by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Track Plenary Speaker 2026
Speaker Piety and Classical Education Throughout the ancient and medieval tradition, piety is considered a key goal of education. For example, as late as the seventeenth-century, Christian educator Comenius described the goals of education as “learning, virtue...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker Teaching for Goodness Embodied Virtue Formation Greek paideia included within it not just the transmission of information but also training in virtue, by which the student would live wisely and well. How, though, do we teach virtue in a classical Christian...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker The Mirror of the Soul The History and Purpose of Theatre in the Classical Tradition Why has theatre held such a central place in Classical Education? From the Festival of Dionysia in ancient Athens to the Cycle Plays of the medieval Church and the poetic...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker The Rota Disputationis Imagine a teaching tool that empowered the student to engage with each element of classical Christian education: reading, writing, critical and creative thinking, dialectic and Socratic engagement, artistic expression, physical movement...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker Architecture Imagination, Emulation, and the Liberal Arts Architecture, much like Law, Politics, or Medicine, is one of those applied disciplines residing just outside traditional boundaries of the seven liberal arts. Reflected in Vitruvian catagories of...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker Teaching Long-form Writing to Adolescents in the Age of AI Large Language Models have made it more difficult to teach teenagers to write. The challenge presents us with an opportunity to develop a deeper, more resilient, classical pedagogy of writing....
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker An Apology for Hybrid Education Why Formation Demands More Than Instruction Hybrid classical education is often misunderstood as a compromise, but at its heart, it is a profoundly faithful model for forming students, and families, into Christ-centered lives....
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker Friday Night Lights without the Football How to Maximize Campus Fellowship and Celebration on a Budget Over the years we have developed a series of events that provide a “Friday Night Lights” feel but which are based around our school culture....
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker Prepared, Not Afraid A Practical Guide to School Safety Classical Christian schools feel a real tension: we want campuses that are warm and welcoming, but we also know we live in a world where wise preparation is necessary. This session will connect the...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker Teaching through Liturgy, Catechism, and Discipleship This talk will highlight practical methods for Lower School teachers focusing on the liturgy of the classroom day, how to apply chants and catechisms, and training through discipline and discipleship. What...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker The Omnibus 20 Years Studying the Great Books The Veritas Press Omnibus was published 20 years ago. Its publication was a pivotal moment. This workshop reflects on the need for faithful study of the Great Books, the students we were trying to cultivate, and an...
by beth mccabe | Feb 27, 2026 | Speaker
Speaker From Facts to Form Cultivating the Virtues of Scientific Inquiry Modern science focuses on what to know rather than how to know rightly. Students learn to measure, test, and analyze, but seldom learn to wonder or worship. I propose that classical Christian...
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