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Building a Strategic Financial Plan - Intentional Fiscal Stewardship
Building a Strategic Financial Plan - Intentional Fiscal Stewardship

Thriving schools do not drift into financial health; they plan for it. Yet many classical Christian schools remain confined to short-term budgeting rather than cultivating a long-range financial strategy that genuinely advances mission and… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Creating a Culture of Philanthropy at your Academy
Creating a Culture of Philanthropy at your Academy

Session recording from Summer Conference 2026. Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Classical Education in America: What It Was and Can Be Again
Classical Education in America: What It Was and Can Be Again

The tradition of classical liberal arts education in America predates the nation itself. Its seeds crossed the Atlantic with early explorers and settlers, took root in colonial covenants and compacts, and shaped the governing vision of the… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Rhetoric Class: Tips, Tricks, Pacing & Preparing Students for Senior Thesis
Rhetoric Class: Tips, Tricks, Pacing & Preparing Students for Senior Thesis

Slides HERE Designing a course requires careful research, thoughtful curriculum evaluation, wise selection of supplemental sources, attentiveness to student faculties, and clarity regarding the telos toward which the class is ordered. This… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Through the Looking Glass: Teaching Modern Literature
Through the Looking Glass: Teaching Modern Literature

Slides HERE Last year, a survey of session attendees revealed that modern literature and epic poetry ranked among the most challenging texts to teach. What might shift if certain modern works were approached not as departures from the… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Memory and the Voice: Ancient Approaches to Teaching Omnibus after AI- Part 2
Memory and the Voice: Ancient Approaches to Teaching Omnibus after AI- Part 2

This breakout session is the second in a two-pronged, practical, and pedagogical response within an Omnibus class to the introduction of generative artificial intelligence. Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Strategies That Stick: Tools for Today's College Counselor
Strategies That Stick: Tools for Today's College Counselor

A strong college counseling program requires more than the management of applications; it calls for a Christ-centered vision that guides students and families through one of the most formative seasons of their lives. Faithful counseling… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Creating Spaces for Good Teachers: Ten Principles
Creating Spaces for Good Teachers: Ten Principles

Slides linked HERE In The Good Teacher: Ten Key Pedagogical Principles That Will Transform Your Teaching, Chris Perrin and Carrie Eben articulate universal principles that shape not only skilled instruction, but the cultivation of virtuous… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Do These Pieces Fit? - How Does Dante Relate to Biology?
Do These Pieces Fit? - How Does Dante Relate to Biology?

Slides HERE In this session I will model portions of my lessons with my 9th grade biology class relating to how I help my students understand how math, science, history, metaphysics, logic, rhetoric, epistemology, art, and the stories they… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Financial Leadership for Young Schools: The First Ten Years
Financial Leadership for Young Schools: The First Ten Years

Slides linked HERE Those involved in founding classical Christian schools are often unfamiliar with the unique economic realities—the unavoidable constraints—that shape a school’s financial life. Without a clear understanding of these… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Holding Fast and Reaching Far: Leading with Conviction
Holding Fast and Reaching Far: Leading with Conviction

Slides HERE How can a school safeguard its classical Christian culture amid enrollment growth and campus expansion? What if the answer invites not anxiety, but hope-filled leadership? This breakout session explores how a hopeful leader… Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026


Poem of the Day with Mrs. Wright: Playing with Poetry
Poem of the Day with Mrs. Wright: Playing with Poetry

Session recording from Summer Conference 2026. Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2026