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This seminar is the continuation of the first seminar How to Grow a Healthy Thriving Middle School. This seminar is designed to help school find the qualities a teacher needs to possess in order to teach and mentor young teenagers. Continue Reading
Many learners are frustrated by the inconsistency of English. Most people believe that English is not logical and does not follow patterns. This is simply not true. The code is complex and the patterns are beautiful. In this workshop… Continue Reading
An explanation of a unique program for upper school students that draws on content from TED, the Q Conference, as well as local and video conferenced speakers to present students with a variety of subjects to consider and debate. The… Continue Reading
In this seminar dialogue will take place regarding how to lead teachers and faculty to ensure a thriving and successful Grammar School. Key components will be presented followed by a group discussion. Continue Reading
Are there any common pitfalls among Christians when trying to reconcile faith and science that we should seek to avoid? Does Christian faith offer constructive direction for further developments in natural science (e.g. reconciliation of… Continue Reading
For 2500 years classical education equipped people for freedom and self-governance. The 20th century inverted schooling and put analytical learning (the servant) above the humane learning (the master) of the classical tradition. This… Continue Reading
Why would you want to analyze how scientists write…. don’t they just report their hypotheses and experimental results? Not at all, argues Alan Gross; beneath the veneer of objectivity resides a fierce struggle to gain followers for a… Continue Reading
Progressive educators in order to free young minds for unfettered creativity denounce “rote memorization.” Classical Christian educators privilege memorizing as “learning by heart.” Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein argues that the… Continue Reading
C.S. Lewis had a classical education and read the Greek and Latin classics throughout his life as sources of pleasure and truth, what he called ‘joy’. This session will confront his discussion of the Seven Liberal Arts, his Latin Letters… Continue Reading
“The average tenure of school heads is about 5.5 years and the average length of trustee service is 3.5 years. Due to these patterns, there needs to be more ‘touchstones’ of approved and understood tools to retain mission integrety and… Continue Reading
There is a widespread sense that something is deeply wrong with American public education. In this session, Jon Fennell suggests that the quality of public education is a function of the ideas upon which it is built. Therefore, if public… Continue Reading
This session will focus on what school culture is, what it reveals, where it comes from, and several of the ways it impacts a school. We will prepare for participants for ways to develop or revitalize their school culture so it is Christ… Continue Reading
