No Map, Still Moving: Finding True North in the Midst of Complexity
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Monday, June 22 - Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Potomac, MD
Retreat will be held at The Bolger Center.
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The National Diversity Practitioners Institute (NDPI) is a three-day, in-person intensive professional development designed for educators and administrators who seek to sharpen their skills and deepen their practice in building equitable, just, and inclusive school communities—places where all members experience a true sense of belonging.

Led by experienced school leaders and nationally recognized diversity practitioners, NDPI is a highly interactive institute that balances skill-building, strategic thinking, and reflective practice. Participants engage in meaningful learning within a supportive community of peers who are committed to advancing this work in their own institutions.

What You Will Experience
  • A uniquely designed curriculum that is grounded in experiential and social-emotional learning.
  • A clear framework for advancing equity and justice in schools
  • Skill-building in key areas of leadership, including facilitation, change management, and strategic planning
  • Tools for personal reflection and growth grounded in identity development
  • Dedicated planning time with guidance and feedback from institute faculty
  • Opportunities for networking, collaboration, and resource sharing

Who Should Attend
While many participants serve as Directors of DEIB, NDPI is designed for anyone responsible for advancing equity and justice within their school community.
Past participants have included:
  • Diversity directors and coordinators
  • Deans
  • Admissions directors
  • Teachers
  • Deans of teaching and learning
  • Curriculum coordinators
  • Division heads
  • Development directors
  • Assistant heads of school
  • Heads of school 
The work of building equitable and inclusive schools is both deeply human and profoundly complex. Schools cannot become places of belonging by intention alone. They require leaders who are equipped, supported, and ready to do the work thoughtfully, skillfully, and in community.

Featured Session:

This interactive session, led by Camille S. Edwards of Diversity Education in Nature (DEIN), invites educators and school leaders into a values - centered exploration of personal resilience, using the Earth as both teacher and mirror. In the context of equity and justice work - where urgency, complexity, and uncertainty are ever-present - many leaders find themselves forging ahead without a clear map. In these moments, the ability to remain internally oriented becomes essential.

​This session centers a redefinition of resilience as the capacity to remain in relationship with oneself - to meet one’s experiences with honesty, care, and internal belonging, even when the path forward is unclear. Participants will leave with both a conceptual framework and practical approaches for staying oriented to their values - their “true north” - while engaging in complex and demanding equity work.
 
To learn more about Diversity Education in Nature, led by Dan Kriesberg and Camille S. Edwards, please scan the QR code.
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Institute Faculty

Dr. Rodney Glasgow
​President, The Glasgow Group 
Diane Nichols
Senior Director of Equity and Inclusion
Bryn Mawr School
Dr. Rohan Arjun
​Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
Friends Select School
 Toni Williamson
Director of Equity and Inclusion
Friends Select School
 Priyanka Rupani
Assistant Head of School
Francis Parker School
 John Gentile
Assistant Head for Community Engagement and Belonging
Oakwood School
Bert Nascimento
Professional Development Coordinator for Culture & Community
​Lovett School
Sarah Meteyer
Principal Consultant
The Glasgow Group
Dr. Savi Tuber
Dean of Middle School
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Yvonne Adams, in memoriam
Principal Consultant
The Glasgow Group

Registration for

​The National Diversity Practitioners Institute
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​and other Glasgow Group offerings: