Association of Classical Christian Schools 2016 Conference Day 2

My second day at the ACCS conference was eventful. I was able to land an interview with Douglas Wilson. The reason I was able to land the interview? Well, he's a gracious person and was willing to give me a small chunk of his morning. And I also semi-stalked him through the hotel convention center and made sure I was able to shake his hand and talk with him. Expect the interview to be released on the podcast early next week. We had a good talk about his writing and work ethic, about being a "polemical" writer, and about why he's not Anglican (even if he is "high church" and "mid-to-high liturgy".

Wilson is a bit of a celebrity in our circles and can be a divisive figure (because he holds strong opinions and he lets people know about them). Quick bio: he's basically the main founder of Classical Education in America, he's the pastor of Christ Church in Moscow Idaho, and he's written enough books to use as bricks to build one of those tiny houses.

[UPDATE: you can now stream my interview with Wilson here]



To be honest, this second day (and last for us) was a bit of a blur for myself and Aletheia's teachers. Our brains are all a bit mushy at this point. The addresses and workshops were not hitting me as hard as yesterday. However, and if you are an Aletheia parent here is what you'll want to read, these are my takeaways from the conference:

Association of Classical Christian Schools 2016 Conference Day 1

As I write, myself and 3 teachers from the school I headmaster (Aletheia, www.peoriaclassical.org) are in Atlanta, Georgia at the Association of Classical Christian Schools' annual national conference, whose website is here: http://www.accsconference.org/

I brought with me Abbie Corey (Kindergarten), Gabi Michlik (2nd grade & art), and Heather Olsson (6th grade & music/choir).

This is the kind of magical place where you can meet and have a robust discussion with highly influential people in the Classical Education world and with the authors of various books. For example I was purchasing The Administrator's Handbook For Christian Schools when a gentlemen came up and asked me if I was a school administrator. I said "Yes I am," and the bookstore clerk running my credit card said "Oh, that's Dr. Stephenson—he wrote the book." After I bought my books I went over and had a nice 3 minute talk with him. 

It's blurry, but this is The Getty's performing.

But there are other famous people here as well.