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Greetings from the Stanley H. King Institute team.
Twice each summer since 1963, we gather with talented, dedicated, compassionate independent school educators to practice the art of deep listening. The Institute’s mission arises from an understanding that students — as is true for all of us — need to feel connected in order to learn, to grow, to thrive. Deep listening helps us remember our larger purpose of offering connection to our students as well as to others in our lives.
Adolescence has always been an unstable, anxious, and fruitful time. How do we as adults in the lives of our students provide the warmth and connection that stabilizes the wobble, manages the anxiety, and invites forth the fruits of self-understanding? We see our students; we show up to witness their felt experience; we listen. We hold up a mirror that helps students recognize, comprehend, and move forward with a deepened sense of belonging and mattering. When a student feels a healthy connection with a caring adult, a sense of motivation, true belonging, and new-found access to inner resources naturally follows. And, often to the surprise of the adult that is listening deeply, their own motivation and sense of belonging deepens as well.
The week at the Institute is practical, meaningful, and (dare we say it?) fun. We hope you join us next summer.
paula chu
Roland Davis
Melanie Drane
Holly Hinderlie
Ellen Porter Honnet
Josh Relin
Mark Whitaker
Jonathan Wilson