Abstract: How can we determine if students truly “understand” the ideas they are taught? Have you ever asked a student why something is true, and the student replies with “Because you told us so”? This workshop will discuss the method of… Continue Reading
Abstract: Embodied cognition, embodied learning and embodied education are terms that are becoming more common. But what do they really mean? In the past 20 years, what is being called embodied cognition has been researched and validated… Continue Reading
Session recording from Summer Conference 2023. Continue Reading
Your community loves the good, the true, and the beautiful and seeks ways to prepare students for a lifetime of serving God in virtuous ways. What happens after graduation? This interactive session will explore ways your school can use… Continue Reading
St. Jerome famously said, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Not wanting our students to be ignorant of Christ, our schools rightly teach the Bible, but there are two extremes we often face in our attempt to be biblical. We… Continue Reading
Abstract: There is a pivotal moment at the beginning of any crisis when leaders must rapidly assess the situation, evaluate possible outcomes, and consider the effects of various responses. What happens in that moment will set the… Continue Reading
Classical educators are often skeptical of standardized tests and their value in the educational process. How, after all, can a single test evaluate a student's current trajectory toward becoming more virtuous? In truth, a realistic… Continue Reading
The classical Christian education movement has been heavy on classics and the humanities–the great books of the western canon–and on approaching teaching all disciplines according to a classical pedagogy focused on the trivium. And this… Continue Reading
If God has called you as an individual or an organization to pour a classical education into a Spanish speaking community, here is an opportunity to learn, and build a school based on the amazing vision only God can give. You do not have… Continue Reading
Abstract: The two most critical leadership roles in a school are the head of school and the board chair - and the health of their relationship is critical to the health of the whole school. This important relationship must be marked by… Continue Reading
If God has called you as an individual or an organization to pour a classical education into a Spanish speaking community, here is an opportunity to learn, and build a school based on the amazing vision only God can give. You do not have… Continue Reading
We believe that the affections of our students are being ordered and transformed as they contemplate all that is true, good, and beautiful in our curriculum. If our own affections are still in need of the same kind of continued… Continue Reading
