Summer Social
Thursday, July 16, 2026
4:00 – 6:00 PM
JE Dunn Construction
1001 Locust Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Join education professionals, industry partners, and friends for an evening of connection and community! Light bites, drinks and great company!!
Commercial Members & Public Sector: Free
Commercial Non-Members: $10
Register
Professional Development Workshop
September 24, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Daylight Time
Circadia
14720 W, 105th Street
Lenexa, KS 66215
10:00 – 10:30 AM Networking
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Workshop
12:00 – 12:30 PM Lunch
Featuring Chelsea Berry
Chelsea Berry delivers powerful, relatable, and unforgettable experiences that challenge educators and AEC leaders to think bigger, lead bolder, and create ripples of change in their schools, communities, and beyond. Chelsea will be delivering her keynote "Shake the World" for our A4LE Kansas City Chapter.
Shake The World Pressure, disruption, and change are part of every leader’s story, but most people spend their lives trying to avoid them. In this keynote, I reframe pressure as purpose and shows how taking responsibility for your response can turn any breaking point into a breakthrough.
Audiences leave with:
- A powerful framework to navigate change with awareness, choice, and presence.
- Practical tools to lead themselves and others through disruption.
- Renewed confidence to take ownership, embody integrity, and create lasting impact — starting from the
inside out.
Chelsea Berry, Whether I’m speaking to a room of executives, training teams on emotional intelligence, or working with advisors to grow practices that actually feel good to run, my goal is the same: to help people see themselves clearly, lead intentionally, and build lives and businesses that feel both successful and free.
Members: FREE |
Non-Members: $10
Register
2025 Innovation in Learning Environments Grant Winners
The Kansas City Chapter is proud to announce the
winners of our eighth annual Innovation in Learning environments Grant. The board reviewed
the applications anonymously, with all specific district and name information removed. The
submissions were all well thought out, wonderful ideas on how to impact learning for kids in
our area and the following four entries were selected as winners for 2025.
Bees at the Creek
Mill Creek Middle School – USD 232
Little Innovator at Play
St. Elizabeth’s School
Mechanical Engineer Makerspace
Cristo Rey Kansas City
Outdoor STEM Exploration Lab
Edwardsville Elementary – USD 204