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 and principles of traveling in Europe with student groups. From practical concerns about restaurants to lofty matters of spiritual instruction, Josh Gibbs and Dr. Bill Miller will offer practical advice for trip leaders and discuss details about Bill’s upcoming 8-day summer course for The Classical Teaching Institute, in which teachers go to Europe and see firsthand how to to lead a trip with confidence. You don’t have to lose sleep at the thought of taking forty teenagers to Italy. You just need Bill to show you how.
Many thanks to our webinar sponsor:
Dr. Bill Miller
Senior Fellow · The Classical Teaching Institute
Dr. Bill Miller teaches Upper School humanities at The Ambrose School in Meridian, ID, and is a Senior Fellow at The Classical Teaching Institute. After completing a Ph.D at the University of Dallas Great Books Program, Bill and the Miller family lived for eight years in the Czech Republic, where he served as a lecturer at two universities. Upon returning to the States, Bill entered the field of K-12 education and has led The Ambrose School’s senior trip since 2019. Bill and his wife Lisa (an experienced tour manager) have also led a number of student mission trips and study abroad experiences in various parts of Europe and Central Asia. He looks forward to sharing his expertise with teachers and administrators by offering the 2025 Capstone Travel Class through The Classical Teaching Institute, helping who wish to start or improve their student trips abroad.
Joshua Gibbs
Director · The Classical Teaching Institute
Joshua Gibbs is the director of The Classical Teaching Institute at the Ambrose School in Meridian, ID. He has taught classic literature for nineteen years and he is the author of a number of books, including Love What Lasts and Something They Will Not Forget, a handbook for teachers about the use of classroom catechisms. He is also the creator of the Proverbial podcast and a prolific blogger, having authored more than six hundred articles for the CiRCE Institute between 2014 and 2024. In 2020, he created Gibbs Classical, an online classroom where he teaches classic literature. He proudly keeps in touch with many former students.
Timothy Dernlan, PhD
VP, Advancement & Consulting · ACCS
Today’s Host: Dr. Timothy Dernlan earned a B.A. in Education and Communication at Purdue University, an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at Lehigh University, and an Ed.D. (minor in Christian Theology) in Leadership Studies at Ashland University where he was named the Ashland University Outstanding Graduate of 2013. He is an experienced Christian school leader and has served in administration of three K-12 schools. Tim won several state and national wrestling titles, earned NCAA All-American honors at Purdue University, competed at the final Olympic Trials in 2000 and 2004, and was named 2008 NCAA Region II Coach-of-the-Year before turning his focus to Christian education. He has experience teaching theater, math, rhetoric, physical education, personal finance, communication, leadership, and systematic theology. Tim now serves ACCS as VP, Advancement & Consulting.