For more than 50 years, NESA has delivered on this mission via intertwined systems of care and quality programming, focusing not only on ideas and knowledge, but also on nurturing and relationships that allow for transformational learning and system impact.
NESA programs are curated to foster deep understanding and support sustained and systemic solutions that impact student learning.
NESA’s world-class professional learning program cultivates professional growth and human connection in service of student success.
Elementary or secondary private independent American/international overseas school or school system accredited by a NESA-recognized accreditaion agency.
Any school that supports NESA's mission and vision, shares NESA's core values, and wishes to participate in NESA's professsional learning program.
Any organization that supports NESA's mission and vision, shares NESA's core values, and wishes to participate in NESA's conferences and institutes.
NESA fosters community above all else, and I believe that is its competitive edge.
PD is ubiquitous these days, but people are looking for an experience that fills their
hearts as much as their heads. I believe NESA does that.
— Leadership Event participant
Living in a region so vast and complex has strengthened professional generosity, emboldened innovation across schools, and firmly established collaboration as the corner-stone of NESA’s success.
NESA Member School Communities of Practice meet monthly on Zoom in Live Forums to collaborate on our common goal of school transformation.
NEW! Strategic Support Sessions for NESA Member Schools are online, collaborative meetings with specialists to build connections, receive consultation, and engage in strategic planning.
This year, NESA explores “The Story of Learning” – a shift from Old Excellence, defined by achievement and standards, to New Excellence, centered on belonging, agency, and relevance. Discover how schools are embracing this transformation across our Seasons of Learning.
The NESA community and beyond is mourning the passing of Gail Seay on October 20, former Chair of NESA's Professional Development Advisory Committee, educational leader at many NESA schools, and one of NESA's greatest supporters, contributors...and friend.
Join NESA Affiliate CCS Fundraising for a free virtual International School Roundtable on November 13, 2025 (1:00–2:00 pm GMT). School leaders will discuss balancing affordability and sustainability and integrating fundraising into financial planning. Speakers include ACS Abu Dhabi Superintendent Monique Flickinger!
From our NESA Affiliates 9ine: an in-person event November 26, 2025, for UAE school leaders focused on safeguarding and compliance with key regulations and introducing best practices. Features keynotes, panels, and sessions on managing AI, protecting data, and enhancing cyber resilience.
We are each other’s
harvest;
we are each other’s
business;
we are each other’s
magnitude and bond.
— Gwendolyn Brooks
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