SPRING FCE WORKSHOPS: FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE! riends ouncil FCE SPRING WORKSHOPS FCE PEER NETWORKING EVENTS FCE PEER NETWORKING EVENTS - continued on See the web for details: www.friendscouncil.org See the FCE website for information on these sharing sessions FRIENDS SCHOOLS PHOTOGRAPHY NETWORK: ducation SPRING 2004 & self-organizing networks MARCH 5,2004,at Abington Friends School,Jenkintown,Pa. QUAKER EDUCATION: EXPLORING PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE,WITH PAUL LACEY Facilitators:Donna Russo,Abington Friends School,and Jim Talone,Delaware Valley & IRENE MCHENRY,AT PENDLE HILL,WALLINGFORD, PA. BRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL: INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS FESTIVAL OF STUDENT FILMS AND VIDEO: Friends School An exploratory weekend designed for teachers, administrators, and trustees APRIL 17,2004,at Brooklyn Friends School,New York,N.Y. HEADS OF SMALL SCHOOLS, PRE-SCHOOLS, & DIVISION HEADS GATHERING: of Friends schools to focus on how the Quaker philosophy of education can light our way in today’s world. Film Entry Deadline:March 29,2004 APRIL 25-27,2004,at Mt.Washington Conference Center,Baltimore,Md. NEW DATE! APRIL 2-4,2004 Facilitator:Andy Cohen Planning Committee:Cecily Selling,Stratford Friends School; Martha Bryans, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS: Friends School Haverford; Susan Temple,Westtown School EDUCATORS NEW TO QUAKERISM, AT PENDLE HILL,WALLINGFORD, PA. MARCH 11-12,2004,at Friends Center,Philadelphia,Pa. QUAKER LIFE IN LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS (QULLMS): Explore the Quaker identity of your school, learn how Quakerism can Facilitator:Jim Clay,School for Friends APRIL 16,2004,at Friends Center,Philadelphia,Pa. enhance your teaching, and build connection with other Friends school FRIENDS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS NETWORK (FEEN): HEADS OF SECONDARY FRIENDS SCHOOLS GATHERING: educators. MAY 6-7,2004,at West Chester Friends School APRIL 1-2,2004,at Friends Select School,Philadelphia,Pa. MAY 5-7,2004 Facilitator:Dottie Atwater Facilitators:Rosa Hagan,Friends Select School and Katherine Schantz,Delaware Valley FRIENDS SCHOOLS DAY OF PEACE: Friends School QUAKER TESTIMONIES IN THE LIFE OF YOUR SCHOOL SUNDAY,APRIL 4,2004,at Friends Center,Friends Select School,and Arch Street YOUTH PEACE SUMMIT: Invite an FCE consultant to lead a program that will examine and strengthen Meetinghouse,Philadelphia,Pa. MARCH 5 & 6,2004,at Sandy Spring Friends School,Sandy Spring,Md. the Quaker testimonies in the life of your school. Contact Sarah Sweeney- OF QUAKER EDUCATION Denham at FCE to learn more (215) 241-7291. Chronicles n the Friends school classroom, as in meeting for worship, FIND PROGRAM DETAILS, REGISTRATION INFORMATION, AND FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION ON THE FCE WEBSITE: WWW.FRIENDSCOUNCIL.ORG; (215) 241-7245 wisdom can come from any corner of the room. —Eric Johnson In a Friends school, wisdom and leadership can come from any corner, and any I member of the school community. What is leadership in a Friends school? This issue of Chronicles examines the dynamics of leadership in Friends schools and highlights the Friends Council on Education’s new professional development program, the Institute for Engaging Leadership in Friends Schools. Mentors in the Institute for Engaging Leadership include Friends school heads (front row) Bruce Stewart, riends ouncil Non-Profit Org. Sidwell Friends; Ed Marshall, Greene Street Friends; Peter Baily, Oakwood Friends; (back row) Matt Bradley, on U.S.Postage West Chester Friends; Larry Van Meter, Moorestown Friends; Lisa Darling, Wilmington Friends; Lynn Oberfield, ducation P AID Media-Providence Friends; Earl Ball, William Penn Charter School; Martha Bryans, Friends School Haverford; Philadelphia, PA and Rose Hagan, Friends Select School. (Not shown: John Baird, Westtown Friends; and Nancy Starmer, 1507 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Permit No.248 George School.) Phone 215.241.7245 Leadership Mentors I’m not “in charge.” The joy in this job is Emerging Leadership: holding the difference with patience while both the full immersion and finding a Fax 215.241.7299 Each participant in the Institute for The Institute for Engaging doing the work of discernment. way to step out for reflection. e-mail [email protected] Engaging Leadership in Friends Schools Leadership in Friends Schools - Recognize the value of the complexity works closely with a mentor, who is a What processes do you see within web www.friendscouncil.org of several competing truths in the room. head of a Friends school. At their fall the school, which honor Quaker values The twelve participants selected for the Institute and orientation and what guidance for Engaging Leadership in Friends Schools - Become very curious about the other retreat, participants met with mentors to discuss leadership and the life of the does the Quaker ethos give you for started