Welcome to the CAIS Professional Learning Hub!
  • CAIS-hosted events are listed here and on our calendar page.
  • Roundtables are listed on our roundtable page and calendar page.
  • CAIS member school and sustaining partner-hosted events will be listed on our calendar page. 
  • To view school open houses, visit our open house calendar.
  • If you wish to add an event directly to your calendar, please head to the calendar page and find the event you wish to add.
Click on each event below for additional event information.
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SEPTEMBER  

When: One fall visit (October or November) and one February visit
Where: CAIS schools across the state
Audience: Any CAIS educator; limit 5 participants per school; this program is open to CAIS school educators
Cost: $125 per person 
Registration closes September 26
When: Ongoing throughout the year | Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Where: In-person and online
Audience: CAIS school trustees
Cost: $635 for a school pass
Registration closes September 8
Fall Advancement event: Inspiring, Acknowledging & Advancing

When: Tuesday, September 30 || 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Notre Dame High School || West Haven, CT
Audience: Advancement professionals & heads of schools
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Storyscape

OCTOBER  

Lower School Heads Lunch
When: Wednesday, October 1
Where: Hamden Hall Country Day School
Audience: Lower school heads
Cost: $60 per person

Passion & Purpose Regional Unconference
When: October 21 | October 23 | October 28
Where: @Kent School | @Ethel Walker School | @Greenwich Country Day School 
Audience: CAIS school educators 
Cost: $60 per person
A teacher centered and facilitated evening program designed for sharing and resolving questions about your teaching practice. Dinner and social time to connect with educators from your region. Connect by role, years of experience, or teaching dilemma.

When: October 23, 2025
Where: Canterbury School (New Milford, CT)
Audience: Independent School Technology Professionals
Cost: $125 per person (CAIS school); $ 163 per person (non-member school)
Sponsored by: FACTS, PC University

NOVEMBER  

Hiring Summit
When: November 5, 2025 
Where: Avon Old Farms School (Avon, CT)
Audience: HR professionals; anyone involved in the hiring process
Cost: $125 per person (CAIS school); $ 163 per person (non-member school)
Sponsored by: DovetailED
Where: Kent School Pre-Engineering Building (Kent, CT)
Audience: Heads' Assistants and other administrative support staff
Cost: $75 per person (CAIS school); $ 98 per person (non-member school)

JANUARY  

When: January 25-27, 2026
Audience: 
Day 1 -- Trustees and Heads of School
Day 2 -- Heads of School and School Leaders
Day 3 -- Business and Operations Professionals, Heads of School and School Leaders
Cost: $225-$375 per person per day