APEX Courses & Competencies
Personal Leadership I
Classical Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Classical school leaders have a demonstrable understanding of and affinity for the classical tradition. In addition, their actions reflect prudence and magnanimity. They are capable proponents of liberal education and the classical tradition.
Personal Leadership II
Emotional Intelligence
Classical school leaders are self-aware and self-disciplined, cognizant of their impact on others and able to manage relationships with trust, candor, and love.
Operationalizing Vision
Leadership Planning and Execution
Classical school leaders understand how to lead a team and are able to generate and manage systems of school leadership and schoolwide communication.
Course 1: Building a Strong Student Culture
Course 2: Building Healthy Parent Communities
Building Student Culture/Community Leadership
Classical school leaders understand and successfully influence the elements of a strong student culture, including recruitment, co-curriculars, student discipline, events, and key messaging moments. They have a vision for strong student culture and articulate it clearly and compellingly.
Course 1: Building A Strong Faculty Culture
Course 2: Hiring For Mission Fit
Building Faculty Culture/People Leadership
Classical school leaders understand the elements of a strong faculty culture, including hiring, teacher development, and esprit de corps. They have a vision for strong faculty culture and articulate it clearly and compellingly.
Course 1: Leadership for Change
Course 2: Case Studies in School Leadership
Experience
Classical school leaders are results-oriented. This is true across the many stakeholder groups and areas of the school function, including academics, school culture, and operations. They are successful on a social/interpersonal level, navigating the right path between social and professional functioning.
APEX Pathways
- Aspiring
Deans - Personal Leadership I
- Operationalizing Vision
- Leadership for Change
- Building a Strong Student Culture
- Building a Strong Faculty Culture
- Building Healthy Parent Communities
- Hiring for Mission Fit
- Case Study in School Leadership
- Personal Leadership II
- Aspiring Assistant Headmasters
- Personal Leadership I
- Operationalizing Vision
- Leadership for Change
- Building a Strong Faculty Culture
- Hiring for Mission Fit
- Building a Strong Student Culture
- Building Healthy Parent Communities
- Case Study in School Leadership
- Personal Leadership II
- Aspiring
Headmasters - Personal Leadership I
- Operationalizing Vision
- Leadership for Change
- Building Healthy Parent Communities
- Case Study in School Leadership
- Personal Leadership II
- Hiring for Mission Fit
- Building a Strong Student Culture
- Building a Strong Faculty Culture
APEX Course Key
- Core CoursesRequired for every career pathway.
- Career SpecificCourses considered especially appropriate for the career you want to follow.
- ElectivesCourses that should be prioritized last. You may or may not encounter scenarios / readings directly pertinent to your school position.