Growing a Classical School: How Unified Leadership and Teamwork Create Sustained Growth

In this course, Dr. David Seibel provides an in depth look at the leadership styles and subsystems essential to reaching institutional mastery by considering six case study schools. He provides helpful metaphors for understanding the four stages of the school lifecycle and the most common problems for the four subsystems based upon the work of author Ichak Adizes. Dr. David Seibel also brings his insights from his work with 35 schools in the Association of Classical Christian Schools accelerator to present on three special topics: starting a school, adding a high school, and using strategic vision for fundraising and to fill classrooms. If you are starting a new school or are part of an established institution, this course will have content that will encourage and guide you through the various stages of the school lifecycle.

This course is also available as a paperback book or a Kindle book. This book follows the content of the video course with a foreword by Taylor University President, Dr. Michael Lindsay. Please watch our newsletter for updates!

This course is also available as a paperback book or a Kindle book. This book follows the content of the video course with a foreword by Taylor University President, Dr. Michael Lindsay.

• In Growing a Classical School, David Seibel provides helpful and research-based insights for leaders of classical Christian schools. Beginning with the essential priority of a unified agenda, Seibel offers both theoretical foundations and relevant case examples for administrative approaches to sustained growth. Whether you are considering starting a classical Christian school or pursuing the next steps of growth, Growing a Classical School will be a meaningful guide along the journey. ~Justin A. Irving, Ph.D. (Professor of Leadership and Duke K. McCall Chair of Christian Leadership at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)
• Growing a Classical School provides a fresh look at classical education in our modern times. Dr. Seibel provides educational leaders with a useful lens to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of classical schools while encouraging unity around a shared vision through the variety of talents in the school. This is a great resource for school leaders seeking clarity that is hard to find amongst the multitude of daily operational challenges. ~Dr. Timothy Dernlan (VP of Member Services and Advancement for the Association of Classical Christian Schools)

Earn a ClassicalU certificate upon completion of this course.