The Vanderbilt International Institute for Principals is open to elementary and secondary school principals from the U.S., Canada, and abroad. Enrollment is limited to a maximum of 50 school leaders. This allows for high levels of interaction among principals and with presenters during Institute sessions. Past participants have come the U.S., Canada, Malaysia, Germany, Thailand, England, and Australia. The Institute's format includes presentations, cases, skill development activities, peer exchange, and analysis of individuals' leadership styles from several perspectives.
Sessions are interactive and draw upon the expertise of both presenters and participants.
Instruction is designed to challenge individual and collective thinking and to promote the transfer of learning to the school. The Institute begins Sunday evening, July 2nd, and ends Friday afternoon, July 7th. Program sessions take place on the Peabody College campus in Nashville, Tennessee. This covers instructional activities, program materials, and a riverboat dinner cruise. For an additional fee, tuition credit is available for students in the Peabody doctoral program in educational leadership.