Living into your school’s Episcopal identity is a critical strategic topic for heads of school. It’s hard work! Success in implementing the board’s vision for a school’s Episcopal identity is most often dependent on a highly-effective partnership between the head of school and the chaplain. Join us to hear from two successful partnerships and how they cultivate collaboration in this important work.
Episcopal school chaplains have a critical role to play in articulating and advancing their school’s fundamental commitment to being an inclusive and just community. The necessary and compelling opportunity chaplains have to partner with their school’s diversity practitioners, teams, and committees as well as serve as a prophetic voice for the theological mandate for this important work, will be explored. Join fellow Episcopal school chaplains to explore this dimension of school ministry.
We frequently discuss diversity and inclusion as vital components of Episcopal schools, yet rarely do we address the subject of political diversity within our pluralistic school communities. In this pivotal year of 2020, the saliency of this issue has become more pronounced in light of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the upcoming General Election. How do we affirm the spectrum of political viewpoints present in our schools, yet also maintain a steadfast promotion of the cornerstone Episcopal values of independent thought, embrace of differences, justice, and equity? We will share ideas in this workshop of how to affirm our Episcopal identity within the strong currents of this year’s political season.
With the rise of religious intolerance, Episcopal schools are uniquely equipped to increase understanding of people of all religions or no religion, nurture empathy, and promote respectful discourse. In this webinar, participants will explore new approaches for teaching about multiple religious traditions and receive creative lesson ideas that engage the senses and foster understanding of religious identity. This webinar is ideal for middle and upper school teachers of religion, world history teachers tasked with teaching about religion, and school chaplains.
Developed in partnership between NAES and the Anglican Schools Commission of Australia, this Religious Studies curriculum offers guidelines for the teaching of religion along with seven specific content areas for early childhood through grade 12. Since its launch in 2013, Anglican schools in Australia have contributed over sixty lessons plans. Participants will review the components of the curriculum, view sample lessons, and learn how to log-into this free, online resource.
