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CONT956: Building Relationships and Developing Leadership

Course Schedule

Session Course Dates Application Deadline Document Deadline Payment Deadline
Winter 2027 Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027 Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 4pm PT Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 1pm PT Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 1pm PT
Spring 2027 Monday, April 5, 2027 – Friday, June 4, 2027 Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 4pm PT Tuesday, March 30, 2027 at 1pm PT Thursday, April 1, 2027 at 1pm PT
Summer 2027 Monday, June 28, 2027 – Friday, August 13, 2027 Sunday, June 20, 2027 at 4pm PT Tuesday, June 22, 2027 at 1pm PT Thursday, June 24, 2027 at 1pm PT
Deadline dates are subject to change.

Winter 2027

  • Course Dates: Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 4pm PT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 1pm PT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 1pm PT

Spring 2027

  • Course Dates: Monday, April 5, 2027 – Friday, June 4, 2027
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 4pm PT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, March 30, 2027 at 1pm PT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, April 1, 2027 at 1pm PT

Summer 2027

  • Course Dates: Monday, June 28, 2027 – Friday, August 13, 2027
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, June 20, 2027 at 4pm PT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, June 22, 2027 at 1pm PT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, June 24, 2027 at 1pm PT

Course Description

In this course, you’ll explore the essential role of leadership in fostering relationships and creating a positive climate, focusing on coaching conversations and navigating difficult discussions. You'll engage in activities and discussions to enhance your self-awareness and reflect on your leadership style, helping you align your actions with your vision.

You'll also learn about the importance of contextual awareness and be provided with tools and frameworks to understand and navigate your community's diverse backgrounds and experiences. Key elements include mastering coaching techniques, preparing for and managing difficult conversations, and building a supportive community. Through case studies and experiential learning, you'll develop practical strategies for fostering collaboration and a sense of belonging. The course emphasizes ongoing reflection and adaptation, ensuring you can sustain a positive and inclusive environment over time.

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What You Will Learn and Do

In this course, you’ll have the opportunity to

  • compare leadership models to see how certain values and skills affect a leader’s success in schools
  • describe your own leadership vision for education, with a focus on the essential values and through an exploration of your identity
  • identify what kind of support and structures are needed to help learning communities grow and keep relationships strong
  • explore the fundamentals of nonviolent communication and practice active listening
  • improve your ability to express ideas clearly and succinctly through spoken words, ensuring effective verbal exchanges in various contexts
  • examine strategies to cultivate a workplace atmosphere that promotes continuous personal and professional growth, encourages innovation, and supports lifelong learning
  • model how to initiate conversations in a way that leads to helpful discussions, sets a friendly tone and aims for understanding and solutions

Course Outline

Each module includes a variety of resources, such as articles, videos, websites, podcasts and other media, as well as discussion posts, reflective tasks, collaborative tasks, culminating tasks, and assignments.

ModulesMinimum hours
Module 1: Situating Your Leadership Role 15
Module 2: Community Building
Progress Update 1		 15.5
Module 3: Place-Based Leadership 13
Module 4: Communicating Effectively
Formative Assessment		 15.5
Module 5: Developing People and Building Capacity
Progress Update 2		 15.5
Module 6: Navigating Difficult Conversations 15
Module 7: Compiling a Leadership Toolbox
Summative Assessment		 10.5
Total hours 100

Application Requirements

Courses and Post-Graduate Certificates are approved by TQS for Category Upgrade. If you would like these courses to be used towards Category Upgrading, you must have a valid BC Teacher Certificate.

ECEs, EAs, and other education professionals are welcome to take the courses without Certification.

Course Materials

There are no additional resources required for this course.

Accommodations

Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.

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Refund Schedule

  • If you drop a course by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee
  • If you drop a course after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee
Session 100% Refund Deadline 50% Refund Deadline

  Starting Late Summer 2026 Session

Our refund policies are changing starting with the Late Summer 2026 Session (Monday, August 10, 2026). See the new schedule below.
  • If you drop a course before the course begins: 100% refund
  • If you drop a course on or before the 14th day of the course: 75% refund
  • If you drop a course after the 14th day of the course: No refund
Session Course Dates 75% Refund Cut Off Date
Fall 2026Monday, September 28, 2026 – Friday, December 4, 2026October 11, 2026
Fall/Winter 2026Monday, November 9, 2026 – Friday, February 5, 2027November 22, 2026
Winter 2027Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027February 07, 2027
Late Winter 2027Monday, February 15, 2027 – Friday, April 16, 2027February 28, 2027
Spring 2027Monday, April 5, 2027 – Friday, June 4, 2027April 18, 2027
Late Spring 2027Monday, May 3, 2027 – Friday, June 25, 2027May 16, 2027
Summer 2027Monday, June 28, 2027 – Friday, August 13, 2027July 11, 2027

For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.