Leading Through Inquiry
A Cohort for Leaders of Teaching and Learning
GENERATE KNOWLEDGE • SHIFT PRACTICE • STRENGTHEN YOUR SCHOOL
"Inquiry is a form of leadership. It builds trust, generates knowledge, and brings others into the work of change."
The Inquiry Process
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Inquiry begins with the realities of your own work. Participants identify a challenge, tension, or question emerging from their day-to-day leadership and practice, grounding the work in the values and aspirations they hold for their leadership. The cohort offers an opportunity to understand the complexity of the challenge before considering solutions.
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Participants expand how they think about evidence and learn new ways to examine the experiences, patterns, and perspectives already present within their communities. Together, we explore a broader understanding of what “counts” as evidence, making space for forms of knowing that are often overlooked in organizational change efforts.
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As understanding deepens, participants identify ways to respond within their own context, whether through an intervention, a new strategy or continued inquiry. Throughout the process, participants build the capacity to generate knowledge from within their own organizations and lead change grounded in their community’s realities.
Who This Cohort is For
You’ll be a part of a small cohort aligned with your role:
Department chairs
Deans and directors of teaching and learning
Deans of faculty, division heads, associate heads
DEIB leaders and practitioners
Time and Participation
Sessions:
8 cohort sessions throughout the school year
Coaching:
4 coaching sessions with Indu Singh
Investment:
$3,250 / participant
Deadline:
Please share your interest by June 20, 2026.
Questions? Send an email to info@door21consulting.com
Participant Experiences
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“The Inquiry Cohort created a dedicated space for me to think deeply, rather than just react to the day-to-day demands of the work. It helped center my leadership around a meaningful question, bringing focus and coherence to complex challenges. I learned new approaches for shifting from top-down structures toward more collaborative, inquiry-driven practice.”
★★★★★
Joann Brown
Dean of Teaching and Learning Milton Academy
25-26 participant -
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“Participating in the Inquiry Cohort challenged me to be more intentional about the questions guiding my work. That clarity sharpened my focus and decision-making, helping me think differently about engaging colleagues and inviting more collaboration and agency. I also felt more seen and supported in a role that can often feel siloed.”
★★★★★
Shani Charles
Director of Teaching and Learning Fessenden School
25-26 participant -
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“As a new leader, I deeply appreciated having a group where I could be vulnerable with peers who truly understood my experience. The cohort provided not only an understanding of and structure for inquiry, but also the space to process my learning in a safe, supportive space. Individual coaching helped me realize my own agency and that I had an opportunity to define what I wanted my leadership to look like at my school.”
★★★★★
Jenzi Reed
Director of Faculty Tenacre Country Day School
25-26 participant
