Curriculum transformation is hard in any school, but it carries unique challenges in a school community shaped by decades of tradition, legacy families, and long faculty tenures. Yet the urgency is clear:: schools are being asked to rethink how they prepare students for a world being reshaped by AI and automation, changing work, and societal uncertainty. Moving from a content-driven, topic-based curriculum to one centered on transferable skills and enduring understanding isn't optional anymore; it's how independent schools stay relevant.

Join educators at Charleston Day School, founded in 1937, to explore how they took on exactly that challenge. They'll share how they articulated the "why, behind their curriculum redesign" earned Board and faculty support, created new structures and roles to support the work, and enhanced school culture along the way. You'll also hear honestly about what didn't go as planned — the pacing tensions, the growing pains of new roles — and the change-management framework that helped them lead through the "implementation dip" that comes with any meaningful transformation.

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