October 2015

In this issue:

Thoughts from the Manager

CAIS Re-Accreditation

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed a restful, refreshing and energizing summer. The Sterling Institute wishes everyone a productive and successful 2015-2016 academic year. The Sterling Institute has a new focus this year: we are very pleased to announce that we are leading The Sterling Hall School (SHS) through the CAIS re-accreditation process. Please see below for more information about this exciting initiative. As this project will take a full academic year and is a valuable and significant opportunity for the Institute to promote growth in all areas at SHS, we will not be running any ThinkTanks this year. I will update you once we have a plan regarding ThinkTanks next year.

CAIS Re-Accreditation

The Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) is a community of independent schools focused on whole school improvement. It supports schools' growth and development through leadership training, research and accreditation. The mission of the Institute is to inspire and empower innovation, research and collaboration in our community. As such, the Institute is one of SHS's key vehicles for change, and thus an ideal platform through which to lead Sterling Hall in its re-accreditation this year. The two cornerstones of a CAIS re-accreditation are "celebrating strengths" and "determining next steps" in a school's journey. The Institute will support SHS as all faculty and staff, as well as many parents, students and alumni work collaboratively to complete our internal review. It will focus on SHS's strengths and areas for growth, and will then work towards supporting the implementation of the recommendations as outlined by CAIS's external review in May.

More information about the CAIS review process and the benefits of accreditation can be found here. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions about SHS's CAIS re-accreditation.