Breakout Sessions – 2024 ICGS Conference

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These 50-minute sessions will be delivered in various locations throughout the Conference venue.

Click on the Session Letters below for full descriptions.

*Global Action Research Collaborative on Girls’ Education Research Presentations

Breakout Session A
Monday, June 24
2:20-3:10 p.m.

  • Crisis Leadership: Responding to the Suicide Death of Three Students in One Year
  • How Girls* Learn Best: Evidence and Conclusions from Our Scoping Review
  • Play Like a Girl: Increasing Female Participation and Retention in STEM Through Sports
  • Normalizing Neurodiversity: How One Independent School Builds Metacognition in Girls
  • Raising Girls Through A Middle School Programme
  • Beyond the Brochure: Recruiting at the Intersection of Vision, Values and Access
  • Empowering Girls for Postsecondary Readiness
  • Unlocking Student Potential Through Integrated Math Instruction
  • Empowering Young Women Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Community Health
  • What Happens When a High School Eliminates Cell Phones Completely?
  • Sitting Alone on the Schoolbus: Using Data to Measure and Strengthen Belonging
  • Being a Bright Light for Girls: Nurturing Personal Development to Enhance Impact

Breakout Session B
Monday, June 24
3:40-4:30 p.m.

  • Building Self-Worth in the Age of AI
  • Teaching Chemistry with 3D and Augmented Reality at an All Girls High School
  • The Power of Purpose: How Meaningful Connection Emerged as a Key Strategy in Raising $75M
  • The Journey to Becoming the Destination for All Girls Athletics
  • Unlocking Student Success: The Parent-School Connection
  • Radical Retention: A Case Study at the Agnes Irwin School
  • Building Confidence and Leadership Through the Wisdom of Accomplished Women
  • Anti-Grooming Approach to Relationship Building
  • Mindfulness in Schools
  • Assessing the Impact of Aspects of School Life on Well-Being in Girls’ Schools
  • The Impact of Structured Collaboration on Writing Confidence and Ability*
  • Beyond the Curriculum: Collaboration in Student-Led Initiatives*

Breakout Session C
Monday, June 24
4:45-5:35 p.m.

  • Girl Power Isn’t Enough: Get Real with Girls About Leadership with Lean in Girls
  • The Power of Purpose
  • Coaching: A Key to Success
  • ColLABorate: A Workshop on Creative Partnership with Unlikely School Colleagues
  • Federal Education Programs for Private School Students and Teachers
  • Well-Being for Learning: Designing an Evidence-Informed Strategy
  • Summer Experiential Learning Programs: A Team Approach
  • Intercultural Thinking: Tools to Help Our Students Thrive Beyond Their Comfort Zones
  • Using Storytelling to Help Girls Become Explorers
  • Building Emotional Engagement and Strengthening Social Bonds: Leveraging Small Habits for Significant Connections in Girls*
  • Together We Can Do So Much More: Creating A Classroom Culture Where All Girls Have a Seat at the Table*
  • A Storm in a Teacup: Navigating the Choppy Seas of Senior School, Placing Girls at the Helm*

Breakout Session D
Tuesday, June 25
10:20-11:10 a.m.

  • Supporting the Social and Academic Success of Grades 7-12 Neurodivergent Girls
  • Assessment of Learning: A Small Shift to Positively Impacting Student Success
  • Action Learning Teams: Promoting Solutions-Driven Professional Collaborations
  • Girl Ethical Hackers: Global Impact in Cybersecurity via Experiential Learning
  • Best Practices: PBL Through Laro, Likha and Linang
  • Safe Spaces, Strong Leaders: Cultivating Consent Awareness in Girls’ Schools
  • Strong and Supportive Boards Ensure Longer Tenure for Heads and More Strategic Accomplishments: How Do We Build Those Boards?
  • OrchKids Interactive Music-Making Experience: Engage, Learn, and Create!
  • Build Community Wherever You Go: Utilizing Network Partnerships to Empower Women and Girls Globally
  • ¡Vámonos! Using Collaborative Tasks to Encourage Risk-Taking and to Build Confidence in Intermediate Spanish Students*
  • Girls in Science: From Collaboration to Belonging*
  • Harmonious Hemispheres: Recontextualised Arts-Based Creative Activities and Philosophies Sparking Multidimensional Student Collaboration and Innovation*

Breakout Session E
Tuesday, June 25
1:00-1:50 p.m.

