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Boot Camp

Come to Repairing the Ruins and leave equipped for the work ahead.

ACCS has partnered with Concordis Education Partners to offer a strategic Teacher Training Boot Camp designed for educators at every level. This is an opportunity to step into focused training that strengthens both your classroom practice and your understanding of classical Christian education.

Boot Camp workshops: Wednesday, June 24th – Friday, June 26th | 1:00-5:00 each day
To attend Boot Camp, attendees must also purchase RTR registration, which allows full access to the national conference until Saturday, June 27th.*

*Concordis Member Schools, please contact Allison at allison@concordispartners.com.

Why Boot Camp?

This is not just orientation. It is intellectual and spiritual formation for the work ahead.

A boot camp is designed to prepare someone quickly and thoroughly for real responsibility. It is structured, purposeful training that builds competence and confidence in a short period of time.

This Boot Camp is not theoretical. It is built from lived experience. Participants will learn from seasoned educators with decades of combined experience in classical Christian pedagogy, teacher formation and coaching, and curriculum development.

You will be learning from practitioners who have built schools, led faculties, trained boards, and mentored teachers, not simply studied the model.

What Will Participants Receive?

  • Practical classroom tools and implementation strategies
  • A holistic understanding of the philosophy of classical Christian education
  • A clear grasp of the Trivium and its practical classroom application
  • Classroom culture rooted in virtue and order
  • A deeper understanding of the integration of faith and learning
  • Clarity on what it means to teach for wisdom, not just information
  • A stronger articulation of classical Christian distinctives
  • Connection to a network of like-minded educators
  • A Boot Camp Paideia Pathway Certificate

Paideia Pathway Certificate toward Accreditation

This year’s Boot Camp will award participants with a Paideia Pathway Certificate toward ACCS Accreditation.

By completing the full three-day Boot Camp, teachers will receive recognition from Concordis Education Partners and the Association of Classical Christian Schools. This certificate reflects meaningful training that contributes to your school’s accreditation journey.

Grade-Specific Pathways

Teachers follow a targeted pathway aligned to their classroom context:

Lower Primary
(K–2)

Building foundations in reading, comprehension, wonder, and the language of creation—where literacy and number awaken awe and worship.

Upper Primary
(3–5)

History and literature through the grammar, logic, and rhetoric of ideas, cultivating discernment and orienting students toward truth (telos).

Secondary
(6–12)

Integrated history, literature, and theology, with emphasis on discussion, the progymnasmata, and intellectual virtue.

Upper Math & Science

Live Exeter Math demonstrations, modeling how inquiry, dialogue, and disciplined thinking form mathematical minds.

Special Needs
(All Ages)

Classical formation that honors both human dignity and developmental reality, equipping teachers to adapt without abandoning standards.

Schedule

Time / Track
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time / Track: 1:00 PM
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Time / Track: Novice Classical Training for Teachers
Wednesday: Understanding Classical – the difference
Thursday: Understanding Classical – the engagement
Friday: Understanding Classical – the expectation
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Lower Primary (K-2)
Wednesday: Teaching reading & comprehension
Thursday: Bringing literature & reading to life
Friday: Moving from grammar, to logic, to rhetoric
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Upper Primary (3-5)
Wednesday: What is history – the grammar, the logic, the rhetoric
Thursday: What is literature – the grammar, the logic, the rhetoric
Friday: Discernment – the synthesis of ideas towards truth (telos)
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Secondary (6-12)
Wednesday: What is history
Thursday: What is literature
Friday: What is theology
Time / Track: Bootcamp Certificate Upper Math & Science
Wednesday: Beginning a quadrivium mindset
Thursday: What is math
Friday: What is science
Time / Track: Special Needs Certificate Program (all ages)
Wednesday: Special needs
Thursday: Special needs
Friday: Special needs
2:30 PM
BREAK
Time / Track: 2:45 PM
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Time / Track: Novice Classical Training for Teachers
Wednesday: Four Foundations
Thursday: Four Foundations
Friday: Four Foundations
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Lower Primary (K-2)
Wednesday: The language of creation – math
Thursday: Searching out a matter – science & observation of creation
Friday: Engaging in wonder that leads to worship
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Upper Primary (3-5)
Wednesday: Building English grammar
Thursday: Building English grammar
Friday: Building English grammar
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Secondary (6-12)
Wednesday: The progymnasmata & classroom discussions
Thursday: The progymnasmata & classroom discussions
Friday: The progymnasmata & classroom discussions
Time / Track: Bootcamp Certificate Upper Math & Science
Wednesday: How to integrate ideas through math and science
Thursday: Teaching problem solving skills
Friday: Teaching problem solving skills
Time / Track: Special Needs Certificate Program (all ages)
Wednesday: Special needs
Thursday: Special needs
Friday: Special needs
4:15 PM
BREAK
Time / Track: Novice Workshop
Wednesday: Be a student in a classical classroom
Thursday: Be a student in a classical classroom
Friday: Be a student in a classical classroom
Time / Track: How to Coach Recitation
Wednesday: Engagement activities demonstration
Thursday: Engagement activities demonstration
Friday: Engagement activities demonstration
Time / Track: Classical Math Demonstration
Wednesday: Quadrivium demonstration
Thursday: Quadrivium demonstration
Friday: Quadrivium demonstration
5:00 PM
END OF DAY

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Boot Camp

Boot Camp

Come to Repairing the Ruins and leave equipped for the work ahead.

