After 17 years as the head of Aidan Montessori School in Washington, DC, Kathy Minardi launched a new educational consulting firm in July 2016. Her company, Whole School Leadership, promotes advanced leadership education for school administrators and staff. A 45-year veteran of education, Kathy Minardi is actively interested in strong leadership, organizational systems, and systems thinking at all levels. Systems thinking, or the practice of holistically evaluating things that work together, is an increasingly in-demand skill in today's schools and workplaces. Children can be taught about systems thinking by identifying systems that exist around them and that they live in. Even very young students can easily understand familiar systems such as their family system or school community they encounter in daily life. Once children have a basic understanding of what makes a system exist and function, they can begin to understand how to evolve and impact a system in a healthy way.
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AuthorSince 1999, Kathy Minardi has served as the head of school at Aidan Montessori School in Washington, D.C. Utilizing her 37 years of experience in independent schools. Archives
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