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K-12 Purpose Summit

A Journey of Renewal and Innovation for Educators
January 26 - April 24, 2021 | A Virtual Engagement

"I left inspired, with my two colleagues, to research, design, build, and implement our Purpose Learning Capstone Course."

​- Peggy Proctor, Head of School, Echo Horizon School
In the future, we will remember 2020 as the year when every teacher was thrown off balance and all the cracks in school were blown open. But how will we experience 2021?
As teachers, we can decide to live 2021 with purpose, hope, and a determination to make change. Join us for the third annual K-12 Purpose Summit, a virtual journey from January to April to explore the future of learning with a small group of diverse and committed educators. In a series of interactive virtual sessions, we will create community, explore our purpose, and design big, new ideas.
During the summit, each participant will:
1) Complete a 3-month program of living purposefully 
​​2) Implement two inspiring work products in school 
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The experience includes 16 hours of synchronous meeting time, including inspiring large group time, team huddles for reflection, and one-on-one sessions with a WLS coach. Between sessions, we work asynchronously to dig deep, dream, and support each other. ​Join a community of ​engaged, supportive educators from around the country committed to reimagining their classrooms and schools, renewing their work, and pushing the boundaries of learning.

Why Attend?

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Design and implement bold learning ideas
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Join a community of purposeful educators
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Understand and
articulate your
​ purpose
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Work with a ​partner to stay
​ on track
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Explore purpose
​ learning around
​ the world
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Receive 1-on-1 coaching and peer feedback
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The Process

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Clarify our own purpose 
We begin by clarifying our own purpose as teachers and creating a “Purpose Map” to help us navigate 2021 with intention. Before we can coach students to discover purpose, we have to do the hard work ourselves. 
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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.
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Learn from education changemakers
We engage with changemakers 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. 
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Design and implement your ideas
Working in teams, we create “easy hacks” and “moonshot” ideas. We convert these ideas into tangible work products through participant feedback, and one-on-one sessions with a WLS coach.
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"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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Agenda

January
​Amidst like-minded educators, we explore our own purpose and map how we can live 2021 with intention. 

January 26th
Tuesday

January 30th
Saturday
Introduction to Purpose
4:30 - 6:00pm EST

Golden Thread
10:00am - 1:00pm EST
February
We learn from innovators, design and launch "easy hacks" for our own schools. Our small team huddles and one-on-one coaching provides meaningful feedback. receive feedback through one-on-one coaching and small team huddles. We use a project planner to dream big with a moonshot.

February 2nd
Tuesday

February 9th
Tuesday

February 16th
Tuesday

​Late February
Date TBD
Purpose Mapping
4:30 - 6:00pm EST

Inspiration + Easy Hacks
4:30 - 6:00pm EST

Purpose Learning Planner
4:30 - 6:00pm EST

One-on-One Coaching Session
Time to be set between participant and coach
March
​We take our moonshot and convert it into an actionable product through huddles and one-on-one coaching. We lean in, take a risk, and grow.

Early March
Date TBD

March 16th
Tuesday


Late March
Date TBD
Team Huddle
Time to be set within small team

Moonshot Launch
4:30 - 6:00pm EST
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One-on-One Coaching Session
Time to be set between participant and coach
April
We touch base with our purpose partner on our 3-month personal and professional journey and have one last small team huddle. In a large group, we celebrate our successes and grow from our challenges.

Early April
Date TBD

April 24th
Saturday
Team Huddle
Time to be set within small team

Final Celebration
10:00am - 1:00pm EST
We understand that proposed times may not be convenient for all participants, particularly those in different time zones. Once we have the final roster, participants will be surveyed to ensure everyone can make scheduled sessions. This might include an alternate session for the earlier time zones on certain days or making sessions recordings available.

Facilitators

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Ross Wehner
Founder
World Leadership School
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Jessica Catoggio
Director of Professional Learning
World Leadership School
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Dr. Pascal Losambe
Upper School Dean of Students
Columbus Academy

Registration

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Individual Registration
$600/person
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Team Registration (3 or more)
 $500/person 
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*A certificate of completion, including the number of hours, will be offered to participants following the K-12 Purpose Summit in April 2021.
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