Heads, Presidents, and Principals at Girls’ Schools
Headways™ 2024-2025 Cohort Offering
Cohort Region: Global
Open To: All members of ICGS schools in the position of Head of School, Headteacher, President, and Principal, reporting directly to the Board of Directors
Co-Facilitators: Linda Douglas, ICGS Board Member and Principal at Ruyton Girls’ School (AUS) and Alison Sefton, Head at Norwich High School for Girls GDST (UK)
Discussion Topics
October 30, 2024 4:00 p.m. NYC/8:00 p.m. London/October 31, 2024 7:00 a.m. Melbourne via Zoom
Global Education and Global Leadership
What does it mean to lead a girls’ school so that our students become globally minded changemakers?
Topics to consider: Globalizing the curriculum and program, global events, enrolling international students, hiring international teachers, faculty/staff professional international professional development, developing school partnerships, international travel and school exchanges, safeguarding and child safety during travel and exchanges, getting the most from ICGS and the Global Action Research Collaborative (GARC).
December 5, 2024 3:30 p.m. NYC/8:30 p.m. London/December 6, 2024 7:30 a.m. Melbourne via Zoom
Strategic Visioning, Change Management and Sustainability
What does it mean to lead a forward-facing girls’ school during a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty?
Topics to consider: Strategic planning processes; maintaining focus and engagement in planning; strengths and opportunities; single sex vs coeducation; succession planning; enterprise-wide sustainability, working with consultants and governing boards; climate surveys; traditions vs. innovation; measuring success and impact of strategic initiatives.
January 16, 2025 3:30 p.m. NYC/8:30 p.m. London/January 17, 2025 7:30 a.m. Melbourne via Zoom
Executive Leadership and Strategic Communications
What are the key challenges facing executive leaders of girls’ schools, and how do we lead our girls’ schools effectively in these areas?
Topics to consider: Crisis planning, communications and public relations; social media training; responses to local/national/international events; political polarization; cyber security; reputational risk; gender identity and feminism at girls’ schools.
February 13, 2025 3:30 p.m. NYC/8:30 p.m. London/February 14, 2025 7:30 a.m. Melbourne via Zoom
Curriculum and Pedagogy
What are the key considerations, important trends and hot topics facing girls’ schools now and into the future?
Topics to consider: Teaching and learning for girls; impact of AI; girls and academic anxiety; diversity/equity/inclusion/justice (DEIJ) work in our schools, curriculum review and audits, faculty/staff professional development, co-curricular programming and micro-credentialing; parent education.
March 13, 2025 4:30 p.m. NYC/8:30 p.m. London/March 14, 2025 7:30 a.m. Melbourne via Zoom
Be Well to Lead Well
How do we take care of ourselves as leaders of girls’ schools in order to lead others effectively and model wellness for our students?
