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Professional Learning for International School Leaders

AAIE offers a wide range of professional learning opportunities to connect, share and expand your leadership expertise, network, and skills in a variety of specialty areas throughout the year. Featured opportunities include leadership mentoring, pursuing a leadership degree and joining an online global network.

 

Leadership Learning

AAIE is deeply committed to supporting the ongoing professional growth of international school leaders through a robust portfolio of learning opportunities. From our flagship AAIE Institute and Masterminds cohorts to specialized programs like the International Education Leadership Certificate with Harvard University, AAIE offers innovative, relevant, and responsive professional development designed specifically for those leading in complex global contexts.

We believe that effective leadership begins with the willingness to grow, adapt, and continuously reflect—and that leaders who model lifelong learning foster cultures of curiosity, resilience, and improvement within their schools. In a world marked by rapid change and increasing demands on education systems, it is more important than ever for school leaders to engage in continuous learning to meet the evolving needs of their communities.

Through AAIE’s professional learning programs, leaders are empowered not only to enhance their skills but also to inspire others by demonstrating that learning never stops. Discover our programs below.

 

AAIE Institute

The AAIE Leadership Institute for International School Leadership is an online professional development program for current and aspiring international school leaders. Get started on earning your leadership degree!

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AAIE Thrive By Design

Thrive By Design is a seven-session cohort that equips school leaders and teams with practical strategies to expand and strengthen student support programs. Sessions feature guest speakers and case sharing.

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AAIE Future Foresight 

As leaders, what seeds do we need to plant inside our communities to generate the future we want for the learning with AI? Which stories will help nuture our understanding of the key themes that will guide us as storytellers?  

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AAIE IEL Certification

This program bridges the fields of business and education, offering an AAIE International Educational Leadership Certification and a Harvard Certificate in School Management and Leadership.

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Leadership Masterminds

AAIE-sponsored Mastermind groups have offered numerous international school leaders a safe, trusted, provocative space for honest discussions around personal and professional topics of their choosing.

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Instructional Coaching

Join AAIE, AISH, and AAICIS for a series of online conversations to broaden the discourse for leaders around instructional coaching in international schools. Attend a mix of sessions or all three for maximum learning.

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School Change Cohort

Transcend and Big Questions Institute (BQI), in collaboration with AAIE and AISH, offer a new cohort focused on leading change in the design of learning environments with their communities.

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AAIE - AISH Leadership Mentoring

The Academy for International School Heads and AAIE provide the international leadership community with a meaningful mentor - mentee - leadership coaching program.

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