  • School Leaders Deserve Competitive Compensation and Personal and Professional Renewal: What Does That Really Mean?
  • Building Support and Enthusiasm for Programs Our Girls Need: A Case Study
  • Sorry Not Sorry: Unapologetically Push Boundaries
  • Building Confidence in Math Through Joy and Storytelling
  • Affinity Groups in the Middle School
  • SISTER SCHOOL: The First Girls’ School Musical
  • Passing the Torch: Developing Tomorrow’s Diversity Leaders
  • Talkin’ ‘bout Their Generation: Understanding Gen Z Girls and Young Women
  • Girls Unplugged: A Student-Designed Action Research Project on the Impact of Social Media
  • Game On for Engagement and Joyful Learning: Transforming Year 7 Collaboration with SEL and Gamification*
  • Every Girl Has a Part to Play: Enhancing Learning Through Structured Collaboration*
  • A Collaboration Toolkit for Educators: Building Collaborative Problem-Solving Capacity in Science*

Breakout Session F
Tuesday, June 25
2:00-2:50 p.m.

  • Designing for Success: Maintaining Momentum During a Multi-Year Capital Campaign
  • Learning to Lead: The Power of Student Agency and Voice
  • Entrepreneurship Education Tools to Inspire and Empower Your Girls
  • From Me to We: Navigating Success through Collaborative Camaraderie
  • Creating a Sustainable Faculty Evaluation and Professional Development System
  • Male Staff Negotiating Identity and Showing Up to Serve Their Best at an All Girls’ School
  • Refreshing a Heritage School’s Marketing and Communications
  • The 7 Principles of Practice: A School Guide to Encourage Joyful and Impactful Learning
  • At the Intersection of Science and Tikanga: Unpacking Complex Concepts Through Values-based Learning*
  • Centering Our Seniors: Elevating Student Perspectives Through Collaborative Strategies*
  • Dual Perspectives: Collaborative Learning in the Fine Arts and Chemistry*

Breakout Session G
Wednesday, June 26
9:40-10:30 a.m.

  • FEATURED PRESENTATION: Navigating a Challenging Election Season
  • Challenge Success: Understanding Student Well-Being, Engagement, and Belonging
  • What it Takes to Develop Healthy Resistance in Girls: Continuing the Conversation Begun by Carol Gilligan at ICGS 2023
  • Nurturing Growth: Designing and Structuring A Holistic Advisory Program for Young Women
  • Increasing Uptake of Coding for Girls: Make It a Language of Choice
  • Studio Art Teaching Practices to Support Courage, Community, and Creativity
  • No Head Is an Island
  • Cultural Humility and Special Education
  • Mission in Practice: Designing Frameworks to Guide and Inspire
  • Empowering Our Future Selves: A Pathway for Financial Literacy
  • Supporting Students in a New School Community: Teaching the Skills for Success
  • Empowering Girls to Thrive in Cutting-Edge Disciplines: Bridging the Gap between Work and Academics

Breakout Session H
Wednesday, June 26
10:40-11:30 a.m.

  • Heads Panel on Institutional Sustainability
  • The Human in the Humanities: How the Writing Center is Addressing AI
  • Finish Strong, Finish Fun: End-of-Term Interdisciplinary Projects in Years 7-9
  • InnovateHER: Fostering Wellness Through Innovative Social Media Education
  • Mapping the Family Journey: A Full Cycle Tune-Up of Your Admissions Process
  • “Girl Math” Refigured: Challenging Stereotypes and Inspiring Critical Thinking
  • “Good is Good Enough!” Dealing With Perfectionism in High-Achieving Girls
  • Using Evaluations to Impact Teacher Growth, Retention and Student Outcomes
  • Reflections on 10 Years of Humanities Curriculum: Developing Global Leaders
  • Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment in STEM: Active/Flipped Learning