2025 Workshop Talk | | Athletics & Extracurricular, Leadership & Strategic
Summary
Host special events for a class or larger events to engage with your local community on a budget with a small, dedicated team. Academic and engaging events for your students, like Fairy Tale Day, Monk Day, or an Upper School Soiree, can serve as a community builder for your school. Go big and engage your local community with an event with speakers like Ben Carson, Eric Metaxas, Allen West, and Andrew Peterson, where event costs are covered by event revenue. Events are memory-making moments that provide excellent internal and external marketing opportunities.
Speaker
Bonnie Fanelli is the dean at Covenant Classical Christian School, bringing twenty-two years of experience as an educator. Her journey into classical Christian education was ignited after witnessing a compelling senior thesis Defense. She has enjoyed serving alongside brilliant and Godly educators who share a passion for CCE. Bonnie has been happily married to her husband, Angelo, for 25 years. They have two children: Isaac, currently in the Classical Honors program at Palm Beach Atlantic, and Alysia, a Junior at Covenant. Their family also includes her niece Marley, a sophomore at Covenant. Outside of her professional and family life, Bonnie enjoys reading, being with her family, and visiting the beach at any and every opportunity.
Patsy Hinton, M.Ed. Having served in classical Christian education for more than twenty years as an administrator, Patsy Hinton has assisted boards, headmasters, and teachers as they navigate the challenges particular to classical Christian schools. Patsy is the headmaster at Covenant Classical Christian School in Columbia, South Carolina. She has also served as Headmaster of two other ACCS schools, Dean of Academics, Curriculum & Instruction Specialist, founding board member, and as the parent of a graduate from a classical Christian school in Tampa, Florida. Patsy and her husband, David, met in England during high school. They have been married for 36 years. Their daughter, English, lives with her husband in north Georgia. She is a graduate of The Paideia School, Hillsdale College, and the University of Georgia. The Hintons attend Blythewood Presbyterian Church. They also have the privilege of caring for Patsy’s father, Jan, who lives with them. The Hintons have two large dogs, Lexi and Liberty, that bring them much delight.
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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