The PCW mission is to promote excellence in education by fostering communication between parents, students, and independent schools. Toward that end, our Best Practices Forums offer a peer-to-peer panel discussion and Q & A session.
Selected lower, middle, and upper school administrators share their school perspectives, practices, and findings in the context of the theme. The program itself is open to all member school communities, including administrators, faculty, parents, and representatives.
As part of the preparation for this program, the PCW solicits best practices submissions from member schools. An overview of the actual program and individual school submissions are subsequently compiled into an “e-binder” and maintained on the PCW website for interested parties to access.
Program Archive
2019 Best Practices Forum: Promoting Student Well-Being
April 9, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30pm Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School2018 Best Practices Forum Raising 21st Century Citizens: The Evolution in Teaching and Learning
March 7, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 11:00am National Presbyterian School2017 Best Practices Forum A Child’s Brain: What Schools Know and How it Impacts Learning, Teaching and Parenting
March 8, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 11:00am St. Andrew’s Episcopal School2015 Best Practices Forum: Re-thinking Success: How Schools Define, Recognize and Encourage Students’ Diverse Strengths
February 4, 2015 @ 8:30 am - 11:30am The Langley School2016 Best Practices Forum: Finding the Right Balance: How Schools Encourage Students and Families to Discover and Maintain a Healthy Balance
February 3, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 11:30am Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart2014 Best Practices Forum: Community Service: Its Purpose, Impact and Programs Within Our Schools
January 28, 2014 @ 8:30 am - 12:00pm Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart2013 Best Practices Forum: The Use of 21st Century Technology in Our Schools: Peaks and Pitfalls
January 31, 2013 @ 8:30 am - 12:00pm Holton-Arms School2012 Best Practices Forum: Encouraging Kindness in our Schools
March 1, 2012 @ 8:30 am - 12:00pm National Presbyterian School2011 Best Practices Forum: Diversity
January 20, 2011 @ 8:45 am - 11:30am Washington Episcopal School