Webinars will be listed here as they become available.
What Can Teachers Learn from Coaches?
April 29, 2025: Teachers can learn a thing or two from coaches. Many of us came to classical education because we are attracted to excellence, and we want our teachers to excel in their classrooms. What does that look like? As we survey America's schools, sadly, we...
Pathways to College
April 17, 2025: Selecting a college can be daunting—there are so many choices! Is there a better way to think about the "right fit" for a college-bound student? On Thursday, April 17, you're invited to join Dr. Eliot Grasso from Gutenberg College and Dr. Tim...
Fundraising That Can Transform Your School’s Culture
April 8, 2025: The best approaches to funding your vision are relational and principles-based. This is good news! Even better, when you pursue fundraising strategies according to these principles, you will also be investing in your school's culture in a way that will...
Six Tools to Provoke Wonder
April 1, 2025: Every teacher wants students who are interested in learning, who have a spirit of inquiry, who express a sense of wonder. Aristotle even declared that every human being by nature desires to know, but that isn’t always apparent to the classical Christian...
When Borrowing Makes Sense–And When It Doesn’t?
March 25, 2025: As with everything, our approach to debt can be marked by excess or deficiency—and both extremes come with costs. Borrowing too much can lead to financial ruin, but refusing to borrow modest amounts at key moments in a school’s life can lead to stalled...
The Future of Test Optional
March 24, 2025: The college admissions process is fraught with many questions that parents, students, and their school partners must wade through as they prepare for life after a K-12 classical education. Perhaps the most common question to answer is what to do when...
Building a Sustainable Financial Model
March 19, 2025: Sustainability has been a buzzword in Christian education over the last few years, but what does it actually look like? If you were to ask the average administrator what sustainability is for them, you would often find that it entails overcoming the...
Five Keys to Mastering the First Five Years: The Essentials for the Foundational Years
January 27, 2025: Are you part of the start-up team for a new school? Or do you work at a young school that’s less than five years old? Unfortunately, the statistics aren’t very good: the average tenure of a school administrator is less than five years, and more...
Considering the Dangers of AI Deepfakes for Classical Christian Schools
December, 2024: Schools across the country—even classical Christian schools—are dealing with increased incidents of AI deepfake technology within their communities. Given the recent increase in discussion about this topic, we asked two administrators to join Devin...
Universal Latin Exam Webinar and Q&A
December 3, 2024: (Featuring Daniel Newman and Tim Griffith) Are you considering signing your students up for the Universal Latin Exam (ULE), but you have a few questions that you would like to have answered first? We would love to answer them! School administrators...
Leading a Class Trip to Europe with Confidence
October 17, 2024: The idea of leading a class trip to Europe for the first time can be pretty intimidating. Where do you eat? Where do you sleep? What do you do if a student loses his passport? In this one-hour webinar, two veteran educators will discuss the logistics...
Innovative Strategies for Your Employee Health Benefits
October 16, 2024: In this webinar, the specialists from Brotherhood Mutual lay out your study guide for engaging with ministry-minded employee health benefits. Discover the newest options and get tactical solutions to help you start a benefits program or improve upon...
Mastering School Communication: Engage Parents Like Never Before
September 24, 2024: Join Vanessa Lopez with ACCS partner ClassReach, and Heather Lloyd with Concordis Education Partners, as they unpack the secrets to effective and impactful communication within your school community. Learn how to navigate common communication...
Is Your School Budget ESA-Proof?
September 17, 2024: Tips to Navigate State Payments Education Savings Accounts, or ESAs, present an exciting opportunity for more families to afford tuition at a classical Christian school. But an important financial dimension to navigate is the potential misalignment...
Doctorum: Meeting the Unique Demands of Heads of School
May 23, 2024: Introducing a year-long course offered by ACCS through the new Institute of Classical Christian Leadership. Presenters: David Seibel, EdD Head of School · Coram Deo Academy, Carmel IN As Head of School at Coram Deo, Carmel, IN, David aims to...
Classical Christian Responses to Intelligent Design
May 16, 2024: A cordial conversation between two ACCS teachers regarding Intelligent Design from classical Christian perspectives. Nicholas DiDonato raises concerns about ID’s compatibility with the classical Christian tradition, specifically in regards to...
Self-governing Communities and Soul Formation: Moving Beyond the 12th Grade Governance Cliff
May 1, 2024: Significant strides have been made in recent decades to regain self-governance in our K-12 schools, through family-governed, classical education. We remain atrophied, however, in governing the post-secondary education space. Dr. Ellis will discuss...
