This year’s Heights Forum Art of Teaching Boys Conference brought together motivated educators from across the country (and beyond) to discuss a new vision for boys’ education. The overwhelming follow-up questions: How can I craft and communicate a new vision back at my school? How does a school community grow united in its vision and sense of mission?
This week on HeightsCast, Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente offers his advice, first, for building a substantial and specific vision, and second, for translating that vision into action as a school community.
In the notes below, you can find recordings of Open House speeches featuring our headmaster across the years. These are practical examples of how Mr. de Vicente presents the vision, mission, and approach of The Heights School to prospective parents.
Chapters:
3:31 School vision: the who
8:08 Mission and curriculum: the what
11:29 Approach: the how
12:30 Sharing vision with the parent community
17:28 Vision architects: head of school, board, veteran faculty
20:45 When vision meets enrollment realities
25:05 Heads of school: pray, read, build friendships
31:47 Getting specific with your vision
35:53 Responding to national conversations in education
Speeches on Our Vision by Alvaro de Vicente:
Open House 2023
Open House 2022
Open House 2021
Open House 2019
Also on the Forum:
The Man Fully Alive: On Our Vision, an extended lecture featuring Alvaro de Vicente
Education and the Transmission of Culture by Nate Gadiano
Featured Opportunities:
Convivium Conference for Teaching Men at The Heights School (November 11-13, 2026)