The Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA) is a non-profit, voluntary association of more than 75 private, independent international schools in the Near East and South Asia, a region stretching from Libya, Greece and Egypt in the west, to Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the east.  Our regular member schools follow an American/international college preparatory curriculum and typically serve students of more than four dozen nationalities.  What unites us is our commitment to offering students the best possible education by promoting professional and personal links among educators. 

The NESA Center, our headquarters on the campus of the American College of Greece in Athens, provides professional development opportunities and educational services for teachers and administrators in our member schools. The main professional development events are:

"Fall Leadership Conference" in late October

"Fall Training Institute" in late October/early November

"Winter Training Institute" in January

Spring Educators Conference in late March/early April

NESA also coordinates a salary, benefits and tuition survey, maintains a regional database, organizes and coordinates regional collaborations, sponsors consultant visits and administers special projects in areas such as curriculum development, standards, assessment and technology.

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