Entire Faculty at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School to Attend Conference for Independent Schools

The entire faculty from Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School will be attending the National Association for Independent Schools (NAIS) conference on February 28, 2014 held in Orlando, Florida.

The conference, held annually for independent education leaders and staff, typically hosts more than 3,500 attendees. This year’s theme is: “Dare to Explore and Discover”. This event will give the faculty at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School a unique opportunity to travel to meet with teachers from the 1,400 other independent schools throughout the country. The conference will enable the Saint Stephen’s staff to share what they are doing while networking and learning about the newest trends from some of the top educators and researchers in the nation.

"The teachers at Saint Stephen's are the most important part of our school as it is their knowledge and their relationship with the students that make learning not only happen but be exciting,” said Dr. Jan Pullen, head of school at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal. “This is why we feel it is crucial for the entire Saint Stephen's faculty to attend the NAIS event. Being able to come together with teachers from other independent schools throughout the United States will allow them to not only share what they are doing but also to learn what are the newest trends in education from some of the top speakers in education."

So that the entire faculty can travel to Orlando to participate in the conference, the School has suspended classes for February 28, 2014. For more information about the 2014 NAIS Conference, please visit http://annualconference.nais.org.

Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School is a private, independent, co-educational, college preparatory school in Bradenton, FL. Saint Stephen’s delivers world-class education, excellent extracurricular experiences and exciting programs like AP course work, the iPad initiative, a band/strings program, a global education program, K-12 daily foreign language program and our Marine Science Initiative, to name a few.

Saint Stephen's sits on a gated, 35-acre campus, which includes a state of the art athletic center that hosts the school’s athletic events including cheerleading, football, track and field, lacrosse, baseball, softball and tennis. At every level, from PK3 through grade 12, students are nurtured in small classes and encouraged and supported in their academic pursuits. Students benefit from programs and educational models that have proven successful by Saint Stephen’s students who are excelling today in colleges and universities around the country. Saint Stephen's is proud of its rich academic offerings that go hand-in-hand with a strong college counseling program, a wide variety of competitive sports teams, a creative fine arts program, and many service learning opportunities. For more information about our school, please visit www.saintstephens.org.