At Shanghai American School, lifelong learning isn’t just a phrase we use for students, it is a way of life for our adults too! After all, how can we inspire curiosity in the classroom if we are not feeding it ourselves? Each year, we invite expert consultants to roll up their sleeves and work side by side with our educators, modeling great teaching and sparking new ideas. We also host workshops and conferences that gather educators together from all over to grow and learn. Explore our offerings for the year below and see how we keep the spirit of learning very much alive.

If you have any questions, please contact us at Professional.Learning@saschina.org.

- Renee Couturier, Head of Educational Programs

2025 - 2026

 

COGNITIVE COACHING

October 17-20, 2025 & March 5-8, 2026

SAS Puxi Campus & SAS Pudong Campus

Carol Simoneau from Thinking Collaborative

 

ACAMIS TECH CONFERENCE

October 18-19, 2025

SAS Pudong Campus

Led by ACAMIS

 

NEW AND ASPIRING HEADS WORKSHOP

November 6-7, 2025

SAS Pudong Campus & SAS Puxi Campus

James Nelligan and Renee Couturier

 

FROM TRACES TO MEANING

January 17-18, 2026

SAS Puxi Campus

Anne Van Dam from Chapters International

 

SAS CONFERENCE

January 22-23, 2026

SAS Puxi Campus & Pudong Campus

 

LEADING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

January 31, 2026

SAS Puxi Campus

Led by ACAMIS

 

EVIDENCE WITH INQUIRY

April 24-25, 2026

SAS Pudong Campus

Jessica Vance from Chapters International

 

SAS CHINESE LANGUAGE CONFERENCE

May 8-9, 2026

SAS Puxi Campus & Pudong Campus

Led by SAS

 

PHASE CONFERENCE

May 16-17, 2026

SAS Pudong Campus

Led by 21CL

 

ADAPTIVE SCHOOLS ADVANCED

May 16-19, 2026

SAS Pudong Campus

Carol Simoneau & Doreen Miori-Merola from Thinking Collaborative

 

 

SAS faculty can find more registration information on the SAS PL Page.

 

ADAPTIVE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION SEMINAR

September 5-6 & September 7-8, 2025

SAS Pudong Campus & SAS Puxi Campus

Carol Simoneau from Thinking Collaborative

 

LEARNING ANALYTICS COLLABORATIVE

September 9, 2025

SAS Puxi Campus

Piotr Olczak & Emma Burns from LAC

 

ARTS CURRICULUM DESIGN

October 20-22 & October 23-24, 2025

SAS Puxi Campus & SAS Pudong Campus

Nyssa Brown from Music Education Forward

 

BELONGING

November 3-4, 2025

Led by Derrick Gay

 

BALANCED LITERACY 3-5

November 10-12 & November 13-17, 2025

SAS Pudong Campus & SAS Puxi Campus

Kalley Hoke from Erin Kent Consulting

 

BALANCED LITERACY K-2

November 10-12 & November 13-17, 2025

SAS Puxi Campus & SAS Pudong Campus

Miles Madison from Erin Kent Consulting

 

ASSESSMENT & INQUIRY

November 12-19, 2025

SAS Puxi Campus & SAS Pudong Campus

Led by Trevor Mackenzie

 

ASSESSMENT & INQUIRY

March 4-6 & March 9-11, 2026

SAS Puxi Campus & SAS Pudong Campus

Led by Trevor Mackenzie

 

ARTS CURRICULUM DESIGN

April 15-17, 2026

SAS Puxi Campus & SAS Pudong Campus

Nyssa Brown from Music Education Forward

 

BELONGING

April 20-22, 2026

SAS Pudong Campus & SAS Puxi Campus

Led by Derrick Gay