A CONTEMPLATION OF HUMOR:
The Laughter at the Heart of Christian Classical Education
July 24-26, 2008
Houston, TX
at Our Savior Lutheran Church
The 2008 CiRCE Conference on
Christian Classical Education
“A Contemplation of Humor” is a gathering of school leaders, teachers, and home educators hanging out for a three-day reflection on the notable significance, impressive role, and considerable practical use of humor in the successful school.
Register for the conference
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CiRCE Announces Paideia Prize Winner!
 Dr. Peter Sampo, president emeritus and a founder of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire,
will receive the CiRCE Institute's 2008 Paideia Prize for
Lifetime Contribution to Classical Education. Dr. Sampo labored
for years in an extremely difficult vineyard to bring Thomas
More College to life and fruition.
Dr. Sampo will be honored at the Paideia Prize Banquet during CiRCE's annual conference. Come join us July 24-26, 2008 in Houston.
Learn more by reading Dr. Sampo's biography.
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"The speakers are knowledgeable and inspiring
and I have gained many ideas I can put into practice immediately. In addition, the retreat format provides the opportunity to meet and benefit from the experiences of many gifted and committed teachers.
The discussions are stimulating and uplifting--
what an interesting group of people!”
Christine Houghton – home school mother, NJ
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2008 Plenary Speakers,
Workshop Leaders, and Colloquy Leaders:
(click on the speakers' names to read their bios)
Vicki Murray: Senior Policy Fellow, Education Studies at the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy PRI)
Dr. Glenn Arbery: Director of the Teachers Academy and Professor of Literature at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture; Author: Why Literature Matters
Dr. Anthony Esolen: Professor of English at Providence College, translator of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Author: Ironies of Faith, The laughter at the Heart of Christian Literature
Dr. Benjamin Lockerd: Professor of English and director of the English Master of Arts Program at Grand Valley State University,
Dr. Clinton Brand, Associate Professor of English at the University of St. Thomas
Barbara Elliott, President of the Center for Renewal, Author: Street Saints: Renewing America’s Cities. Recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, 2001
Dr. Gene Edward Veith (Keynote Speaker), Patrick Henry College
Laura Berquist: Mother of Divine Grace School
Bryan Smith: St. Peter’s Classical School
Martin Cothran: Memoria Press
James Daniels: Westminster Academy, Memphis, TN
Andrew Kern: CiRCE Institute
Dr. James Taylor, Great Books Program
Leah Lutz: CiRCE Institute Apprentice and head of home school co-op
Debbie Harris: CiRCE Institute consultant and teacher mentor
Highlights You’ll Encounter:
The Inspiration you need to embrace the daily challenges of Christian classical education
More hands-on, practical, and useful than ever
The conference will be held in the glorious sanctuary of Our Savior Lutheran Church
Dr. Gene Edward Veith and Andrew Kern will be sharing the platform for the first time since co-authoring Classical Education.
With a theme like A Contemplation of Humor you know something is up
Great speakers (see the amazing list below), great friends, great food, great fun – and Great Ideas
Warning! Warning! This conference may not be for you! Warning! Warning
CiRCE Institute conferences have always been known for their daring waywardness jocularity and banter, but we feel we should issue a caution:
If you lack a sense of humor and insist on clinging to your stiff-necked ways,
you had better either come or not come to this conference.
Warning! Warning! This conference may not be for you! Warning! Warning!
Tuition: $250/person before May 15
Group Rate: $230/person for groups of 3 or more before May 15
After May 15: tuition increases by $25/person
Lunch on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be catered. Passes are available for purchase on online.
To preserve a sense of intimacy, we limit our retreat to 200
attendees, so register quickly. We expect to fill in early
spring, but it could happen before the end of the year.
click here.
To read what attendees said about previous conferences, click here.
I felt the approach this year [2006] was organized in a way
for new people to understand! I have a desire to go out and learn,
then to teach my students!
--Lisa Almond, Back Creek Christian Academy, Charlotte, NC
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