Teaching and Learning in Community
Event Schedule
2025
The Civitas School offers events with an educational and spiritual focus as part of our calling to serve and enrich the local community. We welcome anyone, whether a Civitas student or not, to attend these events.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Civitas Summer Lecture
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I
Join Civitas teacher Eleanor Georges for an evening of learning and literary delight as we consider the play's historical backdrop, the changes Shakespeare made to his sources, and the richness of his language. Whether you’re brushing up before a Backyard Shakespeare performance, reacquainting yourself with an old favorite, or simply in the mood for a rollicking good time, you’ll come away seeing Falstaff, Prince Hal, and the whole merry band in a new—and Gospel-infused—light.
Date TBD | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Teacher Open House
Civitas instructors in math, science, English, music, and biblical literacy will be on hand to meet prospective students and parents, discuss their classes, and answer questions. If you've been wanting to meet face-to-face, see the classroom spaces, find out more about Civitas or a particular course, or even just chat about philosophy of education—this will be your chance!
Previous Events
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Friday, May 16, 2025 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Senior Thesis Defense
Come see our graduating seniors defend their capstone theses. Each evening, students will present their projects, defend them against a panel of Readers, and take Q&A from the audience.
Thursday evening presentations:
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6:30 Screens Across Generations: How Social Media Undermines Critical Thinking and Foresight
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7:30 AI Cannot Create: AI is Limited to Pattern Recognition Systems that Can Generate Facsimiles, but Art Comes from the Imagination — the Divine Spark of Ingenuity Found Only in Mankind
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8:30 AI and Ethics
Friday evening presentations:
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6:30 The Advantages of Being the Youngest of a Large Family
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7:30 The Dyslexic Difference: Recognizing the Dyslexic Strengths and Potential for Unique Societal Impact
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8:30 Why Young Adults Leave Their Faith, and the Remedy
Each presentation will start on time. If you are early for a student’s turn, please join us by entering quietly and taking a seat in the back. The students will not be disturbed. We will make sure that there are enough chairs, and you can move up later for the next presentation.
Both evenings culminate in celebratory fellowship with families, students, teachers, and the Civitas community. This is a great opportunity for younger students to get inspired and be challenged in their academic pursuits.
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Civitas Book Club
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
Read the classics in community! Join Civitas teachers, students, parents, and members of the local Christian community in reading and discussing some of the best and most beloved classics of world literature. (More about the Civitas Book Club.) Our discussion of Sir Gawain & the Green Knight will be led by Civitas teacher Joseph Leake.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Civitas Book Club
The Book of Ezekiel
Read the classics in community! Join Civitas teachers, students, parents, and members of the local Christian community in reading and discussing some of the best and most beloved classics of world literature. (More about the Civitas Book Club.) Our discussion of Ezekiel will be led by Civitas teacher John Sundet.
Friday, December 20, 2024 | 7:00 pm
A Great Light:
Christ in Advent Poetry & Theology
with Dr. Joseph Leake
Medieval Christians possessed a vivid and resplendent vocabulary for describing the Advent and Nativity of Christ. In this talk, co-sponsored by the Edwards Institute and The Civitas School, Dr. Leake will examine some Advent-related images used by medieval theologians and poets, tracing their origins from the rich store of Greek, Latin, Gothic, and Old English words and phrases, and discuss how these descriptions deepen and enrich our joy in Christ’s first coming.
Saturday, October 19, 2024 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Civitas Book Club
Jane Austen's Persuasion
Read the classics in community! Join Civitas teachers, students, parents, and members of the local Christian community in reading and discussing some of the best and most beloved classics of world literature. (More about the Civitas Book Club.) Our discussion of Persuasion will be led by Civitas teachers Joseph and Isabella Leake. (More about Persuasion.)
Thursday, August 22, 2024 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Teacher Open House
Six Civitas instructors in math, science, English, music, and biblical literacy will be on hand to meet prospective students and parents, discuss their classes, and answer questions. If you've been wanting to meet face-to-face, see the classroom spaces, find out more about Civitas or a particular course, or even just chat about philosophy of education—this will be your chance! For more information and a list of participating teachers, please see our blog post about the event.
Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Magistras & Majestas:
Education and the Glory of God
What is it like to be a Civitas student?
Now is your chance to find out!
Sample the excitement, spiritual nourishment, and joy of a Civitas education as five expert and enthusiastic teachers model our teaching philosophy through brief lessons—what can algebra, engineering, and composition, Shakespeare, Bach, Jane Austen, and Tolkien teach us about Christ?—followed by a round-table Q&A about classical education and luncheon for all.
Come be a student for a morning and see how pursuit of knowledge reveals the majesty of God and how the liberal arts teach us to surrender ourselves in worship.
If you'd like more information, please see our blog post and the event/registration page.
- Magistras & MajestasMay 18, 2024, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Friday, November 10, 2023 - Saturday, November 11, 2023
How to Sing the Psalms
Theopolis Regional Course
with Paul Buckley & Brian Moats
Join us for a two-day event of instruction, worship, and fellowship! Paul Buckley and Brian Moats of the Theopolis Institute will give us a vision for reclaiming Psalms as the hymnbook of the church as we explore the biblical, theological, and practical reasons for singing the Psalms. But more importantly, we will SING. We will sing A LOT!
Read our write-up of this event on our blog.