ICGS Headways™

Headways™ is a networking series presented by ICGS that provides girls’ school leaders, faculty, and staff the chance to discuss opportunities and challenges facing girls’ schools. Open to all member schools, participants meet in small cohorts for one-hour moderated conversations about prearranged, timely topics.

Participants are encouraged to experience Headways™ by taking part in any and all cohorts that are of interest.

Cohorts meet monthly four or five times a year, with Global, North American, and UK cohort meeting dates generally falling in October through May. South African cohorts meet in February through June, and Australasian cohorts meet in March through August, with dates to be announced in the 2024 Australasian academic year.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars and make plans to join us at the 2024 ICGS Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. All Headways™ participants are invited to attend a special networking reception on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, during which time you can meet the other members of your Headways™ cohort in person to continue the conversations you have begun online.

Scroll down to learn more about the Headways™ offerings for 2023-2024. The 2024-2025 cohort listing will be published in June.

2023-2024 Headways™ Offerings

We’re pleased to offer more than 20 selections of Headways™ discussion series opportunities for ICGS members to participate in during the 2023-2024 timeframe, listed here for you to review at a glance. Some topics have multiple cohort offerings.

Advancing Philanthropy | Athletics/Sports | Business Officers & CFOs | College & University Advising
Communications & Marketing | Creating Global Citizens | Deputy Heads & Heads of School
Division Directors & Deputies | Educating Artists, Creators & Performers
Heads, Presidents & Principals at Girls’ Schools
Heads, Presidents & Principals at Boys’ & Girls’ Schools
Heads, Presidents & Board Chairs | Hot Topics at Girls’ Schools | Recruiting & Retaining Students
Religiously Affiliated Girls’ Schools | Wellbeing at Girls’ Schools

You can explore the Headways™ lineup further below, where you’ll find selections organized by Topic, Profession, and Region. Follow the links for detailed information about each cohort, including dates, times, discussion themes, and topics to consider. Many thanks to our Headways™ cohort facilitators, talented professionals representing ICGS member schools around the world. 

What You Can Expect

Headways™ is deliberately designed to be an interactive conversation among colleagues—as opposed to a webinar—whereby participants share and receive ideas and information. Among the goals of the program is to develop a “team cohort” of trusted colleagues who together form a small learning community and can be called upon to be resources/mentors for one another throughout the year and into the future. Each participant will be asked to consider the following questions in advance of each conversation:

  • How does my school address this topic?
  • How do I wish my school addressed this topic?
  • And, what is keeping my school and me from making this wish a reality?

Registration Information

Registration for 2023-2024 Headways™ is now closed. The 2024-2025 cohort listing will be available in June.

Registration Fees:

  • There is a participation fee of $250 USD for participants representing independent schools and $100 USD for participants representing charter/public/state/tuition-free schools (please use code HEADWAYS100 on the registration form) unless otherwise noted on the individual cohort webpage.
  • If registering for two or more cohorts, please use code HEADWAYS15 on the registration form for a 15% discount.
  • Member schools with five or more participants among various cohorts should use code HEADWAYS200 for a 25% discount on each registration. Please note that the maximum number of participants in the same cohort from one school is two.

If you have questions about alternative forms of payment, please contact Paige Rannigan, Director of Finance & Operations.

Praise for Headways™

“Thank you for bringing us all together—this has been a wonderful experience; one of the best professional development experiences I’ve had.”

“These meetings were such a highlight. The encouragement and shared professional experiences alone—in addition to the relevance of the topics—have been life giving in a really challenging year.”