrich and enhance one another--and how they can, together, teach us how to be contemplatives in action.

     

     

     

    Erin Cline is the Paul J. and Chandler M. Tagliabue Distinguished Professor in Interfaith Studies & Dialogue at Georgetown University and Senior Research Fellow in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. She is the author of five books and numerous articles on Chinese and comparative philosophy, including her most recent works, Little Sprouts and the Dao of Parenting: Ancient Chinese Philosophy and the Art of Raising Mindful, Resilient, and Compassionate Kids (Norton, 2020) and The Analects: A Guide (Oxford, 2022). Prof. Cline recently completed a translation of the most influential ancient Chinese text in the world, the Confucian Analects (to be released next year by Norton). She teaches Chinese philosophy, Chinese religions, and comparative philosophy and theology at Georgetown.

     

     

     

     

     

    Ancient Wisdom, Modern Times (Lisa Zaina)

    In this session, Rev. Dr. Zaina focuses on how we can bring the wisdom of the Biblical prophets and Christian and Jewish mystics to bear on current ills that society faces. Among those ills are the -isms that can prevent us from being seen as what we are to the core of our very being, beloved children of God. Engaging with Jesus, prophets, and mystics, Rev. Dr. Zaina will guide participants in exploring how to provide a foundation for students to better understand, and ultimately utilize, ancient teachings that will cast light on the discord in society and lead to the healing of this communal discord. This exploration of ways to bring God into the conversation to address the -isms that pollute the world taps into the students’ need to be part of the solution in the world in which they find themselves. Students often are pleasantly surprised to learn that the problems we face, although new to them, are part of the fabric of the world as it has evolved. Rev. Dr. Zaina draws upon the works of Howard Thurman, Obery Hendricks, Jr., Walter Brueggemann, and Evelyn Underhill, among others in our endeavor to create windows and doors for students to enter and explore. Her goal is to open minds and hearts to the world that is beyond our knowing, but not our seeking.

     

    The Rev. Dr. Lisa Zaina, JD is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Georgetown University. Rev. Dr. Zaina teaches the Problem of God, a signature course at Georgetown, and Women in Christianity. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Pre-professional Studies from the University of Notre Dame, and her Juris Doctor from the Wake Forest University School of Law. Before seminary, she spent almost a quarter of a century helping to shape public policy to ensure that all people had access to communications services and networks. This included an Obama Administration appointment to the United States Department of Agriculture in which she helped to shape a program using federal funds to create jobs and build communications networks. She received her Master of Divinity from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, as well as a Certificate in Educational Leadership and Ministry. Zaina received her Doctor of Ministry in Public Engagement from Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC. This program was formed around the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Clementa Pinckney, who was a student at Wesley when he was murdered, with other members of his community, at South Carolina’s Mother Emanuel Church in June 2015. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Testimonials

    "I now feel excited and ready to put together the curriculum for our course! This will be our first time doing this!" - past participant

    "The overall knowledge and sharing of resources was invaluable." - past participant

    “The content was incredible... The quality of presenters—and participants—made for an exceptional learning experience. Thank you!” - past participant

    “The people are always the most amazing part—the participants and the presenters alike. I feel like I’m coming home to ‘my people’ when I come to this conference.” - two time attendee 

     

    Travel / Accommodations

    Airport
    Laguardia, Newark, and JFK airports serve the area. The school is one block away from the Columbus Circle subway station (A, C, B, D, and 1 trains), and on the same block as the 57th Street-7th Avenue subway station (N, Q, R, and W trains). For a map and more information on getting to Choir School, please visit: https://www.choirschool.org/location.html


    Accommodations

    Participants will have dormitory-style rooms at St. Thomas Choir School. If you select to share a room, we will contact you after registration to inquire about which gender you'd like to share a room with. Please call and ask us if you have any questions about sleeping arrangements: 800.298.4599. 


    The Area
    St. Thomas Choir School is located in the heart of Manhattan: one block walk to Central Park, ten blocks to Times Square, six blocks to the Museum of Modern Art, and ten blocks to Rockefeller Center. In addition to things within walking distance, the school has convenient subway access to many other parts of the city.

     

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    Mon, 8 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT
    Adult Ethics Institute https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1790904 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1790904 Registration

    CSEE Member Schools
    Event and Single Room Accommodations*:  $1300
    Event and Shared Accommodations (one roommate)*:  $1000
    Additional Night of Accommodations Before Event (Sunday):  $125
    Additional Night of Accommodations After Event (Thursday):  $125
    Day-Only Attendees*:  $800
    Virtual Attendance:  $700

    Non-Members
    Event and Single Room Accommodations*:  $1500
    Event and Shared Accommodations (one roommate)*:  $1200 
    Additional Night of Accommodations Before Event (Sunday):  $225
    Additional Night of Accommodations After Event (Thursday):  $225
    Day-Only Attendees*:  $1000
    Virtual Attendance: $900

    *Includes the Monday night welcome dinner as well as breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

    Please note that three books are required reading for this course and should be purchased by participants. More information will be posted soon.

