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Capital Campaign and Annual Fund Success
Capital Campaign and Annual Fund Success

How to Maximize Capital Campaign Success There are several key factors that make a huge impact on whether a capital campaign achieves its goal, and within the desired timeframe. If a capital campaign is in your school’s future, then you… Continue Reading

Date posted11/15/2021


Making the Most of Life’s Transitions
Making the Most of Life’s Transitions

This event has concluded. In life we have moments in time in which we have an opportunity before us to make a change or to respond to a situation. According to Michael Lindsay, president of Gordon College, what follows these instances will… Continue Reading

Date posted05/10/2021


A Positive Approach to Technology
A Positive Approach to Technology

“Today, there’s a new elite schooled in an entirely reconstituted classical education…. [These students] stuck on the dark side of the new media digital divide will be as out of luck and out of touch as those who cursed Johannes Gutenberg… Continue Reading

Date posted04/27/2021


CCE and Diversity
CCE and Diversity

This event has concluded. Every school in the classical Christian school movement is navigating a complex set of issues this school year. In addition to Covid, most schools are seeking ways to articulate a mission-focused understanding of… Continue Reading

Date posted04/22/2021


Hot Topics Facing Classical Christian Schools in a post-Covid World
Hot Topics Facing Classical Christian Schools in a post-Covid World

Click here to see the recording Time: 1 pm CDT Moderator: Eric Cook There are still many challenges to overcome and issues to consider as we slowly climb our way out of the pandemic. In addition to reflecting on the lessons Covid has… Continue Reading

Date posted03/29/2021


The Equality Act: What You Need To Know
The Equality Act: What You Need To Know

View Recording Here Andrew Graham will discuss what the Equality Act is and how it will impact classical Christian schools. The Act seeks to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as… Continue Reading

Date posted03/26/2021


Covid-Era College Advising
Covid-Era College Advising

Click here to view recording Friday, February 19 | 1/12 PM Central As with many aspects of life, the coronavirus has reshaped the college landscape, altering the college admissions process and voiding the value of historical data in a now… Continue Reading

Date posted02/19/2021


The Canon at Work in Today’s Complex World | Fri, Dec. 4
The Canon at Work in Today’s Complex World | Fri, Dec. 4

View Recording Here Friday, December 4 | 1-2 pm CST What does it mean to be a good citizen, and how do good citizens make the decision to resist or rebel against governing authorities? This is an enduring question faced by citizens and… Continue Reading

Date posted11/16/2020


Three Core Partnerships on the Board | Fri, Oct. 2
Three Core Partnerships on the Board | Fri, Oct. 2

Friday, October 2 | 11-12 pm CDT For this coaching call, John Littleford will explain why the Head and Chair, Chair and Board, and Head and Board must all function at a high level in order for any independent school to thrive. He will also… Continue Reading

Date posted09/30/2020


Telling the Stories: Classical Education and the Black Intellectual Tradition
Telling the Stories: Classical Education and the Black Intellectual Tradition

When Martin Luther King, jr., was asked which book besides the Bible he would take with him to a deserted island, he replied, “I would have to pick Plato’s Republic. … There is not a creative idea extant that is not discussed, in some way… Continue Reading

Date posted09/28/2020


Listening for Truth in a Chaotic World
Listening for Truth in a Chaotic World

2020 has been a tumultuous year, filled with challenges and heartaches we could not have imagined as we left 2019 to enter into a new year. Protests and calls for change ring in the air everywhere we turn. How are classical educators to… Continue Reading

Date posted09/21/2020


Interview with Juan Sanchez
Interview with Juan Sanchez

The issue of race is at the forefront in our culture. As classical Christian schools, we are addressing it in a variety of ways. No doubt, all of our efforts to respond faithfully are challenging. While each school aspires to be rooted in… Continue Reading

Date posted09/21/2020