🍂 New Date. New Location. New Fall Retreat!

We’re excited to announce the 2026 Whole School Leadership Fall Retreat, taking place at the beautiful Lodge at Countryside Day School in Northbrook, Illinois.

This year’s retreat will focus on four areas that are essential to our work as school leaders:

🏫 Care of Our Schools
💛 Care of the Parent
🌱 Care of Our Staff
✨ Care of Ourselves as Leaders

We’ll spend a half-day exploring each topic through a program presented by our own amazing WSL alumni. We’ll wrap up Sunday morning with timely and informative presentations.

Thanks to WSL alum Michele Aspinall and Countryside Day School, we’re able to offer this retreat at a significantly lower cost than last year.

📅 October 1–4, 2026
📍 Countryside Day School | Northbrook, IL
🕡 Opening reception: Thursday, October 1 at 6:30 PM
🏁 Retreat concludes: Sunday, October 4 by noon

There will be a reception Thursday evening and a Friday night celebration. O’Hare Airport is an easy drive from the school.

🏨 Hotel: The Sheraton Northbrook group rate has expired. We recommend considering Staybridge Suites – Glenview, which is nearby. Rooms are limited, so we encourage you to book soon.

If you plan to bring a significant other, please let us know so we can make arrangements.

We look forward to seeing you in October! 🍂