Chesterton Schools Network
Annual Summit
The Most Important Week of the School Year
Once a year, educators and leaders from across the Chesterton Schools Network come together — to train, to connect, to pray, to celebrate, and to carry the mission forward with renewed energy and deeper mastery.
The CSN Summit features four days of immersive formation, peer-led training, and genuine fellowship. Learn from colleagues who have already solved the problems you are working through — and leave with the tools, relationships, and conviction to make your school better starting the week you return.
Formation
Personal growth, session by session
Fellowship
Your people, in one place, for four days
Strategy
Real tools, real results for your school
Renewal
A spiritual and professional recharge
Summit Location
Ave Maria University
5050 Ave Maria Blvd
Ave Maria, FL 34142
The summit will be hosted in the heart of Ave Maria with its magnificent church and charming town square.
This unique environment provides the perfect backdrop for prayer, reflection, and meaningful dialogue.
Featured Speakers
Voices of wisdom for the renewal of classical education
Dr. Andrew Abela
Founding Dean of the Busch School of Business, Catholic University of America
Very Rev. Joseph Johnson
Rector of the Cathedral of St. Paul and Chaplain, Chesterton Schools Network
Dale Ahlquist
President of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Co-Founder of Chesterton Academy
Dr. Eric DeMeuse
Headmaster, Chesterton Academy of Milwaukee; CSN Academic Dean
Brenie Bowles
Vice-President, Chesterton Schools Network and Co-Founder, Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family
Emily de Rotstein
Executive Director, Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Additional speakers to be announced.
Summit Highlights
Registration opens at 1:30 PM on Monday, June 22. Opening Mass is at 5 PM.
Conference closes with lunch on Thursday, June 25 (12:15 PM – 1:30 PM).
Participants leave with a clear understanding of what “good” looks like in every area of school life and practical methods they can implement immediately.
Head of School
Leading and Inspiring Your Community
Recruiting
Finding and Retaining Mission-Fit Families
Classroom Mgmt.
Fostering Joy, Virtue, and Love of Learning
School Operations
Key Policies and Effective Problem Solving
The Art of Teaching
Pedagogy, curriculum, and formation in the classroom.
School Leadership & Operations
Governance, sustainability, and institutional growth.
“The Summit is where the network’s hard-won wisdom gets transmitted. Where what’s working at one school becomes what’s possible at all of them.”
Brenie Bowles, Vice President, Chesterton Schools Network
Sponsors
The 2026 Chesterton Schools Network Summit brings together educators, administrators, and Catholic school leaders from across the country. Sponsorship offers a meaningful opportunity to stand alongside the renewal of classical Catholic education.
Registration
Secure your place at the 2026 Summit
Summit Registration with lodging
$749
✓ Full conference access
✓ All meals included
✓ Three nights lodging (Monday check-in, Thursday check-out)
✓ Conference materials
Summit Registration commuter pass
$599
✓ Full conference access
✓ Conference materials
✓ All meals included
Single Occupancy
Upgrade
$150
✓ Upgrade to a single-occupancy room for added privacy
✓ Limited availability
✓ First-come, first-served basis
Additional
Night Stay
$100
✓ Extend your stay by one night
✓ Arrive on Sunday before the conference begins