RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL INC

Riverdale's partnerships include formal relationships with national and international educational organizations that are aligned with the school's character-based education mission as well as groups that offer professional development opportunities for teachers around the world. In order to share this work more effectively and develop a venture-based way to incubate and share ideas more broadly at scale, Riverdale has developed a learning-design studio known as Plussed+. This consultancy works with educators nationally and globally to share educational ideas and help other schools develop the capacity to discover and shape their efforts to innovate and improve the learning of all students. Plussed+ has a team of part-time and fully dedicated staff creating various modules based on work at Riverdale and beyond that can be exported to other school settings. International Partnerships - International Positive Education Network (iPEN): Head of School Dominic A.A. Randolph is the global chair. - Global Online Academy: Riverdale is a member of this organization, which is expanding learning opportunities worldwide through online courses. - Round Square: Riverdale is a member of this international network of schools offering programs to promote character strengths. - LINEglobal: Head of School Dominic A.A. Randolph is a member of the Board of Directors of this organization that promotes exchanges between educators in India and the United States. National Partnerships - Character Lab: Head of School Dominic A.A. Randolph is the co-founder of this research organization based at the University of Pennsylvania that supports research into the development of character skills and trains teachers to incorporate evidence into their classroom activities. - Mastery Transcript Consortium: Riverdale is a founding school of this organization that is developing an alternative high school transcript reflecting individual skills, strengths, and interests. - University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Teaching Fellows: Riverdale is a partner with this fellowship program, which provides an intensive teaching experience to students while they pursue a graduate degree in education. - The Teachers Guild: A non-profit initiative of Plussed+ and IDEO's Design for Learning Studio, The Teachers Guild uses design thinking to help teachers find creative solutions to their problems. - Enrollment Management Association: Jenna King, Associate Head of School for Admission and Enrollment, is on the board of this organization. - Character Skills Snapshot: Riverdale is a founding school of this initiative that is developing an admission tool to identify character strengths and skills. - National Association of Independent Schools: Riverdale administrators and faculty are active participants in this organization, leading professional development workshops, attending conferences, and writing for its publications. A delegation of Riverdale faculty and students attends the annual NAIS People of Color Conference. - Pipeline Collaborative: Riverdale is a member of this organization that works with colleges to provide mentoring and professional networks for young teachers of color. - National Network of Schools in Partnership: Riverdale is a member of this group that fosters collaboration among independent, public, parochial, and charter schools. Rachel Klein, Director of Service Learning, is on the advisory board. - ISEEN (Independent Schools Experiential Education Network): Riverdale faculty participate in this partnership of educators who lead programs for outdoor education, service learning, experiential learning, and character education. - nXu: Head of School Dominic A.A. Randolph is a member of the leadership team of this nonprofit organization that helps high school students explore and develop their purpose. - The Academy for Teachers: Riverdale supports the organization's Private Schools for Public Education Initiative.