For additional information, please contact Aurea Webster, awebster@njais.org.

NJAIS LISTSERVS
NJAIS administers many listservs for our member schools. Hosted by The Peddie School, listservs provide administration, faculty and staff a vehicle to communicate, organize meetings and publicize events.

For a list of current listservs and directions on how to join, please click here.

PROGRAMS

Young Audiences
A provider of educational arts programs dedicated to the arts and the education of children grades K-12.

Visit www.yanj.org or call (609) 243-9000 for more information.

Tox Town - A Teacher's Resource
Tox Town (http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/) is an interactive web site that enables students and teachers to learn about the environmental health concerns in various neighborhoods: town, city, U.S.- Mexico border, and farm.

Korean Studies Workshop
The Korean Studies Workshop (KSW) for American Educators, sponsored by the Korea Foundation, provides U.S. educators with fully-funded study tours of Korea. The workshop is designed to enhance mutual understanding between the people of Korea and the United States by inviting certain U.S. educators to visit Korea and then share their experiences with fellow Americans upon their return. In the summer of 2008, up to 100 secondary school social studies educators from the United States will be selected to travel to Korea for the 12-day workshop. The workshop will include lectures, tours to cultural and industrial sites, and meetings with Korean educators and students.

The deadline for the 2008 Korean Studies Workshop is February 22, 2008. Those interested visit www.iie.org/ksw to access the online application. Promotional brochures are available by request. For materials or if you have any questions, please contact 1-800-270-4317 or ksw@iie.org.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The Klingenstein Center
The Klingenstein Center is dedicated to improving the quality of independent school education by developing and strengthening leadership among teachers and administrators who work in and with independent schools in the United States and throughout the world. The Center attracts educators who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishment or potential for excellence and equips them with the knowledge, skills and values necessary for informed and effective practice.

Drawing upon a record of success that spans more than twenty-five years and the full resources of Teachers College and the other graduate schools of Columbia University, the Klingenstein Center stands alone in its capacity to develop leaders for independent schools.

For more information, visit www.klingenstein.org

Graduate Certificate in Business Leadership for Independent Schools
A 15-credit certificate program offered by Johns Hopkins University. It combines the resources of the two Graduate Divisions, Business/Management and Education, to provide targeted learning for business leaders of independent schools.

For program information, contact Janet Mason at 410-309-1262 or visit independentschools.spsbe.jhu.edu.

CONFERENCES

OTHER INFORMATION

Emergency Management Information
Resources for schools for crisis preparation. Also includes sites designed to assist parents and teachers in talking with children about their concerns.