     

    Target Audience

    This event is for school leaders, chaplains, DEIJ practitioners who wish to

    • think about the ethical foundations of the work they do
    • do some structured reading and reflection with like-minded professionals
    • equip key people in independent schools to work with difficult ethical dilemmas that arise within the community
    • become more attuned to the ways ethical issues play out in schools
    • assess more fully the ethical climate of your school.

     

    About

    In the midst of the school year there is hardly the time to catch a breath and much less the opportunity to sit with challenging literature and discuss nuanced twists to stories that make for ethically rich discernment. This multi-day Ethics Institute is designed to provide this very time and context. In advance of the workshop, participants will be asked to read three selected books, all related to independent school experiences, and write an ethical case study to share (guidelines will be provided). This advance work provides the fodder for intensive conversation and collegial support as the group explores a variety of ethical challenges. A combination of exploring the principles of ethics, engaging in intellectually stimulating book discussions, and discussing real-life case studies frame out the week as participants learn from each other and deepen their understanding of how ethics guide our actions and decision making.  

      

    Presenter

    The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.D. is the former Executive Director of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES). Prior to his work with NAES, Mr. Heischman was College Chaplain at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; Head of the Upper School and Assistant Headmaster of St. Albans School, Washington, DC from 1994 through 2003; Executive Director of the Council for Religion in Independent Schools (CRIS), now the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE); and served as Chaplain and then Assistant Headmaster of Trinity School, New York, New York. He began his ordained ministry in 1976 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Englewood, New Jersey.

    A noted speaker, workshop leader, and author, Mr. Heischman is an Instructor in Doctor of Ministry Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia. He preaches and leads faculty and parent workshops and retreats at Episcopal and independent schools, and serves as a facilitator for faculty development programs related to ethics and the moral development of students. His published books include Good Influence: Teaching the Wisdom of Adulthood (now in its second printing from Morehouse Publishing), which focuses on the role that adults—be they parents or educators—play in the development of young people. Subsequently he authored the book, What Schools Teach Us About Religious Life (Peter Lang Publishing, now in its second edition), a study of twelve private schools throughout the country and what their life and culture tells us about the contemporary American religious landscape. He has also contributed articles to the Journal of Religion and Health, The Christian Century, and numerous school bulletins and publications.

    The 2006 recipient of NAES’ John D. Verdery Award for outstanding service to Episcopal schools and the association, Mr. Heischman served as a member (1995-2001) and treasurer (1996-2001) of the NAES Governing Board. He has also served on the boards of the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS); the Religious Education Association; Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and a number of independent and Episcopal schools. He was recently president of the board of the Council for American Private Education, an association of private school organizations of which NAES is a founding member. Mr. Heischman was educated at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1973. He attended Jesus College, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology in 1975 and a Master of Arts degree in 1978. He earned a Master of Sacred Theology degree from Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut in 1976, and in 1987 he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He has received Doctor of Divinity degrees, honoris causa, from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut in 2011, Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria VA in 2018, and the University of the South in 2020, in recognition of his many years of distinguished service to Episcopal schools and universities.

       

    Agenda
    *Tentative Agenda*

    Monday, July 8

    2:00-4:00pm      Arrival and Registration
    4:00-5:30pm     Opening Session – Dan Heischman
    5:30-6:00pm     Opening Reception
    6:00pm             Dinner
    7:00-8:00pm     Seminar Session I

    Tuesday, July 9

    8:00am             Breakfast
    9:00-9:30am     Pair & Share
    9:45-10:45am   Case Study Session I
    10:45-11:00am  Break
    11:00am-12pm  Seminar Session II
    12:30pm           Lunch
    1:30-2:30pm     Case Study Session II
    2:30-3:00pm     Break
    3:00-4:00pm     Seminar Session III       
    4:00-4:30pm     Plenary Session

    Dinner on your own / Evening free to explore the city

    Wednesday, July 10

    8:00am             Breakfast
    9:00-9:30am     Pair & Share
    9:45-10:45am   Seminar Session IV  
    10:45-11:00am Break
    11:00am-12pm Case Study Session III
    12:30pm           Lunch
    1:30-2:30pm     Seminar Session V  
    2:30-3:00pm     Break
    3:00-4:00pm     Seminar Session VI
    4:00-4:30pm     Plenary Session

