Providence Classical School began hosting an annual winter conference on education in 2002.  A number of excellent classical schools hold annual conferences on the purpose of and means of classically educating students from a Christian perspective, but most of these conferences occur during the summer months.  And while our own staff profits each year from the lectures and discussions at various conferences around the country, Providence has a desire to provide a place and time in the middle of a hectic school year where we as teachers, administrators, and parents can gather together to catch our breaths and to break from the routine long enough to have our souls restored, our minds reordered, our vision renewed, and our questions addressed by a larger community.  We would like to complete our own joy in classical Christian education by sharing what we have learned and by learning from the successes of other schools and educators.  We seek to promote the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty in our own lives as educators and parents and in the lives of our students and children.  And since many conferences are held in other states, we desire to provide a nearby location for classical Christian schools, home schools, and other private schools in the Southwest region to convene with as much convenience as possible.