Schools have always been busy places, but today's educators and students alike are under tremendous pressure. But what really matters in schools? What outcomes genuinely contribute to the holistic flourishing of students and adults, and what does the research have to say about how we can achieve these outcomes?

Drawing on her research across more than a dozen countries with over 150,000 students, educators, trustees, parents, and alumni, Dr. Lynn Swaner will share research-backed answers to these questions. Through rich reflection and dialogue, participants will consider how we can create flourishing educational systems and schools that enable students, educators, and communities to thrive together.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr Lynn Swaner is the President, US at Cardus, a non-partisan think tank dedicated to clarifying and strengthening, through research and dialogue, the ways in which society’s institutions can work together for the common good. Her work focuses on flourishing educational systems and schools that enable students, educators, and communities to thrive. She is the editor or lead author of numerous books, including Flourishing Together: A Christian Vision for Students, Educators, and Schools (Eerdmans, 2021). Dr Swaner holds a doctorate in organisational leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University and a diploma in strategy and innovation from University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. She previously served as a graduate professor of education, as well as a Christian school leader in New York.

This event will not be recorded, or livestreamed.

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