Summer Conference 2021

Association Updates

Parent Training and Building a Christian Family
Parent Training and Building a Christian Family

Although facing the uncertainty of the external political and social environment, Christian Classical education in China is growing quickly through its infancy stage. Thus far, we have anxiously focused on the education of students and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2021


The Keys to a Successful Capital Campaign
The Keys to a Successful Capital Campaign

As the classical Christian education movement continues to flourish, many growing schools are ready to go to the next level by acquiring property, expanding their facilities or funding key strategic initiatives. If you are considering a… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


The Importance of Band in Classical Education
The Importance of Band in Classical Education

In this session, I will cover why band is essential in classical education. I will introduce our approach to teaching concepts in the band room and our goals in teaching from a classical viewpoint. Additionally, I will present on our… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


The Craft of Teaching: “Teaching Like a Champion”
The Craft of Teaching: “Teaching Like a Champion”

For some time now, classical educators across the country have found the techniques compiled in Teach Like a Champion 2.0 by Doug Lemov to be beneficial for growing in the craft of teaching. And for good reason! This data-informed field… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


Christian Classical Education for the Rest of the World
Christian Classical Education for the Rest of the World

Session recording from Summer Conference 2021. Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


The Why and How of Teaching Poetry to Children
The Why and How of Teaching Poetry to Children

Poetry is our human inheritance. Children deeply know this and learn it avidly and with great pleasure. I have experienced this firsthand in my own children’s lives and in the classical school environment. I will teach what I have done and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


How to Respond to Mental Health Issues
How to Respond to Mental Health Issues

Employees, students of all ages, parents, staff, today HOS’s find themselves facing signifcant challenges in how to respond to others struggling with mental health issues…. and that wasn’t in your job description or in any training! Keith… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


Development of Athletics With Human Flourishing In Mind
Development of Athletics With Human Flourishing In Mind

To quote Francis Su from his book entitled Mathematics for Human Flourishing, he says, “Human Flourishing refers to a wholeness – of being and doing, of realizing one’s potential and helping others do the same, of acting with honor and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


How to Develop a Sustainable Annual Fund
How to Develop a Sustainable Annual Fund

Many schools’ annual fundraising efforts resemble running on a hamster wheel, with a lot of time and energy spent on fundraising activities, but not a lot of forward progress. They involve going from one event and “ask” to another all year… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


Follow the Numbers: Using Admission Data to Build Strong Budgets
Follow the Numbers: Using Admission Data to Build Strong Budgets

Forecasting enrollment – and therefore available tuition dollars – is tricky business. The predictive data points range from number of tours and applications, to the number of seats available in each classroom, and the percentage of those… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


How to Teach Rhetoric in a Chinese Context
How to Teach Rhetoric in a Chinese Context

Misunderstandings abound about the nature of rhetoric, one of the biggest being that it is primarily a theory. But as the Roman rhetorician Quintilian clarifies, rhetoric is not a theoretical art but a practical art. We study rhetoric not… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021


Leadership Lab
Leadership Lab

Great leadership is highly sought after and much discussed, but how do we really know that we are effectively teaching great leadership to our students? The same way that we often test other ideas – in the lab. We put our SR leadership… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2021