Our first Episcopal Community was St. John’s Church in Roanoke, VA. Every Sunday the whole family, including our parents, two brothers, and us, the two sisters, would pile into the old blue station wagon and head into town.
Read More » Our Biennial Conference in San Antonio afforded us an opportunity to come together and reflect upon the importance of being “strong and courageous” in our work in Episcopal schools. As we reflected upon that theme over two and a half days, we also shared the joy of seeing old friends while making new ones in celebration of our shared mission. I left reinvigorated for our work together and I hope that you did, too!
Read More » “If I had an hour to solve a problem, and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”
Read More » Happy New Year! Every August, I celebrate Educators’ New Year—the start of the school year. It’s a time for new beginnings with school supplies and classroom materials taking the place of champagne and streamers toasting as we reconnect with colleagues and welcome newcomers into our community. It’s a time of great excitement and possibilities. Educator’s New Year is a celebration we desperately need this year after two especially challenging years. It can help us remember why we do “the work” that we do.
Read More » We at NAES are thrilled that Rob Devlin will be leading our sibling association. Over the years Rob has not only distinguished himself as Head of School at St. George's but has been deeply involved in the activities and governance of SAES.
Read More » The Episcopal school world lost one of its greatest champions shortly before Christmas, when Gloria Snyder died in Dallas, TX. Upon assuming the leadership of Parish Day School in Dallas in 1980, Gloria nurtured and developed a caring and cohesive Episcopal school community, and after twenty-some years led the expansion of the school to a new campus — adding a middle and upper school — into what is now Parish Episcopal School. She was also highly involved in the larger world of Episcopal schools, being active in the Southwest Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES) as well as the National Association of Episcopal Schools. In 2008, NAES honored her with the Ruth Jenkins Award for Outstanding Service to Episcopal schools.
Read More » To anchor my remarks tonight, I want to use the words from the hymn we just sung. Hymn #605, to be exact, in the Hymnal. The title is “What does the Lord require?” That’s also the first line of the hymn. I think that’s a good question for us to stay tethered to as the world spins around. “What does the Lord require?” is also a good question for us to keep in front of our minds and hearts because of the calling that we share — the formation of young people.
Read More » In last month's Network, we met three rock stars of very different stripes, and two healers. For our second installment we'll meet some great theological minds (we are Episcopal schools after all), as well as two filmmakers with strong ties to the Episcopal Church.
Read More » If you've been keeping up with Biennial Conference 2018, you may be thinking that this year’s plenary and featured speakers seem like an eclectic group. You wouldn’t be wrong. But believe it or not, there are clear threads that link all of these speakers to some of the most important work NAES has embarked upon.
Read More » NAES is pleased to announce that Sandi Hannibal will lead a new NAES initiative to establish a national network of diversity practitioners in Episcopal schools. This initiative is possible thanks to a grant of $35,000 from the Edward E. Ford Foundation, successfully matched by new or enhanced gifts from individuals or schools to NAES.
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