If you're a school leader at a private, bilingual school in China, the NESSIC School Leaders Community is the ideal place to connect, collaborate, and grow. This community is dedicated to supporting school leaders in providing a high-quality education, offering tailored professional development opportunities, and facilitating the exchange of ideas and experiences among peers. As a member, you'll engage with other school leaders to address the unique challenges and opportunities our schools face. You'll have access to a network of experienced leaders, participate in meaningful discussions, and gain insights into best practices for school management, staff development, and student enrichment. Our sessions are designed to be relevant and timely, reflecting the needs of your school at any given moment. By joining this community, you're not just enhancing your own leadership skills; you're contributing to a collective effort to elevate education standards across China. Join us today!
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Live Session Schedule
These are crucial opportunities to connect, share ideas, and learn from each other.
All live sessions take place on Microsoft Teams
Live Session 1
September 24, 2025
Wednesday,
17:00 – 18:00
(GMT+8)
Live Session 2
October 15, 2025
Wednesday,
17:00 – 18:00
(GMT+8)
Live Session 3
November 05, 2025
Wednesday,
17:00 – 18:00
(GMT+8)
Live Session 4
November 26, 2025
Wednesday,
17:00 – 18:00
(GMT+8)
Meet Your Hosts
Adam McRoy
A lifelong educator, Adam McRoy has been based in China since 2002 and currently serves as Headmaster at Cogdel Cranleigh School Changsha. He took on his first leadership role at just 24 and became a Headmaster by 29. His career has included roles as Associate Professor and Visiting Scholar at two top 50 US universities, as well as IELTS Examiner and Trainer for the British Council. Under his leadership, Cogdel Cranleigh School Changsha was named Best New School at the China Schools Awards 2024.
Adam is a founding member of the NESSIC advisory board and will co-host the PeerSphere NESSIC School Leaders Community.
Max Caruso
Dr. Max Caruso, with a Doctorate in Education from Victoria University in Australia, has focused his research on leadership development and school construction. As a senior administrator with over 30 years of educational experience, Dr. Caruso has held senior leadership positions in several schools across the Asia-Pacific region. His extensive teaching experience in Australia, Dubai, and China has enhanced his understanding of the educational needs of Asian families, particularly Chinese families. These experiences have enabled him to work effectively in diverse cultural contexts, fostering an educational value system based on integrity, excellence, respect, fairness, and service.
As an educator with a wealth of cross-cultural experience, Dr. Caruso embraces education as a way of life and mission and has been named one of the “Most Influential Leaders in Asia” for his outstanding contributions.
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The conversations between members and hosts are very good, and the content of the topic is very relevant. Everyone can communicate and feedback different opinions to learn.
I am impressed by the sharing on Instructional Coaching and have been implementing this in my school and this is a very useful form of support to teachers, especially new ones. It is very important to learn from and be inspired by peers. The sessions are very well run!
After hearing our peer present his situation, we all asked several clarifying questions. For instance, I was curious about the type of evaluation process he would use. We could then ideate with him and share our experiences based on a variety of schools where we had all worked.
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