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Intrepid as Catalyst for Independent Schools
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elcome to the premier issue of Intrepid. The USS Intrepid, a fearless aircraft carrier, provides the inspiration for our new magazine: a platform, wherever it sailed that provided force, depth, mobility, autonomy, flexibility, and opportunity, where none had existed before. And this, despite its cumbersome size, made it a tall order to shift direction on a dime, a similar characteristic of Independent Schools. Over its life, like our schools, the USS Intrepid reinvented and repurposed itself Joel Backon multiple times to extend its longevity, adapting to the contextual needs of the Vice President era. And like those who flew off its mobile runways, our students today have OESIS Network such an opportunity to soar from the trajectories we enable for them. As such, Independent Schools have the same unique opportunity in the education world. Sailing as we do in open regulatory waters, our schools have the ability to reinvent themselves regularly while maintaining or improving our high standards for students. The goal of this publication is to help our schools question and challenge everything we doin the service of improving our students’ learning experience. Intrepid, like its namesake, will be a provocative publication seeking strategic opportunity in the uncharted seas of learning. Sound exciting? Our creative energy as a network of schools will move us beyond the fear of making mistakes to a place in which we thrive, even in the shadows of a contentious political climate and cultural transformation. The small sizes of our communities enable us to create our own cultures of learning, respect, empathy, and autonomy. Intrepid asks you to move to the other side of fear, a world in which you can challenge what you do by questioning the basic assumptions; a world where failure is simply a misstep followed by learning and moving forward. Real innovative improvement is always the goal as you reflect on your day. Provocative questions move us beyond fear to a brand of education that strives for true excellence. www.oesisgroup.com
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