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About Learning Tracks
Biennial Conference 2026 organizes workshops into focused tracks so you can build a schedule around what matters most to your role and your school. Each track brings together sessions exploring a shared theme in depth — attend a few sessions in one track for a deeper dive, or mix and match across tracks to build your own path through the conference.
EPISCOPAL IDENTITY
Sessions here dig into what it means to be an Episcopal school — exploring mission, values, and the theological and historical roots that shape our institutions’ distinct character.
WORKSHOPS
A8 – Defining Episcopal Identity for Your School Community and Why It Matters
B8 – Empowering Students as Future-Shapers
D8 – A School for All: Articulating and living into Episcopal Identity
E8 – New Location, Same Mission: Revamping 7th Grade Service
F8 – From Purpose to Practice: Leadership, Service, and Episcopal Identity
CHAPEL & WORSHIP
This track supports chaplains and educators in planning meaningful, age-appropriate worship experiences and building vibrant chapel programs that anchor school life.
WORKSHOPS
A6 – Student Chapel Leadership & Episcopal Identity
B6 – An Instructed Eucharist Service: Bridging Early Childhood Faith and Episcopal Worship
D6 – Empowering Students to Plan and Lead Chapel
E6 – Student-led, student-centered chapels
F6 – AI Literacy for Chaplains and Educators
LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
Designed for heads, trustees, and administrators, this track covers the strategic and structural work of running a school well — from board dynamics and succession planning to decision-making frameworks that support long-term institutional health.
WORKSHOPS
A9 – Fostering Trust and Shared Vision: Strategies for Building an Effective Fundraising Partnership
B9 – From Plan to Practice: Operationalizing Your Strategic Plan Without Losing Momentum
D9 – Shared Ground, Shared Mission: A Parish–School Partnership in Practice
E9 – When the Unthinkable Happens: Facing Tragedy, Managing Trauma, Embracing Lament, Learning, and Love
F9 – Lessons in Credible Crisis Leadership
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COMMUNITY & BELONGING
Sessions in this track explore how schools cultivate inclusive, connected communities — for students, families, faculty, and staff alike. Expect practical strategies for strengthening relationships and fostering a genuine sense of belonging across your school community.
WORKSHOPS
A4 – L.O.V.E. — A Parent Framework for Mission-Aligned Engagement
B4 – From Vision to Practice: Building a Student-Led Community Life Summit
D4 – The Justice League: One School’s Efforts to Combine the Work of Chaplaincy, Community Engagement, and Equity & Inclusion to Work Toward Justice
E4 – Practicing CPR for Community: Curious, Probe, Redirect – A Pedagogy of Belonging in Times of Conflict
F4 – Belonging and Behavior: How Bias Incident Data Can Inform Discipline and Community Life
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
This track focuses on the unique needs of our youngest learners, offering age-appropriate approaches to teaching, development, and care within an Episcopal school setting.
WORKSHOPS
A5 – Nurturing Creativity: Teaching Art and Documenting Learning Through Reflection, Presence, and Care in the Preschool Classroom
B5 – Beyond Curiosity: Deep Wondering and Education for Human Flourishing
D5 – Wisdom Circle: Early Lessons in Church-School Partnership for Faith Formation
E1 – Early Childhood Education Panel: Building a Strong Foundation*
F5 – Community Engagement That Works
CURRICULUM & TEACHING
This track explores instructional strategies, curriculum design, and classroom practice across subject areas. Sessions offer practical ideas for engaging students, refining pedagogy, and strengthening teaching and learning throughout your school.
WORKSHOPS
A11 – Our AI Journey: Balancing Innovation and Mission
B11 – Using Picture Books in the Classroom to Facilitate SEL Discussions
D11 – More Than the Classroom: Understanding Extracurricular Engagement in Independent Episcopal Schools
E11 – Pause, Play, Be Present: The Tech Balance Our Young Learners Need
F1 – Creating a Research-based Instructional Framework to Guide Improvement*
*This workshop is also a featured session.
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