Summer Conference 2011

Association Updates

Embodied Imitation: Experiencing Nobility through History and Rhetoric
Embodied Imitation: Experiencing Nobility through History and Rhetoric

As schools seek to put flesh and bones on the liberal arts, expressing and experiencing rhetoric within their academic spaces and scholastic calendar, one powerful means is imitation and reenactment. History as a modern discipline tends to… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


Christian and Humanist Education – Part 2
Christian and Humanist Education – Part 2

Christian Humanism, the history and theory of, with a focus on the twentieth century. Starting with paul at Mars’ Hill through the Patristic period, Birzer will briefly discuss the meaning of the liberal arts in the formation of the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


The Classical Way to Teach Narrative Composition (Story Telling)
The Classical Way to Teach Narrative Composition (Story Telling)

Audio recording from Summer Conference 2011. Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


Poetic Liturgy
Poetic Liturgy

This is a practice that we have used in our schools which uses poetry to consider a subject or a moment in the church calendar. It is a meditative and contemplative event where students prepare to read the poems (chosen according to their… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


Motor Development and Academic Success
Motor Development and Academic Success

Most educators take for granted how our bodies operate, and how the experiences of our bodies teach us to understand the world around us. Without the incredible and finely tuned machine called our body, our brain would be at a loss to… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


Developing a Faculty Equipped to Inspire both Men and Women to Excellence
Developing a Faculty Equipped to Inspire both Men and Women to Excellence

Most classical and Christian schools have mission statements involving the equipping of leaders for the cause of Christ. At the same time, most Christians acknowledge that God created women and men with critical differences. Have you… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


The Effectively Managed Classroom
The Effectively Managed Classroom

Would you like to have fewer disciplinary problems in your class? Are you spending all your time and effort keeping your students under control? Do you find yourself completely drained at the end of each day with little energy to invest in… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


The Teacher’s Seminar: A School within the School
The Teacher’s Seminar: A School within the School

In Norms and Nobility, David Hicks suggests that a classical school must have a teacher’s seminar to drive faculty improvement and to insure proper classical pedagogy. This seminar is a scheduled weekly gathering of faculty to discuss… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


Christian and Humanist Education – Part 1
Christian and Humanist Education – Part 1

Christian Humanism, the history and theory of, with a focus on the twentieth century. Starting with paul at Mars’ Hill through the Patristic period, Birzer will briefly discuss the meaning of the liberal arts in the formation of the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


Teaching with the Ancients
Teaching with the Ancients

Is “Ad Fontes” the exclusive call of the humanities, or could mathematics and science classes profit by using primary sources as well? This session will consider the benefits and challenges of using primary sources in math and science… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2011


School Culture is Revealing
School Culture is Revealing

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

Date posted06/24/2011


How to Build a Healthy, Thriving Middle School, Part I
How to Build a Healthy, Thriving Middle School, Part I

Middle school is often the last area of a school to be given the attention needed. Middle school students are often treated like big grammar students confined by the very atmosphere that flourishes the younger student. This seminar is… Continue Reading

Date posted06/24/2011