The Summer Principals Academy’s courses are designed to challenge and prepare students to solve real-world, modern day problems and to become creative, forward-thinking leaders.

The internship in public school leadership presents an opportunity to become immersed in leadership practice and appreciate the importance of instructional leadership in creating a learning environment. The internship combines opportunities to study effective leadership firsthand, develop and practice instructional leadership skills, and be mentored for a career as a school principal. The internship requires a minimum of six months (12-15 hours per week) of supervised fieldwork in a public school setting.

The Teachers College Faculty and Staff are equipped with extensive backgrounds in leadership, teaching, and research to help students and alumni become the leaders of the future.