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,A lifelong learner and self-confessed fourth culture child, Lena brings over 20 years of experience in education and business development. A native of Singapore, Lena left the island at the age of 2 and lived in several countries before moving to Guangzhou in 2002. In her current role in Marketing, Admissions and Communications at a Canadian-accredited international school in Guangzhou, Lena is most passionate about defining strategy, improving conversations, building brand identity online and offline, and improving relationships to drive action, admissions and retention.
Greg Smith
Greg was a Head of School, Principal, Coordinator, Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Schools Advisor, Teacher in Primary, Middle and, High Schools, and all round good fellow through a long career inside schools. After escaping his native Western Australia in 2005, he had stints in senior educational administration in Beijing, Vientiane (Laos), and Shenzhen. He squeezed in a few years in between to start a recruitment company with a good friend in Australia (its called Schrole) but felt the lure of school leadership so, went back to the best job (and perhaps most challenging role) in the world in Shenzhen. After enjoying all that the pandemic had to offer, he found himself the Vice President for International Schools Services, the 70 year old leviathan of services to schools across the world. Now overseeing the management of ISS schools, PD, consulting services, and recruitment, he is fortunate to be in a job that has all the fun and none of the downsides of running a school.
Become a Host of this Community
We’re looking for a host to help lead this community. If you enjoy bringing people together, guiding meaningful conversations, and supporting peer learning, we’d love to hear from you.
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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