2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2025-2026 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off Information

10:35am CDT

Navigating the Learning Management System, Lesson Plans, Calendars, and Resources

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT

Communication is key! This is a crash course on our Learning management system. Come and learn how to access your child's school documents, calendars and grades to set you up for a year of success so you are well trained on how to stay informed of your child's progress and all school happenings.

Speakers

Chris Walter

Dean of Upper School - Cypress Campus, Second Baptist School University-Model

Christian Walter worked as a public high school history teacher for over twenty years before joining SBSUM in 2022. He has also worked as an adjunct history professor as well as a CollegeBoard AP exam grader and developer. He holds a BA in History, an MA in Teaching, an MA in School... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT
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10:35am CDT

The Parent Partnership: We do this Together

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT

Williams House (North Side across parking lot)

Parent volunteers are a critical component to people infrastructure of our school community. We have completey re-vamped our volunteer program to help engage our parents in the areas where God has equipped each inidividually to best enhance the school. Come and learn about our volunteer structure and where your familiy fits in.

Speakers

Stuart Dace

Dean of Campus - Cypress, Second Baptist School University Model

Mr. Dace is entering his 11th year in Christian education, and 2nd year at SBSUM as Dean of Cypress Campus. He has previously served as a teacher, bi-vocational pastor, and a Head of School. He holds a Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Master of... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT
Williams House (North Side across parking lot)

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12:30pm CDT

Which glasses are you wearing? Every Class is a Bible Class at SBSUM

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT

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Worldview is trained in a series of courses at SBSUM and also within each and every course in 5th-12th grade. In this session we will cover the basic worldviews and their presuppositions. Secular humanism, Islam, Marxism, New Age, Christianity. and Post-Modernism and how they apply to theology, law, government, history, philosophy and social construct will be reviewed and discussd.

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Dr. Beau Dollins

Director of University-Model Operations, Second Baptist School University Model

Beau Dollins is currently serving as the Director of University-Model Operations at Second Baptist School University-Model in Houston, which is a five-site Classical, UM School that will have over 1150 students this fall. He co-founded the school that eventually became SBSUM with... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT
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1:25pm CDT

It Starts with Mom and Dad: a Plan for Parents Gathering Together in the Word

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT

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Parents are the secret to effective Christian education. When they are rooted and grounded in God's Word and they are the greatest living curriculum influencing their children. We are intentional about giving mom and dad tools to connect with one another in the Word and about many challenging parent issues. in this session we will discuss the overview of resources SBSUM offers to parents to equip them in their God-ordained caling.

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David Culpepper

Dean of Campus - 1463, Second Baptist School University Model

I have served as Head of Christian Schools for 39 years. This is my second year in an University Model Christian Classical School.

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT
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1:25pm CDT

Portrait of a Classical Home

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT

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The valuation of truth, beauty, and goodness in all things is trained first at home and there are many strategies parents can use to incorporate this viewpoint into every day life. Additionally, changing our expectations of of children as they transition through the Trivium phases of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric can impact our parenting efforts as they grow and mature. Come and learn how to bring classical education into all things as we raise our chidren in the admonition of the Lord.

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Steve Marshall

Dean of Upper School - Memorial Campus, Second Baptist School University-Model

Dean Marshall has been called into the education arena displaying a sincere passion for the Lord, for teaching, and for families. He has a genuine and proven love and appreciation for the classical Christian pedagogy serving as a headmaster for 27 years and many years in the classroom... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT
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1:25pm CDT

Teaching Wisdom and Godly Habits for Technology Use in the Home

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT

High School Room (SE Lobby)

As home is the greatest influence in a child's life, the home, not the school, is the place where wisdom and discipline around use of technology is implemented. In this session we will examine some practical strategies for building healthy habits for phones, tablets, laptops, game consoles, and entertainment.

Speakers

Dr. Beau Dollins

Director of University-Model Operations, Second Baptist School University Model

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT
High School Room (SE Lobby)

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2:30pm CDT

Accreditation - Why it Matters to Your Child.

Saturday August 16, 2025 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT

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Accreditation is esssentially an external audit if the school's practices and procedures that validate a student's transcripts and engage the school in a formalized process of continuous improvement. In this session, accreditation will be explained and reviewed so that parents at SBSUM will understand the multiple layers of accreditation and certification that apply to SBSUM and what they mean.

Speakers

Erin Bishop

Dean of Academics, Second Baptist School University-Model

Saturday August 16, 2025 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT
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2:30pm CDT

How am I Smart? The 8 Childhood Intelligences

Saturday August 16, 2025 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT

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Did you know that every child is smart? There are 8 different intelligences that children exhibit and they are not all academic! Come ane learn how to identify the way your child is wired and how to help them to grow to be excellent in the work that God has wired them to do.

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Pamela Dollins

Head of University-Model, Second Baptist School University Model

Pam and her husband, Beau, founded a classical christian university-model school in Houston, Texas in 2012. They now serve five campuses with Second Baptist Church and spend most of their time working together to train families and faculty in this unique model of education. Pam is... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT
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2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off