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ACES Second AGM

Today ACES held its second online AGM. So much has been achieved in the last 12 months. Here are just a few of our achievements:

  1. Created a logo.
  2. Established a website.
  3. In conjunction with the CiRCE Institute organised our first online conference which saw over 100 Australians attend.
  4. Published our monthly online newsletter.
  5. Increased our membership from 100 to almost 400 and is still climbing.
  6. I spoke at the annual HEA online conference.
  7. Participated as guest speakers at the Classical Education seminar held in Melbourne during September.
  8. Participated in the Paideia Pedagogy Certification Course with Dr Robert Woods from Kepler Education.
  9. Participated in the monthly Paideia Reading Bookclub sessions with Jennifer Ruth Dow.
  10. Participated in the online Book Club sessions led by Sarah Flynn founder of Logos Australis.
  11. Created promotional family pamphlets about Classical Education.
  12. Created an Instagram and LinkedIn account.
  13. Organised an online mini conference with Beautiful Teaching founder Adrienne Freas and her team.
  14. Held over 40 Zoom meetings with people all over the world.
  15. Participated in the podcast channel Educating Humans with Difff Crowther.

Thanks to all those who have supported us throughout the year. 2023 will be bigger!

ACES President Kon Bouzikos
Difff interviews ACES President Kon Bouzikos (Educating Humans Podcast)
In this bonus episode, Difff interviews Kon Bouzikos, the President of The Australian Classical Education Society. Kon speaks about his passion for Classical Education, and the mission of the ACES.

The Ramsay Centre Logo
St John's College Information Evening
The Ramsay Centre is hosting an evening to find out more about St John’s with Associate Professor Andrew Poe. He will deliver a lecture on “Thinking and Unthinking Political Necessity: A Democratic Reading of Book 2 of Plato’s Republic" and share his experience of the Great Books education he received at St John’s College. The talk will be followed by light refreshments and conversation.


ABC Radio National 'Big Ideas': We need wisdom for good education and learning
Dr Paul Morrissey discussed why the utilitarian approach in the Australian education system was not enough - a lecture given at our April 'Classical Renewal' conference.

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