NEW: Coalition of Essential Schools Names New Director
Thursday, November 03, 2011
The Coalition of Essential Schools named Elizabeth Jardine its new National Director and moved its offices to South Providence and gears up for its annual Fall Forum November 10-12 in Providence.
Founded 25 years ago by renowned educator Theodore R. Sizer, the CES national network of schools and educators embraces the CES Common Principles as a guiding philosophy for excellence in education.
Ms. Jardine, previously with MPR Associates and the Rhode Island Department of Education, will manage the network and oversee communications among CES schools, affiliates and the greater community.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“It is a sign of the health of CES that we are able to attract a candidate of Elizabeth’s stature to our position. She brings a great deal of experience to us in coordinating large programs with state and federal governments as well as a real passion for the work of CES,” George Wood, Chair of the CES Executive Board said.
The new CES offices, at 325 Public Street in Providence, RI, will be co-located with Big Picture Learning at the Met School's Public Street campus in the South Providence neighborhood.
"A Conversation Among Friends," the annual CES Fall Forum, will convene at the Met School, 325 Public Street, Providence, R.I., November 10-12, 2011. Dennis Littky, founder and co-director of Big Picture Learning and the Met Center, will give the keynote presentation. In addition to a day of visits to local Essential schools including Boston Arts Academy and the Learning Community in Central Falls, Fall Forum’s featured events include a conversation between Alfie Kohn and Deborah Meier. High School for Recording Arts students will bring their Mobile Studio and help workshop participants write and record their own songs. The Gamm Theatre’s Tony Estrella will lead an interactive workshop on an actor's approach to playing Hamlet. Screenings of "American Teacher" and "August to June: Bringing Life to School" round out the activities. Full Forum program and schedule information, including listings of more than 100 professional development workshops, can be found here.
