Conference Schedule

  • 1:00 p.m. | Welcome and Intro

    1:15-2:05 p.m. | Keynote 1: Timothy Knotts

    2:15-3:00 p.m. | Breakout 1

    Andrew Pudewa “Mastery Learning, Ability Development, and Individualized Education”

    Heatherly Sylvia “Creating a Classical Family Culture: Mentoring and Discipleship” *

    Dr. Scott Postma “The Habit of Reading and the Ancient Art of Tsundoku”

    Sarah Abbott “Restoring Harmony to the Soul of the Student”

    Alexandra Gonzalez “The Greats”

    Ron Jung – Christian Halls International- “Competent to Know”

    3:20-4:20 p.m. | Breakout 2: 6 options

    Andrew Pudewa “Full, Ready, and Exact: How to Train a Better Thinker”

    Heatherly Sylvia “7 Steps to a More Classical Lifestyle” *

    Jenifer Devereux “Pursuing Goodness through Latin Study: Tips for Becoming a Latin Scholar”

     Dr. Scott Postma “Three Stages of School’s Life: Development and Growth, Stability and Maturity, and Decline and Transition” (designed for school leaders)

    Timothy Knotts “Science – Liberal Knowledge”

    Tamara Somerville – Classical Conversations- “Classical Outside the Classroom”


    * indicates a repeated session

    4:15-5 p.m. | Poetic Knowledge Panel and Closing Remarks: Sarah Abbott

    6:00 p.m. | Dinner


  • 9:00-9:10 a.m. | Welcome: Heatherly Sylvia

    9:10-10 a.m. | Keynote 2: Andrew Pudewa

    10-10:10 a.m. | Sponsor Statements and Giveaways: Heatherly Sylvia

    10:40-11:10 a.m. | Consortium Address with Q&A: Tim Knotts

    11:10-12 p.m. | Keynote 3: Sarah Abbott

    12-1 p.m. | Lunch

    1-1:45 p.m. | Breakout 3

    Heatherly Sylvia “Creating a Classical Family Culture: Mentoring and Discipleship” *

    Andrew Pudewa “Full, Ready, and Exact: How to Train a Better Thinker”

    Jenifer Devereux “Inspiring Goodness through Latin Teaching: Preparing a mimetic lesson for grammar-based Latin curricula”

    Alexandra Gonzalez “An Image of Goodness”

    Timothy Knotts “Music and the Moral Imagination” *

    Benjamin Kennedy - Geneva College- “Intentional Living: Developing a Moral Liturgy”

    2-2:45 p.m. | Breakout 4
    Stephanie Wilbur “Good Enchantment: Introducing Poetry to Children” *

    Alexandra Gonzalez “The Greats”

    Dr. Scott Postma “Education, Culture, and Human Flourishing: Recovering Christian Humanism for a Post-Christian Culture”

    Sarah Abbott “Happily Ever After?”

    Timothy Knotts “Science – Liberal Knowledge”

    Sharon Carlson – Gordon College- “The Best Next Step”

    3:15-4 p.m. | Keynote 4: Andrew Pudewa

    * indicates a repeated session

    4:00 p.m. | Closing: NECCE Team