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This session will focus on helping students recognize what makes great literature truly remarkable. By teaching students to identify key features of Great Books, we empower them to love reading and inspire independent exploration of… Continue Reading
Classical educators today face the daunting task of passing on the wisdom of the Western Tradition while competing with highly stimulating technologies that reshape how students learn. Devices and digital media hijack dopamine and disrupt… Continue Reading
Years of educational research concludes that teachers develop best through working together (and in their own locales) to share, evaluate, and hone what they have discovered in conferences, through reading and study, and by means of… Continue Reading
This session will introduce classical Christian educators to Dylan Wiliam's formative assessment (AfL) strategies, a key factor in the recent success of English education. Attendees will learn how these strategies align with Charlotte… Continue Reading
Every school strives for an engaged, thoughtful student body, yet many struggle with apathy, boredom, or frustration. In this session, we will explore why high-quality, challenging in-class discussion and outdoor free play are two… Continue Reading
Students often ask, “Why do we need to study grammar?” In an age of AI and evolving language norms, the usual answer - “to communicate better” - may not be enough. This session invites educators to reframe grammar as more than a skill… Continue Reading
In this session, we will explore the idea that teaching is a ministry that should engage students in a life of discipleship, with education seen as a pilgrimage of Christian sanctification. Too often, the focus is on momentary results, but… Continue Reading
This session proposes a comprehensive model for a rhetoric scope and sequence designed to reflect the richness of the rhetorical tradition while aligning with the goals of Christian classical education. Participants will examine how… Continue Reading
In 2024–2025, Covenant School in Huntington, WV, launched a dual enrollment program in partnership with Cedarville University and Marshall University, offering 10th–12th grade students the chance to earn up to a full year of college… Continue Reading
In a school setting, complaints are inevitable, especially when it involves deeply personal matters like faith, family, and finances. Leaders often face defensiveness, exhaustion, and burnout when receiving complaints, but it doesn’t have… Continue Reading
Attendees will experience catharsis for the weight of leadership and gain a new playbook for outlasting expectations without sacrificing physical well-being. Drawing on the wisdom of John Swinton in Becoming Friends of Time, this session… Continue Reading
Middle School teachers are all too familiar with the response, "oh I could never teach Middle School!" Middle School students have a poor reputation as students who are immature and never expected to grow into maturity until the greener… Continue Reading
