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Educators from across the country will be joining us during next year's educational symposium Progressive Education in the 21st Century. This will not be the kind of conference people want to sleep through. The design of the symposium is unique and offers a model of professional development and collaboration among educators. Unlike traditional conferences, the symposium is designed to be an active participatory learning experience that makes use of progressive instructional practices – inquiry, process, reflection, and collaboration. We have designed a new model for creating adult learning communities based on the principles of best teaching practices and web based technology. Published pieces will provide a means of sharing our model, the experience, and the outcomes with the larger educational community.

Symposium participants will include teachers, administrators and educational advocates from public and independent K-12 schools, undergraduate and graduate students of education, and professors of education from across the United States. There will also be portions of the symposium available for parents to participate in.

Participating case study schools include: Mission Hill School, Boston, MA; University of Chicago Lab School; The Calhoun School and City and Country School, NYC;Watershed Project, Radnor Township Schools; Russell Byers Charter School and Crefeld School, Philadelphia; Miquon School, Conshohocken; Children's Community School, Van Nuys, CA; and The Camp program of Ohio.

Nationally recognized speakers include: Alfie Kohn, Roland Barth, Patricia Carini, Eleanor Duckworth and others.

We are in the process of obtaining funding for this event and promoting it heavily. If you know of any educators or educational advocates you believe would benefit from the symposium, please stop by the office for brochures or direct them to our web site for more details. Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Look for more information coming home through the mail shortly.

Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to make this happen, especially our Head, Carlye, and parent volunteers Kelly Goula and Julie Flower. Thanks too to all of the members of the Symposium Planning committee – a group of dedicated parents, board members and staff. In partnership,

Dana