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David Seibel is the Head of School of Arma Dei Academy (CO) and author of Growing a Classical School.
One of the most challenging aspects of serving in a Classical Christian School is persevering when others move on. After going through their own succession process over six months, this session presents the main lessons on succession planning for all positions and how to move forward when formerly committed people leave the school.
Whether a teacher’s lesson is on Phonemes with Kindergartners, Physics with Seniors, or Physical Education with 8th Graders, a little bit of philosophy and theology can go a long way. Although Theology is the ‘Queen of the Sciences’ and Philosophy is its ‘Handmaiden,’ these two disciplines usually are confined to Upper School while the Lower School teachers are required to settle for what is immediately practical and actionable. For schools serious about Christian paideia, teachers need a body of content and set of instincts to impart to their students, because biblical truth is both caught and taught. This simple and actionable talk will teach a liturgy for Classical Christian teachers and administrators to bring to their schools. Increasing the philosophical and biblical knowledge of your faculty is an exponent on the curriculum, instructional, and assessment practices.
It is a liturgy of basic philosophy and theology that teachers and administrators can bring back to their schools for immediate use. The liturgy will empower teachers to go on reading for themselves as participants in the Great Conversation of Western Civilization.
David Seibel is the Head of School of Arma Dei Academy (CO) and author of Growing a Classical School.