    Dinner on your own / Evening free to explore the city

    Thursday, July 11

    8:00am              Breakfast
    9:00-9:30am      Pair & Share
    9:45-10:45am    Case Study Session IV
    10:45-11:00am  Break
    11:00am-12pm  Seminar Session VII
    12:30pm            Lunch
    1:30-2:30pm      Case Study Session V
    2:30-3:00pm      Break
    3:00-4:00pm      Seminar Session VIII       
    4:00-5:00pm     Concluding session

       

    Travel / Accommodations

    Airport
    Laguardia, Newark, and JFK airports serve the area. The school is one block away from the Columbus Circle subway station (A, C, B, D, and 1 trains), and on the same block as the 57th Street-7th Avenue subway station (N, Q, R, and W trains). For a map and more information on getting to Choir School, please visit: https://www.choirschool.org/location.html


    Accommodations

    Participants will have dormitory-style rooms at St. Thomas Choir School. If you select to share a room, we will contact you after registration to inquire about which gender you'd like to share a room with.  


    The Area
    St. Thomas Choir School is located in the heart of Manhattan: one block walk to Central Park, ten blocks to Times Square, six blocks to the Museum of Modern Art, and ten blocks to Rockefeller Center. In addition to things within walking distance, the school has convenient subway access to many other parts of the city.

     

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

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    Mon, 8 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT
    Stanley King Institute: West (Colorado) https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1788375 https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1788375 Registration

    CSEE Member Schools
    Early Bird Registration before May 1, 2024: $2100 per person
    Registration after May 1st: $2300 

    Non-Members
    Early Bird Registration before May 1st: $2500 per person
    Registration after May 1st: $2700

     

    Registration includes single dorm room accommodations, meals, and programming. Guests are welcome to arrive on campus July 31st (the evening before the institute starts) between 6-9:30pm, or on the morning of August 1st. The institute starts at 11am. Shuttles from the Colorado Springs Airport will be available at 6pm and 9pm on July 31st, and 10:15am on August 1st. Please note that there is no shuttle from the Denver Airport (the campus is 1.5 hours from Denver).

     

    About

    Navigating one’s way through adolescence has never been easy, and never harder than it is today. As concerns grow about the emotional and physical well-being of adolescents, study after study shows the central importance of a relationship with a caring adult to a young person's development. Parents and students seek out independent schools, with their small classes and involved faculty, to offer these relationships.

    Stanley King Institute offers training in deep listening skills for teachers, advisors, administrators, and other non-clinical, student-facing school personnel. Our goal is not to train professional counselors, but to help teachers strengthen and deepen their relationships with students. Participants learn to help students with the range of developmental issues, as well as to recognize serious psychological difficulty and seek appropriate help.

    For more than fifty years, teachers from independent schools across the United States and beyond have gathered for intensive, week-long residential workshops led by experienced mental health and counseling professionals familiar with the independent school world to learn how to listen in a new way.

    Learning How to Listen

    Students look to teachers all the time for guidance, whether they are aware of it or not. Whether we are aware of it or not in any given moment, we are guiding them by our responses, our actions, and our inactions. Students’ needs are both evident and hidden, and they seek adults who can handle feelings and experiences they sometimes can’t. The Institute teaches participants how to listen deeply and to respond in ways that promote learning, meaningful relationships, and responsible behavior.

    Reinvigorating Your Self

    The power of the Institute is not only in its formal curriculum, but also in the relationships among the participants. Whether we are gathered in the large group, looking more closely at issues in a small group, or listening to each other in pairs, our work is about learning to connect in ways that help students. Along the way, we, too, feel more connected to each other and to our work.

     

    For More Information

    Please visit the Stanley King homepage for information on who should attend, topics, daily schedule, and more.


    Travel

    Location

    Fountain Valley School
    6155 Fountain Valley School Rd.
    Colorado Springs, CO 80911

    We recommend flying into Colorado Springs Airport (COS) as it is five miles (a 10 minute drive) from campus. Guests are welcome to arrive on campus July 31st (the evening before the institute starts) between 6-9:30pm, or on the morning of August 1st. Shuttles from the Colorado Springs Airport will be available at 6pm and 9pm on July 31st, and 10:15am on August 1st.

    Please be aware that the campus is 90 minutes away from Denver International Airport. We discourage the use of Denver International Airport, given the challenges it has presented participants in the past. Be sure to plan your travel arrangements accordingly if you decide to fly in or out of Denver International. We are unable to provide a shuttle service to Denver.

    Accommodations 

    Participants will have single, dorm-style accommodations at Fountain Valley School. Linens will be provided (sheet, blanket, pillow, towels). Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be served on campus, as well as daily snacks and beverages in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon, and during event receptions. The Institute will begin with breakfast on August 1st and conclude with lunch on August 6th. Please indicate any allergies or dietary preferences on the registration form.

     

    See CSEE's 2023-24 Event and Cancellation Policy

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