Rooted in centuries of classical wisdom and decades of practical experience, APEX is a school leadership program designed to give you the skills you need to lead a virtue-centered learning community.
Request More InformationWhy APEX?
- The APEX leadership program is designed to help you to realize your leadership potential and to become an Exemplary School Leader.
- APEX offers a unique online case-study approach to learning, that combines the profundity of classical wisdom with the power of modern management techniques.
- Unlike standard leadership programs, APEX integrates the nuts and bolts of school management with a virtue-focused, Aristotelian-inspired curriculum.
- Actualize your potential and help build the community of classical schools.
What will
you learn?
- Become an exemplary school leader, combining practical wisdom (phronesis) with managerial competence.
- Learn to build and manage teams and people.
- Acquire the necessary managerial skills needed to run a school.
- Master the fundamentals of strategic marketing, school governance, enrollment, hiring, and community relations.
- Learn how to build and nurture a classically-based, virtue-centered school culture.
- Join a network and community of classical school leaders.
Who is
APEX for?
- Teachers who aspire to become school leaders.
- Current leaders or administrators who want to advance their career.
Case Study analysis and teaching
Professional portfolio - build all the tools you will need to succeed as a school leader
Online courses with additional coaching and bi-monthly meetings
Classical wisdom combined with the power of modern management techniques
Schedule and Registration
Join the October, 2021 Cohort
Course I
Mastering Fundamental Leadership Challenges
October 2021
In this course, you will master a set of fundamental leadership skills through the analysis of a Case Study written specifically for APEX. You will learn how to build a leadership team, guide faculty, and inspire parents and students, while at the same time cultivating a classically-focused school culture, centered on Aristotelian virtues.
Course II
The Nuts and Bolts of Managing a School
February 2022
In this course, you will acquire the managerial skills necessary to run a school—budgeting, scheduling, facilities, running meetings, communicating to parents, teachers, and students, and so on. Unlike other school leadership programs, we integrate the practical challenges of managing a school within the practices of nurturing a positive, virtue-centered school culture.
Course III
Strategic Thinking for School Leaders
June 2022
Course Three prepares you to deal with the dynamic and often undefined challenges of strategic school leadership. Topics include strategic marketing, school governance, enrollment, hiring, community relations, and the goals of education in contemporary life.
Course IV
Leading Your First School
October 2022
Course Four prepares you to lead your first school. You will develop a portfolio of tools, with the plans and procedures to set up, build, and nurture a classical, virtue-centered school culture.
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Take the next step in pursuing your goals in classical school leadership. Request more information on program details, application, and our pricing structure here.
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