To have a place and time in the middle of a hectic school year to have your own soul reordered and refreshed and to have your own vision renewed To have a place and time for reflection on the purpose of your own profession and the vision of your school community as a whole To meet other teachers and administrators in classical Christian education To discuss philosophy and means of education with other educators and parents To learn more about the disciplines of the trivium and the quadrivium To discuss the essence of true education and how it is best accomplished To share resources and ideas with other educators To learn about new and/or unfamiliar books and authors