Summer Conference 2024

Association Updates

Eric Hewitt: Foreign Travel in Classical Education
Eric Hewitt: Foreign Travel in Classical Education

This breakout session will consider the role of foreign travel in education. A survey of the historical antecedents of the phenomenon will begin with the prologue of the Odyssey, pass through Herodotus, Romans studying in Greece, early and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Brent Stevens: Leading in the Logic School
Brent Stevens: Leading in the Logic School

Nobody looks back on logic school and thinks, “those were the best years of my life!”. Nobody thinks that because the logic school years are rough! The kids smell, forget things, and can’t seem to pay attention; parents are panicked, too… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


John Evans: Habit and Heart: How We Start Our School Days
John Evans: Habit and Heart: How We Start Our School Days

If you were to walk into our school in the morning, you would hear something beautiful; it's the sound of our pre-K through 4th graders reciting 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; the hundreds of students chant it to a rhythm we practice, and by the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Michael Attaway: Assessing Fine Arts Programs
Michael Attaway: Assessing Fine Arts Programs

In a classical Christian school, a well-developed fine arts program is a critical component of the school, but how does one know if the program is operating as it should be? Assessment of a school’s fine arts program is critical for the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Peter & Amy Frank: Considering Christian College Education
Peter & Amy Frank: Considering Christian College Education

New trends are developing for students after high school: some see a role for college just as a place for receiving job skills, and some see college as a waste of time and money. Christian parents often feel that they've invested in their… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Baroness Philippa Stroud: In-Depth Exploration of "Sowing the Seeds of Cultural Renewal"
Baroness Philippa Stroud: In-Depth Exploration of "Sowing the Seeds of Cultural Renewal"

Session recording from Summer Conference 2024. Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2024


Zach & Betsy Howard: Foundations of Lifelong Learning
Zach & Betsy Howard: Foundations of Lifelong Learning

This breakout will introduce six fundamental habits of mind and heart for teachers and students to cultivate: observe accurately, understand clearly, evaluate fairly, feel appropriately, apply wisely, and express compellingly. Then we will… Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2024


David Stroud: In-Depth Exploration of "Sowing the Seeds of Cultural Renewal"
David Stroud: In-Depth Exploration of "Sowing the Seeds of Cultural Renewal"

Session recording from Summer Conference 2024. Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2024


Christopher Perrin: In-Depth Exploration of "Education as Hospitality & Healing"
Christopher Perrin: In-Depth Exploration of "Education as Hospitality & Healing"

Session recording from Summer Conference 2024. Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2024


Aaron Howard: In-Depth Exploration of "Hospitality and the Gospel"
Aaron Howard: In-Depth Exploration of "Hospitality and the Gospel"

Session recording from Summer Conference 2024. Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2024


Plenary I: Hospitality and the Gospel with Aaron Howard
Plenary I: Hospitality and the Gospel with Aaron Howard

Hospitality, in cultures around the world, is an esteemed and treasured virtue. The ancient Greeks viewed hospitality, called xenia in Greek, as a foundational part of their culture, and Zeus was sometimes called Zeus Xenios, or “protector… Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2024


Carolyn Weber: C.S. Lewis and Spiritual Formation as Educational Invitation
Carolyn Weber: C.S. Lewis and Spiritual Formation as Educational Invitation

C.S. Lewis is rightfully revered for his erudite yet accessible apologetics, his wide range of literary endeavors, and his own fascinating biography and conversion to faith. His relevance is only growing more profound for us in this… Continue Reading

Date posted06/26/2024