CONCORDIS TEACHER TRAINING BOOT CAMP
Come to Repairing the Ruins, Leave With Certificates That Count Toward ACCS Accreditation Requirements.
ACCS has partnered with Concordis Education Partners to bring you the first ever strategic
Concordis Teacher Training Boot Camp at Repairing the Ruins for teachers of all levels.
By registering for Boot Camp, you will be attending these workshops from Wednesday, June 24th – Friday, June 26th afternoons. Your RTR Registration also allows you full access to the national conference, including Saturday, June 27th.
Concordis Education Partners is a consulting partner of ACCS and has been equipping classical Christian schools for years. From launching start-up programs to perfecting veteran schools, Concordis works with heads, founding boards, and faculty to improve culture and classical instruction in the classroom. Join the Boot Camp and leave equipped for classroom excellence.
During Repairing the Ruins breakout session times on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, you can attend Boot Camp courses catered to your specific classroom needs. (*A registration for RTR is required to attend Boot Camp in addition.)
For just $100*, you can join a network of like-minded educators at the Concordis Teacher Training Boot Camp and leave equipped with practical strategies, a clear understanding of classical Christian distinctives, and a certificate that counts as training toward your school’s ACCS Accreditation requirements.
*If you are a Concordis member school, this fee does not apply.
At the Concordis Teacher Training Boot Camp, you will:
Gain a deep understanding of Classical Christian Education that translates into practical teaching methods to implement in the classroom.
Grow together with mission-aligned systems and teacher development pathways that have been created by lived experience in Classical Christian pedagogy, teacher formation & coaching, and curriculum development.
Learn from practitioners who have built schools, led faculties, trained boards, and mentored teachers.
Structured, immersive training led by Classical Christian experts.
Gain tools to teach students with diverse learning needs without abandoning the standards of classical Christian education.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | |||
| Novice Classical Training for Teachers | Understanding Classical – the difference | Understanding Classical – the engagement | Understanding Classical – the expectation |
| Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Lower Primary (K-2) | Teaching reading & comprehension | Bringing literature & reading to life | Moving from grammar, to logic, to rhetoric |
| Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Upper Primary (3-5) | What is history – the grammar, the logic, the rhetoric | What is literature – the grammar, the logic, the rhetoric | Discernment – the synthesis of ideas towards truth (telos) |
| Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Secondary (6-12) | What is history | What is literature | What is theology |
| Bootcamp Certificate Upper Math & Science | Beginning a quadrivium mindset | What is math | What is science |
| Special Needs Certificate Program (all ages) | Special needs | Special needs | Special needs |
| 2:30 PM | BREAK | ||
| 2:45 PM | |||
| Novice Classical Training for Teachers | Four Foundations | Four Foundations | Four Foundations |
| Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Lower Primary (K-2) | The language of creation – math | Searching out a matter – science & observation of creation | Engaging in wonder that leads to worship |
| Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Upper Primary (3-5) | Building English grammar | Building English grammar | Building English grammar |
| Bootcamp Pathway Certificate – Secondary (6-12) | The progymnasmata & classroom discussions | The progymnasmata & classroom discussions | The progymnasmata & classroom discussions |
| Bootcamp Certificate Upper Math & Science | How to integrate ideas through math and science | Teaching problem solving skills | Teaching problem solving skills |
| Special Needs Certificate Program (all ages) | Special needs | Special needs | Special needs |
| 4:15 PM | BREAK | ||
| Novice Workshop | Be a student in a classical classroom | Be a student in a classical classroom | Be a student in a classical classroom |
| How to Coach Recitation | Engagement activities demonstration | Engagement activities demonstration | Engagement activities demonstration |
| Classical Math Demonstration | Quadrivium demonstration | Quadrivium demonstration | Quadrivium demonstration |
| 5:00 PM | END OF DAY | ||
