Program

(Dana Gioia)

(Katharine Birbalsingh)

Mathematical Thinking

Build Mathematical Virtues, Not Just Skills (Francis Su)

Calculus and Classical Mathematics (Peter Ulrickson)

Scientific Thinking

Plato, the Liberal Arts, and the Crisis in Contemporary Physics (Mitch Stokes)

The Physics Tradition: Have We Progressed? (Chris Swanson)

Historical Vision

Why Tradition Matters (Wilfred McClay)

Teaching Western Civilization in 2023 (James Hankins)

Rhetorical Flourish

Declamation for Today (Chris Schlect)

Climbing Parnassus Twenty Years On (Tracy Lee Simmons)

Artistic Ways of Knowing

Classical Art—The Alchemy of Skill and Beauty (Juliette Aristides)

Music as Memory—The Art and Science of Music (Greg Wilbur)

Leadership of Teaching

Cultivating Minds & Hearts through Classroom Teaching (Andrew Zwerneman, Chris Perrin, Andrew Pudewa, Katherine Birbalsingh, Jake Tawney)

Leadership of Development

How Thriving Schools Think about Fundraising (Genevieve Peterson)

Special Panel

Two Decades of Classical Renewal (Dale Ahlquist, Jon Balsbaugh, Eric Cook, Andrew Kern, Michael Van Hecke, David Goodwin, Mitchell Rocklin, Dan Scoggin)

• Mathematics Workshop/K-5: (Francis Su)
• Socratic Workshop/K-5: (Rachel Davison-Humphries) 
• Latin Workshop/K-5: (Jason Pedicone)
• Storytelling Workshop/K-8: (Jim Weiss)
• History Workshop/6-12: (James Hankins)
• Rhetoric Workshop/6-12: (Chris Schlect)
• Drama Workshop/6-12: (Nick Hutchison) 

Intentional School Culture (Panel)

Establishing Culture to Last (Jon Balsbaugh, Eric Cook, Keith Nix, Ian Rowe, David Diener)

Culture Making

Building a Liberal Arts Culture (Andrew Zwerneman)

(Paul Carrese, Martin Cothran, Dan Coupland, Chris Perrin, Matthew Post, Chris Schlect, Brian Williams, Jerilyn Olson)

Philosophical Considerations

On Freedom and Imagination in Classical Education (Angel Parham)

Classical for Students with Special Needs (Amy Richards)

Political Precedents

Washington as Conservative Revolutionary—The Founding Father’s Appeal to the Great Tradition (Paul Carrese)

Madison and the ‘Oracular’ Thinkers, Ancient and Modern (Colleen Sheehan)

Hamilton’s ‘Reading List’ (Peter McNamara)

Thomas Jefferson and the Tradition of Liberal Learning (Michael Zuckert)

Language Acquisition

Who Killed Latin? (Jason Pedicone)

The Trivium as a Framework for Teaching Latin and Modern Languages (Laura Eidt)

Poetic Learning

Reading English Verse through the Tradition (David Rothman, Susan Spear)

Humane Pursuits

Putting Plato into Practice—Classical Education in the Classroom and School (David Diener)

Historical Renderings of the Liberal Arts (Brian Williams)

School Leadership of Talent

The Essentials of Talent Management (Jerilyn Olson, Erik Twist)

Leadership of Development

The Art and Science of the Capital Campaign (Genevieve Peterson, Jeremy Beer)

College and University Trends

Breaking News for Higher Education—A Conversation with National Leaders (Jacob Howland, Michael Poliakoff, Peter Wood, Matthew Smith)

• Mathematics Workshop/6-12: (Francis Su) 
• Literature Workshop/6-12: (Jeannette DeCelles-Zwerneman)
• Storytelling Workshop/K-8: (Jim Weiss)

• Mathematics Workshop/6-12: (Mitch Stokes)  
• Fine Arts Workshop/K-12: (Greg Wilbur)
• Grammar/ELA Workshop/K-5: (Daniel Coupland)

(violin trio, painting, poetry, song)

(Daniel Scoggin)

Theological Thinking

The Role of Authority in Carrying Forth a Tradition (Victor Lee Austin)

The Grammar of Our Lives and the Attack Upon It (Vigen Guroian)

Literary Explorations

No Enjoyment Like Reading (with Jane Austen) (Paula Byrne)

How Jane Austen’s Novels Went to School (Devoney Looser)

Jane Austen—The Novelist-Pedagogue (Colleen Sheehan)

Dramatic Embodiments

Bringing the Bard Forth (TBD)

Shakespeare’s Stagecraft (Nick Hutchison)

Philosophical Considerations

Soul-Shaping Socratic Reading (Matthew Post)

Why Study Plato? (Catherine Zuckert) 

Musical Knowledge

The Role of Musical Tradition Today (Eliot Grasso)

A Classical Approach to Radical Modernism in the Arts (Carol Reynolds)

Intentional School Leadership (Panel)

Cultivating Leadership to Last (Jon Balsbaugh, Eric Cook, Keith Nix, Ian Rowe, David Diener)

Leadership of Development

Case Studies in Classical-Ed Fundraising (Jeremy Beer) 

Special Panel

Considering Educational Reform and Choice for the Classical Renewal—A Conversation with National Policy Analysts (Jay Greene, Robert Pondiscio, Lindsey Burke, Max Eden, Helen Baxendale)

• Mathematics Workshop/6-12: (Peter Ulrickson)
• Art Appreciation Workshop/6-12: (Mary Frances Loughran) 
• Storytelling Workshop/K-8: (Jim Weiss) 
• Civics Workshop/K-5: (Rachel Humphries) 
• ELA Workshop/K-5: (Mark Bauerlein)
• Drama Workshop/6-12: (Nick Hutchison) 
• Poetry Workshop/K-5: (David Rothman, Susan Spear) 

Classical Culture

Clearly Defining the Liberal Arts (Chris Schlect)

(Liz Huntley)

(Eric Cook, Michael Van Hecke, David Goodwin, Andrew Kern, Dale Ahlquist, Rob Jackson)

Literary Explorations

Poets vs. Books (Mark Bauerlein)

Is There Such a Thing as a Modern Tragedy? (Matthew Smith) 

School Leadership of Board

The Essentials of a Healthy Board Culture (Erik Twist, Whitney Marsh) 

• Essential Culture: “Importance of Intellectual Leadership” (David Diener) 
• Language Teaching Workshop/K-5: (Laura Eidt)
• History Workshop/K-5: (Rachel Humphries) 
• Music Workshop/K-12: (Eliot Grasso)
• Latin Workshop/6-12: (Jason Pedicone) 
• Drama Workshop/6-12: (Nick Hutchison) 

• History Workshop/6-12: (Andrew Zwerneman)
• Science Workshop/6-12: (Chris Swanson) 
• Music Workshop/K-12: (Carol Reynolds)
• ELA Workshop/K-5: (Vigen Guroian) 
• Fine Arts Workshop/K-12: (Juliette Aristides) 
• Poetry Workshop/6-12: (David Rothman, Susan Spear) 

Classical Culture

Helping to Form World-Shaping Graduates (Jon Balsbaugh)