In an increasingly complex and diverse world, leaders in Episcopal schools are called to guide their communities with a deep sense of purpose, compassion, and inclusivity. "The Three C’s Framework" offers a comprehensive leadership model that is deeply rooted in the life and teachings of Jesus and designed to foster a sense of belonging and communal well-being within Episcopal Schools. The framework is anchored by the Baptismal Covenant, a central tenet of the Episcopal School tradition that emphasizes the love of God revealed to us in Jesus Christ and the image of God inherent in every person. This framework positions Christ as the ultimate model of leadership—one that establishes a community marked by sacrificial love, service to others, and a commitment to justice and peace.
The purpose of this survey is to provide a demographic profile of chaplains and characteristics of the chaplaincy across the country for analytical, comparative, and reporting purposes as well as to assist heads of school, rectors, bishops, governing boards, and vestries in important program-level decision-making.
As the past months have clearly shown us, Episcopal schools need support in their efforts to grow as communities committed to the work of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and to be able to draw upon their very foundation as Episcopal schools in order to find inspiration, understanding, and courage for this work. The following statement hopefully serves as a reaffirmation, reminder, and recalling of our schools to the vital link between DEIJ work and our Episcopal identity. In essence, this is our playing field, what we are called to do and be, and we hope this statement from the staff and Governing Board of NAES will serve as a springboard for further initiatives and a deeper understanding of our very nature as Episcopal schools.
Read More » Approved by the NAES Governing Board in April 2010, this document offers best practices and recommendations for all Episcopal schools when formulating and assessing their religious studies curricula; outlining the qualities sought in teachers of religion; and learning to understand the distinctions to be found between Episcopal parishes and Episcopal schools with regard to this topic.
Read More » The Rev. Canon Julian P. Bull offers a list of five gifts or values from our Episcopal heritage and their implications for curriculum and organizational development.
In the spring of 2014, the Faculty of Education of Cambridge University (UK) in collaboration with the Woolf Institute gathered religion teachers from religious and secular schools in the United States and the United Kingdom to explore the teaching of religion. The result is a new theoretical and practical framework that can be used by teachers in grades 2-12.
Developed in 2013 by the Australian Anglican Schools Association and NAES, the Religious Studies Curriculum is a flexible curricular framework that provides key questions, skills, and outcomes in seven areas of study from early childhood through late adolescence: the Bible; World Religions; The Story of the Church; Ethics; Faith in Action (service learning); and Mediation, Prayer and Worship. After reviewing the attached PDF, members may contact NAES about access to sample units of study available on the Anglican Schools Association website.
The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.D., sets out three crucial roles of the Episcopal school chaplain: teaching, counseling/conversation, and pastoral care in times of crisis.
This document outlines the course of study in religion for Grades 1–4 at Breck School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This document outlines a semester senior elective in Biblical Studies at Breck School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
