“Our time at the Summit, as well as our research on boys and connection, led us to create two new signature courses.”
— Danielle Passno, Assistant Head for Teaching and Learning, The Browning School

Coaching Teams to Get Big Ideas Done

Each year, educators have life- and career-changing experiences at our K-12 Purpose Summit. But what makes the summit unique is that each team also receives a coach, and the deep time and space, to make an idea happen back at school. Schools often struggle to move ahead with new ideas and initiatives because teams are too distracted by the daily grind of the school week. Our commitment: give us a functional team with a focused idea, and we’ll help them get it done.

This year’s summit combines virtual sessions before and after a 3.5-day in-person conference from Wednesday, Jan. 31 - Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Boulder, Colorado. During the summit, we explore what purpose means for us as humans and as educators. We visit purpose-driven schools, and each team works with our suite Purpose Learning tools to further develop their idea. After the summit, our coaches work with each team until completion. 

The best part of the K-12 Purpose Summit is the intimate community: we limit the gathering to 60 purpose-driven educators. Connections are forged. Personal and professional breakthroughs happen. Big ideas come to life. Join us in 2024!

Why Attend?

Join a community of purposeful educators
Explore and deepen our own​ purpose
Work in a team alongside a WLS Coach
Visit and learn from innovative schools in Denver, Colorado
Team with colleagues to design and implement a new idea

The Process
Clarify our own purpose 
We begin by clarifying our own purpose as teachers and creating a “Purpose Map” to help us navigate work and life with intention. Before we can coach students to discover purpose, we have to do the hard work ourselves. 
Explore the science of purpose
We explore the theory and science of purpose, and understand why purpose helps both adults and students learn deeper, manage stress better, and feel more alive.
Learn from education changemakers
We engage with changemakers and school leaders who are pushing the frontiers of purpose-driven learning. Learning in the past was about thinking. Learning of the future combines thinking, feeling, and doing, where students can explore their unique purpose. ​
Design and implement your ideas
Working in teams, we design new ideas at the summit and get participant feedback and community inspiration. A WLS coach will work with your team until you get it done.​
If you are in a time zone outside North America, or unable to attend a session for any reason, we will record the virtual sessions and your WLS coach will work with you to help you stay on track.
“A few words to describe my experience at the K-12 Purpose Summit: excited, overwhelmed, enthusiastic, rejuvenated, connected, enthralled, passionate.”
​— Kristen Goggin, Math Department Chair, Cathedral School for Boys
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Facilitators

Ross Wehner
Founder
World Leadership School
Marti Champion
Head of Middle School
Graland Country Day School
Markus Essien
Former Head of School & Education Consultant
Jessica Catoggio
Dir. of Professional Learning
World Leadership School

Registration

Now Registering for 2024, the 6th Annual K-12 Purpose Summit
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