Institute for Classical Education

Wednesday, June 12th 

• 3 - 5:15 p.m. – Arrival and check-in, Voco Hotel. 
• 5:45 p.m. – Shuttle to dinner (If not staying at Voco, plan to arrive at dinner prior to 6pm). 
• 6 - 8 p.m. – Dinner, St. Augustine Historical Society
• 8 p.m. – Shuttle back to Voco Hotel

Thursday, June 13th 

• 7:45 - 8 a.m. – Shuttle from Voco to Flagler College
• 8:15 - 9 a.m. – Breakfast and Opening Remarks (Pollard Hall Common Area)
• 9 - 11:15 a.m. – Workshop Sessions
  • Grades 6-12: Teaching Classical Antiquity, Professors John Young and Doug Keaton (Pollard 228) 
  • Grades K-5: Integrating Literature into the Classical Grammar School, Hope Carrasquilla (Pollard 151)
• 11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m. – Keynote Address, On the Necessity of Old Books for a New Conversation, 
  Dr. Angel Adams Parham (Virginia Room, Ringhaver Center)
• 12:45 -1:45 p.m. – Lunch (Markland House)
• 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. – Walk through Historic Ponce Hall and back to Pollard Hall
• 2:30 - 4:45 p.m. – Workshop Sessions 
  • Grades 6-12: Socratic Seminar: Crash Course 1.0, Alex Julian (Pollard 228)
  • Grades K-5: Socratic Teaching in K-5, Katie Julian (Pollard 151)
• 5 p.m. – Shuttle to Voco (dinner on own)

Friday, June 14

• 8 - 8:15 a.m. – Shuttle from Voco to Flagler College
• 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. – Breakfast (Pollard Common Area)
• 9:15 - 11:45 a.m. – Workshop Sessions 
  • Grades 6-12: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty - Pillars of Classical Education, Professors Annie Schultz 
    and Katherine Sweet (Pollard 228)
  • Grades K-5: A Classical Approach to Elementary Mathematics, Katie Julian (Pollard 151)
• Noon -1 p.m. – Lunch (Pollard Common Area)
• 1 -3:30 p.m. – Workshop Sessions
  • Grades 6-12: Socratic Seminar - Crash Course 2.0, Alex Julian (Pollard 228)
  • Grades K-5: Integrating Art into the General Classical Curriculum, Hope Carrasquilla (Pollard 151)
• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. – Panel Session (Pollard Common Area)
  Grades K-12 – Perspectives from the Classical Classroom: A Dialogue with Teachers
  • Isabelle Sala, Cornerstone Classical Academy
  • Tiffanie White, Jacksonville Classical Academy
  • Laura Bland, Veritas Classical School
  • Bo Evans, Veritas Preparatory School
• 4:45 p.m. – Shuttle back to Voco Hotel

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Flagler College's Classical Institute is proud to welcome renowned speakers and innovators within the Classical Education space to lead our discussions and workshops. To view a full the full list and information, see the PDF below.

Presenting “On the Necessity of Old Books for a New Conversation,” Dr. Parham is an Associate Professor of Sociology and senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. 

Parham is also the Associate Director for UVA’s major in Political and Social Thought, where she equips students to examine transformations in political and social thought from antiquity through the present. 

Her research is in historical sociology, where she engages in inquiry that examines the past to better understand how to live well in the present and envision wisely for the future. Her most recent book, co-authored with Anika Prather, is entitled "The Black Intellectual Tradition: Reading Freedom in Classical Literature" (2022). Parham has published articles on the intersection of Black writers and the classics in popular outlets, including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Public Discourse, and Common Good Magazine.

Dr. Parham is the co-founder and executive director of Nyansa Classical Community, which provides curricula and programming designed to connect with students from diverse backgrounds, inviting them to participate in the Great Conversation, cultivate their moral imagination, and pursue truth, goodness, and beauty. Parham has been a member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the recipient of a Fulbright grant. She received her bachelor’s degree from Yale University and completed her doctoral work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.