About
Leadership
Lise Charlier, Head of School
Lise Charlier has been head of school at The Cambridge School of Weston since 2019. Lise is currently President of the Board at AISNE, the Association of Independent Schools in New England. Born and raised in Haiti, she was educated in the Haitian, French, and American educational systems.
Prior to CSW, Lise served as director of studies and strategic initiatives at Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland. Before this role at Severn, Lise was upper school assistant principal at Friends School of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. Lise has served on the board of trustees for Green Street Academy, the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS), the Cowles Charitable Trust, and most recently the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE).
She holds an MS in education from Johns Hopkins University and a BS from Georgetown University.
CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.