NAES is pleased to announce the formation of two new affinity groups for heads of color and aspiring heads of color. Each group will meet monthly starting in 2022 via Zoom. If you would like to be included in these groups, please click below to register.
Read More » In St. John Henry Newman’s famous work, The Idea of a University, the fundamental nature of any educational institution is defined as, “an assemblage of strangers from all parts in one spot.” 1 Newman then goes on to ask, if those conditions are not met then, “How can there be any school at all?”
Read More » I recall many years ago, as a school chaplain, a time when I met with a parent during the days leading up to Christmas vacation. The parent had a son in the Lower School, and he recently came home with one of those blockbuster questions that only children seem to be able to ask: “Mommy, am I Jewish or Christian?”
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 » All of us have watched scenes from across the country, where open school board meetings have dissolved into shouting matches, implicit and explicit threats of harm, and, ultimately, chaos. It is a hazardous time to be a member of a public school board, to be sure.
Read More » In a recent message to The Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry encouraged all of us to get the COVID vaccine as a way to live out Jesus' mandate to “love one another, as I have loved you.” He emphasized the importance of adults getting vaccinated as a way to protect young people for whom a vaccine is not yet freely available.
Read More » A blessing for young kids at the start of a school year.
Read More » I frequently receive questions from heads of school and boards as they develop goals relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. It has been somewhat comforting to see deep continuity in these questions from my previous role at SAES into my current role at NAES.
Read More » This past July, David Madison and I met with some representatives of other worldwide Anglican school associations—Australia, Great Britain, and Southern Africa—to discuss the ministry of chaplains in our schools. We began to think about ways in which we might speak with a unified voice to the Church regarding the importance of chaplains and their vital role for the future of schools and the global Church. Our discussion led me to do some thinking about the current state and future direction of school chaplaincy, particularly as we enter into this new school year and build upon the experiences of these past sixteen months.
Read More » In February of 1960, the first Episcopal School in Honduras opened its doors to serve the children of Honduras. La Santísima Trinidad (Holy Trinity) is in La Ceiba, a beautiful port city nestled between the mountains and Honduras’ northern Caribbean coast.
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