Events Calendar

The first event designed by and for independent school counselors, we will explore the unique role that counselors play in independent schools: as counselor to students, coach to colleagues, and consultant to administrators. Counselors will also have an opportunity to deepen understanding of trauma-informed practices and how secondary trauma can lead to burn out for counselors. In addition, there will be time for networking and connecting with one another for mutual support and sharing. 

In this session from the 2025-2026 NAIS Executive Assistant and Support Staff Webinar Series, join us for a demonstration on how to take on more high-level administrative responsibilities beyond your day-to-day tasks by proactively pulling relevant reports and depicting the information using these two powerful data tools.

This multi-session, virtual, team-based workshop series designed for boards to address what’s standing in their way when it comes best supporting their school and to generate innovative strategies to cultivate a thriving board structure and culture for the future. In this interactive experience, heads of school, board chairs, and governance committee leaders come together to identify their most pressing governance challenges and co-design strategies for strengthening board performance. Grounded in data and driven by collaboration, this workshop series offers structured frameworks for translating reflection into actionable next steps. Leave with an individualized professional development plan for your board, as well as a clear set of priorities and innovative approaches tailored to your school’s unique governance journey. This experience includes a pre-session on March 26 and a post-session on June 24.

Gather with other diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioners every month in this empowering community where you can engage in dynamic discussions relevant to your role. This one-hour monthly gathering facilitated by NAIS Equity and Justice Program Manager Tony Hernandez fosters an affirming environment for DEI practitioners to nurture and cultivate support, engage in candid discussions, and share resources. 

Gather with other diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioners every month in this empowering community where you can engage in dynamic discussions relevant to your role. This one-hour monthly gathering facilitated by NAIS Equity and Justice Program Manager Tony Hernandez fosters an affirming environment for DEI practitioners to nurture and cultivate support, engage in candid discussions, and share resources. 

In this session, join us for insights into how this year’s NAIS global ambassadors tackle international student recruitment, admission, and retention. Walk away with tips and resources from experts in the field. 

Explore how nature-based learning can create welcoming, inspiring, and academically rigorous experiences—no matter where your school is located. Discover how the outdoors can become your most powerful co-teacher, sparking curiosity, building skills, and deepening students’ connections with each other and the world around them. Whether you’re an experienced outdoor educator or just beginning to explore nature-based learning, this retreat will offer strategies you can use immediately. You’ll leave with nature-based learning approaches that support academic standards while also nurturing students’ sense of wonder and connection to the natural world.

The Lab School of Washington Speaker Series session presented by Linda Fleming McGhee, J.D., Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, McGhee & Associates, LLC. Lab’s Speaker Series is rich with information, insights and tips that will help you nurture the opportunities—and navigate the challenges—learning differences can present.  Each speaker is accessible and ready to answer your questions. All events are open to the public and offered free of charge – and now virtual!  Registration required.