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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 Professional Learning Program 2024-2025




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: The Three Divides

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.

Accolades for American School of Dubai Teacher!

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!

Reading for Refugees

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.

Calendar

NESA Office Closed - Winter Holiday
The NESA Center will be closed December 23 through January 6.
Session 4: Teaching Assistants
Teaching Assistants with Eva Cartwright
January 14, 2025 | 4:00-5:00 pm (GMT+2, Athens, Greece)
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Session 3: The Wired Child
The Wired Child: Investigating Wellbeing and Development in the Digital Age with Ellen Mahoney
January 15, 2025 | 3:00-4:00 pm (GMT+2, Athens, Greece)
Learn more here.
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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


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.

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