Apr 21, 2021 | Education, Leadership
I have spent the past month watching the number of downloads for Kalix’s latest eBook Reimagining Admissions: Lessons From The Pandemic tick up each week. It’s gratifying to see that leaders in the independent school community are eager to learn about how...
Oct 16, 2020 | Edtech, Education, Facebook
Facebook recently launched Facebook for Education, a resource designed specifically for educators in public and independent schools. Much has been written about the unprecedented circumstances schools are in now, from remote or hybrid learning to facing challenging...
Jun 12, 2019 | Education, Leadership
This is the month when school administrators exhale (for just a minute) after a busy year. June marks the completion of Charlotte Riggs’ first year as a head of school and with St. James Academy, an Episcopal PreK-8 school in Monkton, Md. This month, she reflects on...
May 8, 2019 | Education, Leadership
For nearly three decades, Dr. Autumn Adkins Graves has focused on leadership development, particularly for young women. As Head of Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she relies on her listening skills—and a question her mother would ask—to guide GPS...
Apr 3, 2019 | Blog, Education, Leadership
Being President (head of school) for Maryland’s largest Catholic school, Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Olney, Maryland, has taught Paul Barker a thing or two about the secrets to a happy school and meaningful educational experience for students, faculty, parents and...
Mar 12, 2019 | Blog, Education, Leadership
As head of school for The Woods Academy, a K-8 school in Bethesda, Md., Joe Powers has one mantra – listen – and four pieces of advice he tries to follow. He also has a sense of humor about the head’s role in weather delays and cancellations. (He once sat in his...