2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off: Full Schedule

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

10:35am CDT

Annotation - Training Your Teenager on How to Read a Book

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

To read a book well, one must attend with a pen. As we study the great ideas and themes of history, students should be writing in their books, marking, and commenting along the way.

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT
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5th-12th Grade

Company 7th Grade
Audience 8th Grade
Subject 9th Grade
Area 10th Grade

12:30pm CDT

All About 5th, 6th and 7th at West Campus

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

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This session is for WEST campus Logic school students specifically. Come and learn how engage with the SBSUM team for all Logic grade levels. We will review documents, curriculum, the parent roles amd what to expect as your child continues their jouney in classical christian education.

Speakers

Erin Bishop

Dean of Academics, Second Baptist School University-Model

Dr. Daniel Blair

Dean of Campus - West

Daniel comes to us with experience teaching Christian education in both the traditional and classical models. After spending the last two years as the seventh-grade Bible teacher at the Wood Way Campus, Daniel is transitioning into the role of Dean at the West Campus. He holds a Bachelor... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT
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5th-8th Grade

Company West Campus
Audience 5th Grade
Subject 6th Grade
Area 7th Grade

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.

Speakers

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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2:30pm CDT

From Common Knowledge to the Common App: A-Z on College Admissions

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

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College guidance is an incredibly customized and inentional feature of SBSUM to assist families in a guidance through this fluid process. In this session families will hear directly from our experts on the annual schedule of college guidance group and individual meetings, applications, scholarships, and more.

Speakers

Karie Culbertson

Director of College Guidance, Second Baptist School University-Model

Karie Culbertson, M.A., currently serves as Director of College Guidance, drawing on her 20+ years of experience as a teacher, lead school counselor, and educational consultant. She focuses on working with students and young adults as they prepare to enter high school, college, graduate... Read More →

Sara Hedlund

Registrar, Second Baptist School University-Model

Sara has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin. She homeschooled her four children for nine years, and served on the board of her homeschool co-op for six years in the roles as Registrar and Administrator. She also served as Campus Coordinator... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT
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9th-12th Grade

Company 7th Grade
Audience 8th Grade
Subject 9th Grade
Area 10th Grade

2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off