Hear the story of Regents School of Austin, one of the most prestigous and highly acclaimed classical schools in the U.S. From capital campaigns to building to staff development and board relations, Rod Gilbert will share the Regent’s… Continue Reading
Summer Conference 2014
Summer Conference 2014
We know that math is supposed to be one of the liberal arts, yet math is one of the least appreciated subjects among students. Let’s consider how treating math as a story rather than as a “fact” might help us reach the souls of our… Continue Reading
In recent years, a lot of attention has been given to the ways in which communications technologies have nurtured a spirit of distraction that affects reading and reasoning habits. Ken Myers will examine how technologies similarly disable… Continue Reading
Utilizing the Administrative structure to develop leaders and to provide targeted training for faculty and staff. Continue Reading
This workshop will introduce techniques to enliven the content of all subject areas into vivid stories that will captivate your student and nourish their souls. Continue Reading
There are significant benefits to building an upper school science sequence around an introductory physics course in 9th grade. On the other hand, there are serious weaknesses and missed opportunities associated with the common practice of… Continue Reading
Audio recording from Summer Conference 2014. Continue Reading
Learn about how other classical schools are addressing new trends including personal devices, student access, technology in the classroom and the cloud services. Continue Reading
This session provides a unique opportunity to bring up any subject of interest, issues you face, and or problems you need solved and benefit from the wisdom and experience of others. As subjects are raised, Peter will facilitate an… Continue Reading
Are you thinking of launching a capital campaign? Is your current campaign stalled? Come and learn about the six best practices in successful capital campaigns. Continue Reading
Good boards can help good schools become great schools. Poor boards can also tear good schools down. The common mistakes that boards make are not usually the result of wrong intent—in fact, it’s normally quite the opposite. But good intent… Continue Reading
The practice of proof writing is too often restricted to rigid two-column format and limited to the one-year experience know as upper school geometry. In this session I will make a case for teachng proof writing, the composing and… Continue Reading