The conference will focus on issues facing today's small independent schools with speakers, breakout sessions, interest groups, case studies, and many opportunities to talk about best small-school practices with leading small-school practitioners.

Conference Schedule
 
Wednesday, June 18
12:30 p.m.   Registration begins at Falmouth Academy
(You may leave your luggage at hotel. Official check-in time is at 3:00)
1:00-2:00 p.m.   Registration continues and tours of the school will be offered .
2:00-4:45 p.m.   Speaker: Dr. Robert Evans
      Sinking, Swimming, Walking on Water: The Challenges and Opportunities of Leading Small Schools.
5:30 p.m.   Reception at Falmouth Academy
7:00 p.m.   Dinner at the Flying Bridge, Falmouth Harbor
     
Thursday, June 19
7:00 a.m.   Continental Breakfast for hotel guests
8:00 a.m.   Coffee at Falmouth Academy
8:30-10:00 a.m.   Breakout Sessions
      Bruce Buxton – How Culture Can Drive Curriculum in the Small School
      Rhoney DuQuesne – The Emerging School
      Starr Snead & Shelley Reese Cornish – Philanthropy in Small Schools: Think Big!
10:00-10:15 a.m.   Break
10:15-11:45 a.m.   Breakout Sessions
      Bruce Buxton – How Culture Can Drive Curriculum in the Small School
      Mo Copeland – Small School Benchmarking, A Working Model
      Starr Snead & Shelley Reese Cornish – Philanthropy in Small Schools: Think Big!
11:45-1:00 p.m.   Lunch on your own
1:00-2:00 p.m.   Interest Groups
      Schools under 100 students – Moderator: Rhoney DuQuesne, DuQuesne Solutions
      Schools 100-200 – Moderator: Bill Wharton, Head, Commonwealth School
      Schools 200 & up – Moderator: Siri Akal Khalsa, Head, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
      Elementary & K-8 – Moderator: Dave Provost, Head, Nantucket New School
2:00-3:30 p.m.   Case Study Presentations
      All participants, please submit a case study of a small-school issue by May 15th.
3:30 p.m.   Free time to explore Falmouth/beach/exercise
7:00 p.m.   Dinner at the Captain Kidd, Woods Hole
     
Friday, June 20
7:00 a.m.   Continental Breakfast for hotel guests
8:30 a.m.   Coffee at Falmouth Academy
9:00-11:00 a.m.   Speaker: Patrick Bassett, President NAIS
      What's New... and True: Conversations We Need to Have
11:00-11:45 a.m.   Discussion about a National Coalition of Small Schools
11:45 a.m.   Adjourn


Conference Details: Wednesday to Friday June 18 – 20, 2008
  Falmouth, MA is 1.5 hours from Boston and Providence airports.
  Early Registration (postmarked by May 1) $500.00
  Registration (postmarked after May 1) $650.00
  Registration includes the conference, 2 nights in hotel, 2 continental breakfasts, and 2 dinners
  Conference is limited to 50 participants. We suggest registering early and confirming registration before making travel arrangements

Falmouth Academy is located in Falmouth MA, on Cape Cod. The school is next to a conservation area with excellent walking trails, and within walking distance of the hotel and the town, which has a New England village green, shopping, restaurants, & galleries. A paved bike path runs past the school’s entrance into the center of Woods Hole, the home of international science institutions, shopping, restaurants, and the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard. The campus is near the beaches of Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. Falmouth is 68 miles from Boston and Providence. Bus service is easier from Boston than Providence.

Click here for a printable registration form. Questions? Ask Tucker Clark, 508-457-9696, tclark@falmouthacademy.org or Rhoney DuQuesne, 303-678-5452, rhoney@qwest.net.

Falmouth Academy dot 7 Highfield Drive dot Falmouth, MA 02540 dot (508) 457-9696