Create and implement a thriving advisory program that truly supports your middle and upper school students.
A well-designed advisory program can be one of the most powerful drivers of belonging, guidance, and student success. Yet many schools struggle with unclear goals, uneven implementation, or limited impact. In this workshop, you’ll examine what makes advisory work, evaluate your current program, and explore strategies to build (or rebuild) a structure that genuinely reflects your school’s mission. You’ll leave with concrete recommendations, a framework of practices and activities, and a clear action plan for strengthening advisory at your school.
This Summer Institute workshop is for:
- Middle and upper school educators who are new to advisory
- Those who want to revamp their advisory programs
Maximize your professional development dollars! Register by May 4, 2026, to take advantage of Early Bird pricing.
You will learn how to:
- Articulate a clear purpose and set of expected outcomes for your advisory program.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of your current structure against those goals.
- Help students, teachers, and families understand and engage meaningfully in the advisory system.
- Redesign program elements to better achieve your intended outcomes.
- Redeploy time, staffing, and space to maximize impact and sustainability.
Curious if this session is right for you? Ask us!
July 15–17, 2026
Marriott Downtown City Creek Salt Lake City, UT
The most valuable aspects of the workshop were understanding our unique role, building a cohort, and understanding the psychology of change. I feel ready to go back and engage in important work with new tools and support.”
Jenny Murray, Director of Curriculum and Instruction/Assistant Head for Programs
The Langley School, VA