For more than 50 years, NESA has delivered on this mission via intertwined systems of care and quality programming, focusing not only on ideas and knowledge, but also on nurturing and relationships that allow for transformational learning and system impact.
NESA programs are curated to foster deep understanding and support sustained and systemic solutions that impact student learning.
NESA’s world-class professional learning program cultivates professional growth and human connection in service of student success.
Elementary or secondary private independent American/international overseas school or school system accredited by a NESA-recognized accreditaion agency.
Any school that supports NESA's mission and vision, shares NESA's core values, and wishes to participate in NESA's professsional learning program.
Any organization that supports NESA's mission and vision, shares NESA's core values, and wishes to participate in NESA's conferences and institutes.
NESA fosters community above all else, and I believe that is its competitive edge.
PD is ubiquitous these days, but people are looking for an experience that fills their
hearts as much as their heads. I believe NESA does that.
— Leadership Event participant
Living in a region so vast and complex has strengthened professional generosity, emboldened innovation across schools, and firmly established collaboration as the corner-stone of NESA’s success.
NESA Member School Communities of Practice meet monthly on Zoom in Live Forums to collaborate on our common goal of school transformation.
NEW! Strategic Support Sessions for NESA Member Schools are online, collaborative meetings with specialists to build connections, receive consultation, and engage in strategic planning.
As the NESA Learning Futures Summit approaches in Mumbai, NESA Executive Director Maddy Hewitt reimagines professional learning through intergenerational co-learning and holistic education. Educators and students together will model compassion, agency, and innovation across a shared learning ecosystem.
More than 300 educators gathered at AIS-Riyadh for ETI26 – marking NESA’s first event in Saudi Arabia. Revisit the learning, connection, and key moments in our recap and photo gallery.
More than 1,000 students across 15 schools are deep in discovery as the 2026 NESA Virtual Science and Engineering Fair reaches its most exciting, final phase. From data analysis to working prototypes, ideas are coming to life across the region!
Digital learning is booming, but with it comes tough questions: How can schools ensure online safety and focus without overstepping privacy? NESA Digital School Project Director Matthew Kelsey discusses how filtering, monitoring, and ethical oversight are key to striking the balance.
We are each other’s
harvest;
we are each other’s
business;
we are each other’s
magnitude and bond.
— Gwendolyn Brooks
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