Announcing an exciting opportunity for New Zealand principals to engage in an innovative professional learning programme in 2024!
Are you a primary or secondary school principal in a New Zealand School who is…
- passionate about making a difference for your students?
- looking for fresh and innovative ways to engage them in powerful learning?
- seeking ideas and support to manage the complex task of leading change in your school?
- wanting to push the boundaries of the traditional model of schooling?
Then read on… this post is for you. (If this isn’t you, then please forward this post to someone you think would appreciate hearing about it!)
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with a friend and colleague, Maurie Abraham, to design and develop a unique professional learning opportunity for principals which we’ll be offering in early 2024.
Until recently, Maurie was the principal of Hobsonville Point Secondary School – a highly innovative secondary school in Auckland, a school that emphasises project-based learning and has a strong focus on digital technology and innovation. It also promotes a collaborative and inclusive learning environment. Having been principal at HPSS since it started back in , Maurie now heads up his own consultancy called How Might We Lead.
Our recent collaboration has resulted in the development of a powerful and sustainable approach to support principal wellbeing which focuses on leaders reconnecting with their personal ‘why’ and being equipped with tools to bring that to life in their schools, supported by a strong network of like-minded leaders who maintain a strong connection throughout the 20 week programme.
We’ve called our programme Refresh, Reconnect, Refocus – highlighting the triple focus we have incorporated into our programme design:
- Refresh – We provide opportunities to address physical, mental and social well-being, and introduce tools that you can use beyond the time of this experience.
- Reconnect – You will explore your personal ‘why’ – the things that motivate and drive you in the work you do. We introduce tools and processes to help you focus on what’s important and to plan forward from there.
- Refocus – We will be designing a personal and collective view of a future-focused approach of schooling, supported by a community of other like-minded people. We assist you to plan out practical steps to make this happen in your context.
We believe that while addressing personal wellbeing as school principals is crucial, true transformation lies beyond individual practices. Merely attending to personal wellness, while essential, may not resolve the foundational issues contributing to the lack of wellbeing in the first place. To truly rejuvenate, principals must dare to envision a new paradigm for their schools. This demands the courage to reimagine the very essence of their educational institutions and take bold steps toward profound systemic changes. It necessitates a radical shift in how staff, students, and the entire school community collaborate and operate together. Only by embracing this courageous approach to rethinking and reshaping can principals pave the way for lasting, holistic transformation within their educational ecosystems.
If you or someone you know would like to join us for this 20 week programme please check out the details here, and register your interest in participating. We’ll send you more details of what’s involved and how you can secure your place in the programme which we have limited to just 20 principals. Already half of the places have been taken since we first let people know about it less than a week ago.
