New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) partners with schools to co-create the future of education through purposeful accreditation focused on high-quality learning for all students. NEASC works with more than 500 schools in more than 90 countries, and our communities are globally minded and multilingual in context.
NEASC supports quality learning through accreditation grounded in 10 Learning Principles that develop learner autonomy and the competencies students need to thrive in an increasingly complex world. Learning Principle 7 (LP7): Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Belonging, is central to this framework. Supporting learners and engaging the community in celebrating and implementing multilingual programs is an essential part of that work.
NEASC has collaborated with the MLRC to support a cohort of schools engaged in action research to give more opportunities for continuous transformation of learning to member schools. Multilingualism is an integral part of many NEASC school communities. Growing the quality of the work in this area would support these learners and possibly also support action research being used in other areas of transformation of learning.
We are super excited to be supporting this very strong pilot for our schools – which will build capacity to do action research on any topic but starting with this important element of multilingualism. We know from experience in schools who have done this type of work with the MLRC that the learning for each school team will have positive ripple effects on learning and engage teachers and learners in deeper conversations about quality impact. We look forward to working with you in the Symposium and then supporting your ongoing work, culminating in a celebration of findings and possible next steps.”
– Darlene Fisher, NEASC International Accreditation Leader
By participating in NEASC/MLRC Research Symposium, our shared goal is to create more opportunities for continuous transformation of learning for teachers, school staff, and students. Multilingualism is an integral part of many NEASC school communities, so strengthening the quality of this work would directly support multilingual learners and could also help demonstrate how action research can advance transformation of learning in other areas.