Education

For Families - Workshop series

We have designed a series of workshops to educate families who are actively going through the admissions process with EARLY STEPS.  These events also allow families to meet others who are sharing a similar experience.  Panel participants include school heads and admissions directors as well as experienced EARLY STEPS parents.  Outside experts, including professionals of color, are engaged to offer specific assistance on a variety of topics. Family workshops explore topics such as:
  • The application process and the role of EARLY STEPS in that process.
  • The importance of learning about the various types of independent schools available to your child.
  • How to choose the best school for your child.
  • How to partner with your new school to be the best advocate for your child.
For Schools - Annual Membership Meeting

Held in May of each year, this meeting examines a pertinent topic in the diversity arena to assist school leaders to effectively address diversity issues in their schools.  This year, Dr.Steven Jones, engaged our member school leadership at the Annual Membership Meeting on the topic: How to Make the Invisible Visible: Tools for Pulling Back the Veil of Privilege. Dr. Jones is the CEO of Jones & Associates Consulting, Inc. He is a national speaker, trainer and consultant in the areas of strategic change management, leadership, multicultural education, conflict resolution, effective mentoring and self-esteem.

Past Annual Membership Meetings have focused on topics such as:
  • “Examining and Dismantling Privilege and Inequality”, presented by Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racist activist and author.
  • “When Person of Color is one of the lenses through which you view the kindergarten application process”; a conversation between parents whose children will enter school this September.
  • “Mindgames: The Emotional Gymnastics of Being Black in Schooling Contexts”, presented by Howard C. Stevenson, PhD Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
  • “Conversations from the Heart” EARLY STEPS students reflect on their life’s experiences in independent schools.