• Plenary:  Leadership as Compelling Human Excellence | Clifford Humphrey
• Plenary: Aristocratic Education and the American Tradition – Panel | Josh Gibbs, Ryan Hammill, Clifford Humphrey, & Colin Redemer (panel chair)
• Safeguarding the Culture of Your School: The Greatest Challenge of Growth | Chad Gallagher
• The Classical Christian Admissions Director: Doberman Pinscher or Golden Retriever | Anita Lyshol
• The Goal of an Advancement Department: Moving Forward the Culture and Generosity of Your School | Kirk Avery
• This Isn’t Easy–Help Anyone? | Melody Congdon, Ty Fischer, & Keith Phillips
• The Classical Disconnect: Movement Ideals versus Classroom Realities | Anthony Urti
• Via Collegium Series: Presented by Regents School of Austin 

At this panel, key signers of the AGOGE Statement will engage with Matthew Freeman’s provocative essay, “Toward a Classical Counter-Elite,” exploring its implications for the classical education movement in America. Freeman’s call for an education that forms a new aristocracy—rooted in Greek and Roman vision of virtue—raises questions about the role of classical education in shaping a nation’s future.

Is this vision compatible with the American tradition? How can classical educators balance the ideals of hierarchy and civic virtue with America’s historical commitments to democratic self-government? Can classical schools serve as the training grounds for a counter-elite capable of restoring cultural and political order?

This panel will discuss these themes, addressing both the challenges and opportunities of integrating Freeman’s ideas into classical education today. Panelists will offer insights on how classical institutions can foster a generation of leaders prepared to navigate and reshape the modern world without compromising the core of the American experiment.