Proactive Steps to Prevent Cyber Blackmail from AI Deep Fakes – With Parent ProTech
April 16, 2024: Join Joshua Adams, Creative Director of Parent ProTech, for an insightful and vital webinar that addresses the challenges posed by AI-generated deep fakes. Josh will focus on prevention and protection strategies within educational communities and the...
All for Music, Music for All: A Vision & Blueprint for Music Literacy and a Culture of Singing in our Schools
November 1, 2023: Lead Presenters: Jarrod Richey Our schools should impact culture by sending out the coming generations’ best composers, musicians, and worshippers of the coming generations. So, will Choir, a bit of classical music in the background, and hymns during...
Recognition and Modification: What’s New in ACCS Accreditation
October 19, 2023: Lead Presenters: Tom Spencer and David Goodwin Learn how recent developments are enhancing the value of ACCS Accreditation while maintaining our quality standards and shared evangelical Christian commitments. There will be plenty of time to have your...
Technology: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Empowering Families and Educators in the Digital Age
September 26, 2023: Lead Presenter: Brock Murphy, Co-Founder of Parent ProTech Description: Cyberbullying, Sextortion, Pornography, Eating Disorders, Drug Accessibility. The often hidden issues facing students today. Learn how our Partner, Parent ProTech, can help you...
Teaching with Eyes on the Sun: How Dante’s “Paradiso” is the Best Model of Classical Pedagogy
September 21, 2023: Lead Presenter: Joe Carlson -- A poet and translator, Joe recently published an original blank verse translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy. ACCS Presenter: Devin O'Donnell Description: If the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever,...
Building Your School’s Advancement Plan
September 19, 2023: Lead Presenter: Walter Kearns walter@thechampiongroup.com Description: Do you ever feel like you treat your donors like an ATM? Only going to them when you need more money. During this webinar, Walter Kearns will walk step by step through the...
Launching “Doctorum,” a Pathway to Administrator Certification, from the ACCS
September 14, 2023: The Association of Classical Christian Schools is delighted to introduce "Doctorum," a groundbreaking, year-long course offered through the new ACCS Institute of Classical Christian Leadership. This course leads to a valuable Administrator...
How and When to Hire an Advancement Director
September 12, 2023: Lead Presenter: Kelly Blake kelly@thechampiongroup.com Other Presenters: Walter Kearns walter@thechampiongroup.com Description: If you hire an Advancement Director, they should pay for themselves, right? It is hard to make the leap as a school and...
The Architecture of Advancement
September 5, 2023: Lead Presenter: Kelly Blake kelly@thechampiongroup.com Other Presenters: Walter Kearns walter@thechampiongroup.com In order for a Christian school to build a plan of funding and donor advancement, it is crucial to understand the role of an effective...
Ask the Expert — How to grow your enrollment with your website — Part 2
May 23, 2023: Lead Presenter: Mitchell Slater, CEO of Slater Strategies with Tim Dernlan, ACCS Description: You have already learned the 3 actionable steps you could take to set your website up for success. Now, gather your questions and gain additional insights as...
How to grow your enrollment with your website — Part 1
May 16, 2023: Lead Presenter: Mitchell Slater, CEO of Slater Strategies with Tim Dernlan, ACCS Description: You have a website--great--but is it generating the leads and enrollment you need? Is it structured in a way to actually grow your school and generate more...
Sustainable Budgeting and Strategic Tuition-Setting (10/25/22)
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Host: Tim Dernlan: VP of Member Services (ACCS) | Panelists: David Seibel (Coram Deo Academy), Dr. Dan Peterson, (Head of School of Regents School of Austin) and the Regent’s CFO Lee Jones
Cultural Changes: A Stress Test for School Leaders (9/27/22)
5 Essentials for Starting the School Year (8/24/22)
View Slide Deck: 5 Essentials for Starting the School Year
Legal Aspects of Liability Issues
Outgrowing Your Current Facilities
Practical Marketing to Boost Enrollment
Accreditation Self-Study Preparation
ACCS Self Study Webinar Slideshow
Reopening in a Pandemic – A Few Lessons Learned
ACCS and Wilson Hill Academy Webinar: Online Teaching in the Grammar and Upper Schools
ACCS and Wilson Hill Academy Webinar: Taking Parents Online
Board Member Training Webinar: What is classical Christian education?
Leadership Training Series
This video series is available to school leaders and board members. David Goodwin, President of the ACCS, goes through the key elements of governing a school.