Summer Conference 2023

Association Updates

Coast to Coast, Singapore Math is the Best
Coast to Coast, Singapore Math is the Best

Looking for a better way to teach math? Singapore Math has emerged as one of the leading elementary math programs in the world according to international studies, (TIMSS). With this approach, students will not only know how to solve… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


The Importance of Intellectual Leadership - David Diener
The Importance of Intellectual Leadership - David Diener

Abstract: School leaders today are responsible for an incredible variety of administrative duties. As schools have grown in organizational complexity, so have the number of areas over which headmasters must provide administrative… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Color-Blessed: Diversity in a Christian Classical School - Peter VandeBrake
Color-Blessed: Diversity in a Christian Classical School - Peter VandeBrake

Abstract: The mere word “diversity” is enough to cause people to start taking sides in our politically charged society. In this workshop, we want to take a step back from this political fracas and look at this idea from a biblical and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


The Early Church from Christ to Constantine (Part 1) - Louis Markos
The Early Church from Christ to Constantine (Part 1) - Louis Markos

Abstract: This two-part lecture series will set the groundwork for Athanasius’ defense of orthodoxy by surveying the first three centuries of the church. The first lecture will focus on the Book of Acts, the early growth of the gospel, the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Visio Divina: Forming Young Souls through Art
Visio Divina: Forming Young Souls through Art

The modern Church has largely ceded the realm of the sensory to disastrous effect. Happy to fill the void, the media-saturated culture bombards our young people with imagery and noise that cripples them psychologically, emotionally, and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Building a Strong School Brand - Clay Vaughan
Building a Strong School Brand - Clay Vaughan

Abstract: In this workshop, classical school leaders looking to improve family retention and increase enrollment will learn how to leverage the StoryBrand 7-part framework to create compelling narratives that resonate with their families… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Navigating the Changing Culture: How to Protect Your Ministry
Navigating the Changing Culture: How to Protect Your Ministry

As a Christian school, how do you address the changing cultural views on issues such as sexuality, marriage, and gender identity? How can your ministry love and serve everyone while not giving into the shifting morality of the day? This… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Building Dynamic Leadership Teams
Building Dynamic Leadership Teams

Learn lessons from 30 years of successful team-building across multiple institutions, from start-up to maturing to flourishing. Hear what principles and resources have been most beneficial at each stage of organizational development, how… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Mission-Minded Disciplinary Procedures
Mission-Minded Disciplinary Procedures

Aristotle says, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” Holding students to a high standard based on Biblical definitions of right and wrong is counter-cultural, but essential to our mission. We strive… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Emergent Leaders: Building Leadership Teams
Emergent Leaders: Building Leadership Teams

Is your head of school (HOS) supported by a unified “band of brothers”…or a cast of siloed supporters? Christian schools/ministries tend to be only as strong as their top leaders and vulnerable to their weakest moments. For too many… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Imaginative Learning with C.S. Lewis - Daniel Payne
Imaginative Learning with C.S. Lewis - Daniel Payne

Abstract: The works of the Inklings, and similar authors, have long captured the imaginations of students in classical classrooms. Whether they are traveling to Narnia or Middle-earth, classical educators know the power that imaginative… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023


Narrow Path Athletics: Encountering Christ through Competition
Narrow Path Athletics: Encountering Christ through Competition

Are Jesus and competitive sports at odds with each other? Does the physicality and intensity of athletic competition really align with the life and teachings of Christ? As someone who's been an athlete all my life and a coach for the past… Continue Reading

Date posted06/17/2023