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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 2025 Seasons of Learning


NESA’s world-class professional learning program cultivates professional growth and human connection in service of student success.

Discover NESA's Seasons of Learning


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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OF OUR COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES »

NESA LIVE FORUMS


Sensing the System: What is the Regenerative Mindset?

SENSING THE SYSTEM is a recurring segment offering reflections on the teachings of Otto Scharmer and other NESA thought partners. This issue introduces NESA's new film, "The Regenerative School", which explores how educators can foster ecological harmony, student agency, and hopeful, place-based learning through regenerative practices in schools.

2025 NESA Heads Summit Highlights & Gallery

This year’s NESA Heads Summit brought together 26 Heads of School and 18 spouses/partners for two days of reflection and connection in an inspiring setting – the Greek island of Hydra. It was a restorative experience of collaborative learning, belonging and deepening relationships. 

Welcome New Affiliate: Dodona

We're delighted to welcome our newest Affiliate Organization: Dodona!

Dodona is an online platform that helps students learn to code interactively – by writing code and receiving automated, meaningful feedback. 

Interested schools can explore the platform through a free pilot program. 

Calendar

Session 1: AERO Summer Institute Reprise
AERO Summer Institute Reprise Featuring the AERO Faculty for Academic Leaders & the Academic Disciplines
June 10, 2025 | 4:00-5:00 PM (GMT+3, Athens, Greece)
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Session 2: AERO Summer Institute Reprise
AERO Summer Institute Reprise Featuring the AERO Faculty for Academic Leaders & the Academic Disciplines
June 11, 2025 | 4:00-5:00 PM (GMT+3, Athens, Greece)
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Session 3: AERO Summer Institute Reprise
AERO Summer Institute Reprise Featuring the AERO Faculty for Academic Leaders & the Academic Disciplines
June 12, 2025 | 4:00-5:00 PM (GMT+3, Athens, Greece)
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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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