their learning journey together with perspectives. Spirit. Here is a sampling of their leading change? their twelve mentors,who are heads of Friends - Remember that all perspectives are needed conversation: Rose Hagan, Friends Select School schools,on June 27,2003 during a day of leader- and when put together like a puzzle, How do you, in your role as a head All Quaker schools wrestle with the ship workshops at the FCE/FAHE “Praxis of Peace” a new and different solution is created. of a Friends school, oversee and process of decision making. Friends schools are not completely non-hierar- conference at Swarthmore College.In November, A seminal focus of both the Institute for contribute to the Quaker dimension the group gathered for their fall retreat at Pendle of the school, while at the same time chical as Quaker meetings are, and we SPRING 2004 Engaging Leadership and the new FCE program are not all Quakers. The head needs to Hill,where they engaged in exploring current finding time for your own reflection, called SPARC (Spirited Practice and Renewed creative renewal and spiritual growth? find a way to communicate decisions to leadership theories and research while using Courage for teachers in Friends schools) is Matt Bradley, West Chester all of those who were not involved in the Quaker processes to integrate deep self-reflec- reflective practice.Judy Brown,a trainer for Friends School decision-making process. The most tion.In addition they discussed leadership important thing is the clarity at the start the SPARC facilitators and a consultant for the I spend a lot of time with faculty and of the process on how the decision will and the life of the Spirit with several mentors Institute,reminds us that the true measure of students thinking about how we treat be made. For example, I will make a in the Institute. each other, how we respect every voice. success in reflective practice is in our own learning decision and inform you, or we will form OF QUAKER EDUCATION I spend time communicating with The group generated a multitude of provoca- and change.An unsuccessful project may,in fact, a committee and it will inform me of its parents about meeting for worship and Chronicles tive and valuable questions about leadership.We stimulate ideas for others and be useful in a decision, or I will solicit your input but sharing some of the children’s messages share their questions and reflective responses in subsequently make the final decision, different context.A basic tool in reflective practice so that parents can better understand and so on. hopes that they will be of use in Friends schools: in classroom teaching and in administrative lead- meeting for worship. It is hard to find What does a leader do when she/he is ership is to “take a breath between the plan and my own reflective time while on the job. Nancy Starmer, George School unsure of what to do? the action,then take a breath between the action I find renewal with my wife and children Quaker process provides “rules” for and can even find quiet reflective time how we accommodate, respect and - Stand in a sureness of values and philosophy. and the adjustment for the next action.”Taking while walking the dog. incorporate difference: not debating, time to reflect,even in the midst of each busy speaking from the heart, providing for a Irene McHenryIrene - Stay open and flexible to multiple Lisa Darling, Wilmington day,allows unexpected creativity to emerge. period of reflection after a spoken Executive Director Executive perspectives. Friends School The optimistic Quaker wisdom underlying this message. Any change process includes a I have to be what I want the school to - Develop an ability to articulate the feelings wide variety of difference — the more reflective process is that through reflective be. Being a head is a great privilege and of a group at the moment and discern a systemic the change, the wider the discernment,“a way will open.” a great burden. Our schools emulate us: direction from the group. difference. The more we can understand The Institute members will continue their It is my role to be the kind of spiritual educators,live out the Quaker rmation:[email protected]. and articulate the guidelines for meeting How do I keep the spiritual focus at person that I want our school to be, and work together in June 2004 in Philadelphia at for worship and meeting for business, the forefront,while leading a hierarchical to be sure that I am praising, supporting, the better we can do it. ■ e four steps in appreciative inquiry are in appreciative e four steps operrider,David L.andWhitney,Diana. et it blessed.”Get someone more the weeklong summer leadership program of ion of how to do that: to ion of how organization? and giving space to the people in the Shower it with resources — really shine — really it with resources Shower inquiry is a veryAppreciative practical tool Brown,Judy.(2004).Personal communication. Co Notice what is good,right what Notice and desired. the person. to appreciation Speak your “G Th rrett-Koehler.