SENSING THE SYSTEM is a recurring segment offering reflections on the teachings of Otto Scharmer. The focus of this issue's article is, "The Three Divides" – and how they can help us shift our focus forward and learn from the future as it emerges.
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.
MEMBER SCHOOLS
Elementary or secondary private independent American/international overseas school or school system accredited by a NESA-recognized accreditaion agency.
AFFILIATE SCHOOLS
Any school that supports NESA's mission and vision, shares NESA's core values, and wishes to participate in NESA's professsional learning program.
AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS
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.
NESA school leaders recently gathered in Dubai for the 2024 Fall Leadership Conference, where together they explored new vantages and viewpoints. Take a look back at the experience in our gallery – more photos coming soon!
Brittany Chamberlain, a dedicated Math and AP Capstone Teacher at the American School of Dubai – a NESA Member School – has been honored with the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award. Congratulations!
The Collateral Repair Project (CRP) in Amman, Jordan, supports refugees and vulnerable Jordanians through their Reading4Refugees program, raising funds and connecting students with refugee communities. Discover how your school can support CRP, raise awareness, and inspire action through reading.
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November 20, 2024
We are each other’s
harvest;
we are each other’s
business;
we are each other’s
magnitude and bond.
— Gwendolyn Brooks
NESA unequivocally supports the world-wide call for justice and racial equality as universally held human rights. Truth, compassion and equity are foundational in building the respect, integrity and trust essential to create and sustain learning communities in our NESA region and beyond.