Events Calendar

This virtual, team-based workshop series is designed to support schools in reaffirming their purpose, clarifying their future vision, and setting action priorities. This workshop series offers schools an opportunity to explore new frameworks and approaches that break away from traditional strategic planning processes. It is especially well-suited for schools early in their strategic thinking or those that believe they could manage the planning process internally—without hiring an outside consultant—if they had a clear structure and a guiding process for their team. This workshop includes a pre-session on January 8 and a post-session on March 19.

This multi-session, virtual, team-based workshop series is designed for school teams who have previously completed AIM: The NAIS Assessment of School Culture. Through the NAIS Strategy Lab’s tried-and-true strategy-making model, this workshop helps teams continue to diagnose what your AIM insights reveal about your school and focus on areas of concern. Teams apply innovation frameworks and engage in thought exercises to generate exciting possibilities and plan for an effective implementation and rollout of new ideas. Leave with a pitch deck and a concise, compelling story that outlines how your AIM findings have led to innovative approaches to reach your larger community goals. This experience includes a pre-session on January 22 and a post-session on April 16.

As you help manage challenges and opportunities in your independent school, you can see the power of shared knowledge and support. The NAIS Connect online communities have become a hub for robust discussions, resource sharing, and support. To provide another forum for connection, NAIS offers online meetups for executive assistants and support staff. These free, 45-minute get-togethers offer an opportunity to connect in small groups and discuss topics of your choice as you get to know others who do what you do. 

Facilitated by expert workshop leaders in 4.5-hour sessions over three consecutive days, these highly interactive virtual workshops take place over Zoom and feature an additional three hours of asynchronous work in Canvas required to earn a completion certificate.

Join us to explore relevant learning science, immediately applicable systems for setting and communicating AI use guidelines, and ideas for further learning. Gain a new frame of understanding and leave with practical tools and assets you can apply immediately in your classes, course design, and assessment design. 

In this session from the 2025-2026 NAIS Executive Assistant and Support Staff Webinar Series, learn how to implement AI tools responsibly, ensuring data privacy, fairness, and transparency remain at the forefront. 

Thrive 2026, NAIS's annual conference, is where independent school leaders come together to connect, explore, inspire, and recharge. This is your opportunity to gain new ideas, build meaningful connections, and leave ready to lead with joy and purpose.

Reconnect and recharge with heads of school from independent schools around the country. The Heads’ Summit is an event for sitting heads of school only that will take place in Seattle, WA, before Thrive 2026, the NAIS annual conference.

As you help manage challenges and opportunities in your independent school, you can see the power of shared knowledge and support. The NAIS Connect online communities have become a hub for robust discussions, resource sharing, and support. To provide another forum for connection, NAIS offers online meetups for executive assistants and support staff. These free, 45-minute get-togethers offer an opportunity to connect in small groups and discuss topics of your choice as you get to know others who do what you do. 

This two-day workshop, led by Dr. Towanda Harris, will provide practical, actionable strategies for increasing achievement and strengthening students' confidence and agency. We’ll discuss how to weave varied perspectives and students’ lived experiences into your daily instruction. Participants will gain the confidence to create a classroom environment centered on literacy, where strategies and resources support and empower student learning. You’ll be equipped to actively choose tools and practices that place your students at the center of their learning journey, driving increased literacy achievement, strengthening their confidence, and fostering a sense of agency in their educational experience.