Thrive 2026

Thrive 2026 is a three‑day NAIS conference in Seattle for independent school educators and leaders. It focuses on how schools are responding to current pressures: enrollment and financial uncertainty, staff burnout, rapid changes in technology (including AI), and ongoing conversations about equity and access. The overall emphasis is on sharing concrete examples, tools, and data rather than broad inspirational themes. Setovaatse, John and Sam shared about the Educators’ Conference coming this summer, programming for students and adults and AR and artifacts from ahtove.org.

Impact of the Frankel Trip

Students from the Frankel Jewish Academy in Detroit, Michigan visited the Northern Cheyenne Homelands in September 2025 as one of their choices for their 9th grade with The Lodge Approach. Two of their students wrote about their experiences and they were published in the Detroit Jewish News. You can read or listen to their stories here.

Emma S. 12/26/25: https://www.thejewishnews.com/opinion/student-corner-a-trip-worth-remembering/article_74f16b62-22e0-41d5-abaf-d00ef12bcbe7.html

Luca T. 1/30/26: https://www.thejewishnews.com/opinion/the-frankel-montana-trip/article_eaaf6c98-1dbd-4ec0-92e1-87d06737c34b.html

Learn more about Youth Programs from The Lodge Approach HERE.