Best Practices Conference for the Christian School 2024
June 24-26, 2024
Location:
To be announced soon
For Generations to Come
At this year’s Best Practices Conference, we will look at the steps we can take now to make Christian Education impactful for future generations. We will focus the discussion to assist you and your team in navigating practical steps of improving practice and curriculum that adapts to our ever changing world. We want to help you to become a lifelong impact school that transforms the lives of students and families that attend.
Stay tuned for more information on the speakers, breakout sessions, and keynotes!
3-days, 2 keynotes, 22 speakers, and 30 breakout sessions by top leaders in Christian schooling from across the country.
NOT YOUR TYPICAL SCHOOL CONFERENCE!
At this year’s Best Practices Conference, we will discuss how to imagine, plan, and do an impactful Christian education. We will focus the discussion to assist your team in navigating the journey of being an impact school – a school that transforms the lives of students and has a lifelong impact on the families that attend.
ANNOUNCING
Dr. Tim Elmore, founder and CEO of Growing Leaders and author of dozens of books including Generation Z: Unfiltered, The Pandemic Population, The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership, and his newest title, A New Kind of Diversity will open the conference with a keynote: “Marching off the Map: Empowering Students to Take Charge of their Education.“ Dr. Elmore will then facilitate a workshop style breakout session “Free-Range Teachers: Transforming the Classroom from Apathy to Action“ allowing you to apply what was learned to your own school.
Dr. Gene Frost, Executive Director of the Wheaton Academy Foundation and author of Learning from the Best Volumes One & Two will discuss the Institute’s “uncommon” Christian school survey and provide a keynote on “The Impact of the Third Wave of Christian Education in America” as he writes his third book to address this topic. Dr. Frost will also facilitate a workshop style breakout session on “Why and How to Lead a Lifelong-Impact School.”
Check out the schedule, speakers, and breakout sessions below. Stay tuned for more information on next summer’s conference. If you would like to connect with us or to be notified about future events, click on the link below!
Join us in Norcross, Georgia this June!
Your affinity group will become your year-long lifeline to problem solutions and new ideas.
Our learning tracks and affinity groups will allow school leaders to share their experiences and become better equipped to lead through the necessary change needed to provide an impactful Christian education.
For 2023, we will once again offer the following learning tracks:
- Vision & Leadership
- Curriculum & Instruction
- School Finance & Promotion
- Student Leadership & Spiritual Life
Each track will be aligned to specific leadership roles that will be grouped by affinity: Heads of School, Principals, Board Members, Admissions & Enrollment, Finance & Operations, Marketing, Advancement & Development, Spiritual Life, Curriculum, Student Activities/Co-Curriculars, Information Technology, and International Program.
Go deeper with a facilitated strategy session with just your team.
Again, this year, we are offering an opportunity for schools to have a dedicated space and time for a facilitated strategy and planning session with a leader from the Institute before your team returns to their school. Bring your team and dedicate time to aligning your school’s strategy, priorities, and action steps. There are limited spaces for these strategy sessions so sign up now and reserve a spot for your team.
Register before March 17 for early-bird pricing!
Hear what previous participants have to say.
"The conference was truly invaluable! I have thoroughly enjoyed learning about and have implemented several of the ideas I heard in seminars and through conversations with other administrators."
"I had an extremely hard time deciding which sessions to go to! What an incredible line up. The sessions covered so many of the issues we are facing and discussing on a regular basis. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and am excited to return with fellow administrators in 2023!"
"Thanks for a fantastic conference! It really was a wonderful time of collaboration, growing, having fun, and fellowship. You set the bar high! Can’t wait to see what you do in Atlanta."
International Student Program Conference
New this year, the Institute will be hosting its International Student Program Conference (“ISPC”) on June 14, 15, 16 at Greater Atlanta Christian School. ISPC will begin immediately following the Best Practices Conference on Wednesday afternoon, ending on Friday at noon. Bring your International Program leaders to the Best Practices Conference and stay for the ISPC.
What is the Wheaton Academy Institute?
The Wheaton Academy Institute was established in 2010 to build stronger Christian schools around the country by leveraging the experience gained over our school’s 169-year history. We’ve had time to test and refine our tools and we feel confident that these same tools can help elevate your school too. The Wheaton Academy Institute is a place where we cultivate, develop, and distribute these materials to you.