ACCS has partnered with Concordis Education Partners to offer a strategic Teacher Training Boot Camp designed for educators at every level. This is an opportunity to step into focused training that strengthens both your classroom practice and your understanding of classical Christian education.

Boot Camp workshops: Wednesday, June 24th – Friday, June 26th | 1:00-5:00 each day
To attend Boot Camp, attendees must also purchase RTR registration, which allows full access to the national conference until Saturday, June 27th.*

*Concordis Member Schools, please contact Allison at allison@concordispartners.com.

Why Boot Camp?

This is not just orientation. It is intellectual and spiritual formation for the work ahead.

A boot camp is designed to prepare someone quickly and thoroughly for real responsibility. It is structured, purposeful training that builds competence and confidence in a short period of time.

This Boot Camp is not theoretical. It is built from lived experience. Participants will learn from seasoned educators with decades of combined experience in classical Christian pedagogy, teacher formation and coaching, and curriculum development.

You will be learning from practitioners who have built schools, led faculties, trained boards, and mentored teachers, not simply studied the model.

What Will Participants Receive?

  • Practical classroom tools and implementation strategies
  • A holistic understanding of the philosophy of classical Christian education
  • A clear grasp of the Trivium and its practical classroom application
  • Classroom culture rooted in virtue and order
  • A deeper understanding of the integration of faith and learning
  • Clarity on what it means to teach for wisdom, not just information
  • A stronger articulation of classical Christian distinctives
  • Connection to a network of like-minded educators
  • A Boot Camp Paideia Pathway Certificate

Paideia Pathway Certificate toward Accreditation

This year’s Boot Camp will award participants with a Paideia Pathway Certificate toward ACCS Accreditation.

By completing the full three-day Boot Camp, teachers will receive recognition from Concordis Education Partners and the Association of Classical Christian Schools. This certificate reflects meaningful training that contributes to your school’s accreditation journey.

Grade-Specific Pathways

Teachers follow a targeted pathway aligned to their classroom context:

Lower Primary
(K–2)

Building foundations in reading, comprehension, wonder, and the language of creation—where literacy and number awaken awe and worship.

Upper Primary
(3–5)

History and literature through the grammar, logic, and rhetoric of ideas, cultivating discernment and orienting students toward truth (telos).

Secondary
(6–12)

Integrated history, literature, and theology, with emphasis on discussion, the progymnasmata, and intellectual virtue.

Upper Math & Science

Live Exeter Math demonstrations, modeling how inquiry, dialogue, and disciplined thinking form mathematical minds.

Special Needs
(All Ages)

Classical formation that honors both human dignity and developmental reality, equipping teachers to adapt without abandoning standards.

Schedule

Time / Track
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time / Track: 1:00 PM
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Time / Track: Novice Classical Training for Teachers
Wednesday: Understanding Classical – the difference
Thursday: Understanding Classical – the engagement
Friday: Understanding Classical – the expectation
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Lower Primary (K-2)
Wednesday: Teaching reading & comprehension
Thursday: Bringing literature & reading to life
Friday: Moving from grammar, to logic, to rhetoric
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Upper Primary (3-5)
Wednesday: What is history – the grammar, the logic, the rhetoric
Thursday: What is literature – the grammar, the logic, the rhetoric
Friday: Discernment – the synthesis of ideas towards truth (telos)
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Secondary (6-12)
Wednesday: What is history
Thursday: What is literature
Friday: What is theology
Time / Track: Bootcamp Certificate Upper Math & Science
Wednesday: Beginning a quadrivium mindset
Thursday: What is math
Friday: What is science
Time / Track: Special Needs Certificate Program (all ages)
Wednesday: Special needs
Thursday: Special needs
Friday: Special needs
2:30 PM
BREAK
Time / Track: 2:45 PM
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Time / Track: Novice Classical Training for Teachers
Wednesday: Four Foundations
Thursday: Four Foundations
Friday: Four Foundations
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Lower Primary (K-2)
Wednesday: The language of creation – math
Thursday: Searching out a matter – science & observation of creation
Friday: Engaging in wonder that leads to worship
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Upper Primary (3-5)
Wednesday: Building English grammar
Thursday: Building English grammar
Friday: Building English grammar
Time / Track: Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Secondary (6-12)
Wednesday: The progymnasmata & classroom discussions
Thursday: The progymnasmata & classroom discussions
Friday: The progymnasmata & classroom discussions
Time / Track: Bootcamp Certificate Upper Math & Science
Wednesday: How to integrate ideas through math and science
Thursday: Teaching problem solving skills
Friday: Teaching problem solving skills
Time / Track: Special Needs Certificate Program (all ages)
Wednesday: Special needs
Thursday: Special needs
Friday: Special needs
4:15 PM
BREAK
Time / Track: Novice Workshop
Wednesday: Be a student in a classical classroom
Thursday: Be a student in a classical classroom
Friday: Be a student in a classical classroom
Time / Track: How to Coach Recitation
Wednesday: Engagement activities demonstration
Thursday: Engagement activities demonstration
Friday: Engagement activities demonstration
Time / Track: Classical Math Demonstration
Wednesday: Quadrivium demonstration
Thursday: Quadrivium demonstration
Friday: Quadrivium demonstration
5:00 PM
END OF DAY