2026 Seaside Leadership Retreat & Roundtable
Overview
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This year’s Flourishing Schools Retreat & Roundtable will focus on the Relationships Domain of ACSI’s Flourishing Schools Model—a cornerstone of school culture, community health, and mission alignment. Research affirms that flourishing schools are built on Christ-centered relationships that cultivate trust, belonging, and shared purpose across every layer of the school community.
The 2026 theme—Leading Through Relationships: A Flourishing Deeper Experience—will explore three interrelated constructs within this domain:
Flourishing Families – nurturing authentic, grace-filled partnerships between home and school.
Supportive Leadership – creating environments where leaders and teams are encouraged, equipped, and sustained through mutual care and trust.
Interdependent Leadership – strengthening collaboration and alignment among boards, heads of school, and leadership teams, recognizing that healthy governance and communication are essential to long-term flourishing.
Over three days in Seaside, school leaders will gather to reflect, renew, and reimagine how these relational priorities form the heartbeat of thriving Christian school communities. Through inspiring keynotes, worship, breakout sessions, and guided roundtables, participants will explore how relational trust and interdependence transform the way we lead, teach, and partner together.
Purpose: The Seaside Flourishing Relationships Retreat & Roundtable invites Christian school leaders to:
Deepen understanding of the Relationships Domain and its three key areas—Interdependent Leadership, Supportive Relationships, and Flourishing Families.
Reflect on how relational trust, collaborative leadership, and healthy board-head partnerships advance the mission of Christian education.
Strengthen systems and rhythms that cultivate grace-filled, connected school communities.
Leave renewed, equipped, and reconnected with peers and partners in ministry.
Highlights
Keynote Sessions: Each keynote will spotlight one of the three focus areas—Flourishing Families, Supportive Leadership, and Interdependent Leadership—providing biblical and research-based insights into how relational health fuels flourishing across school systems.
Interactive Breakouts: Breakout sessions will offer practical strategies for deepening faculty collaboration, strengthening family-school partnerships, and fostering strong, mission-aligned relationships between boards and heads of school. Participants will engage in reflective dialogue and develop actionable next steps to strengthen relational trust within their contexts.
Roundtable Collaboration: The hallmark Retreat & Roundtable format provides space for shared learning, story exchange, and strategic discussion around how relational culture can be intentionally cultivated and sustained.
Worship & Renewal: Each morning begins with worship and devotion, centering the experience on Christ as the source of unity and flourishing in our schools.
Early Bird Discounted Rate
Members $265 per person
Non-members $365 per person
Regular rates:
Members $295 per person, Non-members $395 per person.
Offer valid until 02/28/2026
Travel Information for Seaside, OR
Attendees are required to make their own travel and hotel arrangements.
The nearest airport to fly into is Portland, OR (PDX). Seaside is 90 miles (~2 hour drive) from Portland. We recommend carpooling if possible.
Recommended Hotels
We will have discounted rates at a few hotels in the area. More details to come soon.