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THE 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL: OFFERING A MORE RELEVANT AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
Mike Davis, Ph.D.
Head of School
Colorado Academy
Denver, Colorado
If your school is not experimenting, you risk your survival
NAVIGATING THE ONLINE LEARNING LANDSCAPE
Wendy Drexler, Ph.D.
Director of Online Development
Brown University
Providence RI
Preparing students to learn in a new and different way
BLEND COURSES: THE PERFECT MEDIUM
Eric M. Caparulo, Ed.D.
Head
Craig School of Mountain Lakes
and Lincoln Park, NJ
Moving from the teacher-led classroom to student-managed independence of the online course effectively prepares students for the options of web-based learning
IN PRAISE OF LARGE SCHOOLS
Paul Stellato
Head of School
Princeton Day School
Princeton, New Jersey
Opportunity is the name of the game
COMPETITIVE VS. COOPERATIVE SCHOOLS
Sean P. Brennan, M.A.
Head of School
Vermont Academy
Saxtons River, VT
Students who find personal success strongly connected to the success of others are poised to shape the world
LESSONS IN WRITING FROM THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN
David H. Feldman, LLD
Head of School
Roeper School
Birmingham and
Bloomfield Hills, MI
In our zest to be efficient, lets not lose track of the need to treat each other with civility
YOGA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IMBALANCE
William W. Taylor, M.A.
President
St. George's Independent School
Memphis, Tennessee
Independent schools with a vibrant character education program are in a distinctive position to capitalize on the interaction and friction that exist when balance and imbalance are valued as essential components of a healthy learning experience
EXTRACURRICULAR ORGANIZATIONS: A DIFFERENT DIMENSION TO LEARNING
Erin P. Mayo, M.A.
Assistant Head of School
for Academics
Episcopal School of Dallas, TX
When a single group or club becomes a chapter in a thriving network among other schools, things can really get interesting!
THE GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMS AT INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOLS
Sid Rowell, M.A.
Headmaster
Gill St. Bernard's School
Gladstone, NJ
It is in our shared interests to ensure that these students have a meaningful and positive experience in the U.S., and at the same time build a program that is sustainable
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Karen M. Bowley, M.Ed.
New England Boarding School Experience
China/Taiwan
How international students and independent schools
can prepare for each other
SUCCESSFUL SUMMER PROGRAMS: BUILDING CONFIDENCE TO TAKE RISKS
Diane K. Cook, M.S.
Director of the Summer School
Cheshire Academy
Cheshire, CT
To play, try, fail, try again and create in environments unfettered by grades, rubrics and tests
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