Interested in attending Summer Institute 2025?
July 14–18, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA
If you’re new to your role, hoping to excel in a recent promotion, or interested in further exploring leadership within your school or department, our Summer Institute workshops are for you! Sign up for our interest list and be notified when registration is open for our 2025 workshops!
Here’s what we’re offering in 2025!
July 14–18, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA
Stay tuned! We’ll be posting more sessions and opportunities for workshop tuition savings soon!
July 14–18, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $4,995 | Gold member pricing: $4,490
Learn how to bolster your leadership capabilities, sharpen your communications skills, manage your team with confidence, and support your school’s long-term goals.
July 14–16, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $2,775 | Gold member pricing: $2,495
Learn how you can become an even better leader in your school as you assist your School Head.
July 16–18, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $2,775 | Gold member pricing: $2,495
Join us to reexamine your learning support offerings and explore what’s new in recommended success strategies.
July 14–18, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $4,995 | Gold member pricing: $4,490
Turn your lower school division into an exceptional environment that provides a stable, student-centered learning community through ISM’s research-based strategies.
July 14–18, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing $4,995 | Gold member pricing: $4,490
Create an experiential and practical middle school roadmap to support your school’s mission and culture, engage faculty and staff, and enrich the student experience.
July 14–18, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $4,995 | Gold member pricing: $4,490
Explore your personal leadership style while analyzing and reflecting on strategies for evaluating upper school faculty, navigating school change, promoting a healthy school culture, and designing an up-to-date schedule.
July 14–17, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $4,440 | Gold member pricing: $3,995
Discover how to build an effective admission process that attracts and enrolls mission-appropriate students and supports applicants.
July 14–17, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $4,440 | Gold member pricing: $3,995
Understanding the components of an effective development operation—and how those components interface with your school’s strategic priorities—is critical to your success as a Development Officer.
July 14–17, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $3,885 | Gold member pricing: $3,495
Become a great middle school leader. Support your school’s mission and culture, engage your faculty and staff, and enrich the student experience.
July 14–18, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $4,995 | Gold member pricing: $4,490
Manage every aspect of your ever-growing role as an upper school Dean of Students. Fulfill your responsibilities with confidence, keeping students first in everything you do.
July 14–16, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $2,775 | Gold member pricing: $2,495
Excel as a strategic business leader, whether you’re new to the profession, starting in independent schools for the first time, or a seasoned professional.
July 16–18, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $2,775 | Gold member pricing: $2,495
Discover how to manage the nuances and demands of school headship.
July 14–16, 2025 | General & Silver member pricing: $3,330 | Gold member pricing: $2,995
Learn how to excel as a Marketing Communications Director by combining foundational, practical topics with efficient marketing communications procedures.
Empowered to Excel
In 2024, 255 participants from 182 schools joined us in Philadelphia, PA, to develop effective strategies, take home tangible resources, and network with their peers and colleagues. There was an offering for everyone from Board members to School Heads, Business and Advancement Officers divisions, and academic leaders. Summer Institute, unlike larger conferences, is designed for a maximum of 24 participants in each workshop, providing hands-on learning experiences on each specific topic.
Here's a quick recap of Summer Institute 2024. You can also see photos from the event on our Facebook page.
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