MISSION STATEMENT
Alpha Delta Kappa is an international honorary organization of women educators dedicated to educational excellence, altruism, and world understanding.
PURPOSES
- To give recognition to outstanding women educators
- To build a fraternal fellowship among women in the field of education which will add to their effectiveness in the promotion of excellence in education.
- To promote high standards of education and thereby strengthen the status and advancement of the education profession.
- To promote educational educational and charitable projects and activities, to sponsor scholarships, to further and maintain worthy standards in the field of education, and to cooperate with worthy community programs relating to education and charities.
- To contribute to world understanding, goodwill, and peace through an international fellowship of women educators united in the ideals of education.
More than 33,000 women educators around the world have discovered the many opportunities provided by membership in Alpha Delta Kappa - opportunities for recognition of their commitment to educational excellence, for personal and professional growth, and for collectively channeling their energies toward the good of their schools, communities, the teaching profession, and the world.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, Alpha Delta Kappa has more than 1,300 chapters located in towns and cities in every state in the U.S., and around the world in Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
Membership, which
is honorary and based on peer recognition, provides a wealth
ofopportunities for leadership development, and networking through
workshops, training sessions, conferences, and conventions. But perhaps
the greatest opportunity Alpha Delta Kappa provides is the opportunity
to make a difference. Around the world, Alpha Delta Kappa members
combine their energies and talents to enrich their lives and the lives
of others through thousands of heartwarming, community-based altruistic
projects.
Membership Benefits:
- Friendship, support, and association with professional peers
- Honor and recognition of professional achievement
- Professional and personal growth and development opportunities
- Informative publications and peer-reviewed publication opportunities
- Leadership development opportunities and training
- Extensive members-only website
- Scholarship and travel opportunities
- Group insurance programs
Also:
- Friendship
- Volunteer opportunities
- Altruistic projects
In the past two years alone, Alpha Delta Kappa International members have given nearly 12 million dollars in monetary and other gifts, nearly 2 million dollars in scholarships, and have provided more than 2 million hours of volunteer service to their communities.
Opportunities for professional and personal networking abound in Alpha Delta Kappa. From state/provincial/national conventions and regional conferences every even-numbered year, to International conventions every odd-numbered year, talented women educators gather to share ideas, fellowship, recognition, and support. Alpha Delta Kappa conferences and conventions feature informative and inspirational seminars by some of the most effective and renowned speakers today.
If you are interested, contact the international office:
International Honorary Organization for Women Educators
(800) 247-2311
FAX (816) 363-4010
