The International Educational Leadership Conference

March 6-9, 2024, Hungary

The International Educational Leadership Conference brings together Christian school leaders for strategic collaboration and inspiration from across Europe and beyond. Save the date for this important event. ACSI Europe has hosted the IELC since 2015 for participants from more than 40 countries and we are blessed to be able to partner with you for the promotion of quality Christ-centered education around the world.

This event will also include a special celebration for ACSI Europe's 30 years of service to Christian schools, remembering God's goodness and asking for His leading in the coming years.

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Registration is open! 

Please confirm your participation as soon as possible with your payment after registration opens. Hotel reservations must be made separately.

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Conference Location: Budapest, Hungary

  • Our conference venue will include hotel options as well as meals for participants.
  • Hotel venue: Please book your own lodging based on your preferences. Rooms at Mercure/Ibis Budapest Castle Hill will be available at special rates.

Conference Goals:

  • Inspire a shared vision for Christian education globally
  • Encourage fellowship among Christian school leaders
  • Encourage developing partnerships for Christian schools
  • Enhance leadership skills through plenary and workshop sessions

 

Program Details:

  • This conference will highlight keynote speakers from various regions.
  • Workshops will be available, presented by highly experienced and qualified educators working in Christian school settings.
  • The schedule for this live event incorporates a significant time for networking between schools and schools will be provided a small display area for initiating contacts and partnerships.
  • Various learning tracks will be offered to participants wanting to focus their attention on strategic planning, leading change, governance, teacher training, specialized education or spiritual formation.
  • We provide simultaneous translation in selected languages during the main sessions and the super seminars after evaluating the participant needs. If you do not speak English, you will need to provide your own translator for networking and other sessions.

 

Workshops

The conference organizing committee will select the workshops for the conference from the submitted proposals. Workshop Proposal Deadline January 1, 2024.

Workshop Titles and Descriptions:

  1. All workshops must fit within the conference theme or learning tracks.
  2. Please make your titles and descriptions "attention getting" and informative.
  3. Many of the conference participants will be non-native English speakers but workshops will be presented in English.

 

Keynote Speakers: TBA

The ACSI Europe Christian School Improvement Platform (CSIP)

ACSI is committed to supporting excellence in both academics and spiritual formation for Christian schools. ACSI Europe has developed a multi-lingual tool to build school communities through identifying strengths and weaknesses in a setting of strategic professional support between member schools and partner organizations. Your use of this platform as a member school will further enable you to build meaningful partnerships through your connections at IELC that best support the needs of your school community. You can read more about CSIP here.

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School Partnership Development:

  • Schools will be assigned space and time to host conversations with other participants during the conference.
  • We encourage you to think about ways that you want to collaborate with schools from other countries for the mutual benefit of your students and teachers. The best encouragement for partnership is highlighting what you can offer to others in these partnership opportunities.
  • Reserve your table by February 10 on this form.

 

Conference Costs: 

Note that conference prices do not include accommodation. We will provide a link to discounted prices at the conference hotel where you may reserve your preferred room type. You may also select from other local accommodation options.

 

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ACSI Europe members Western region, US and international schools

ACSI schools - central Europe (HU, RO, CZ, PL, SK, UA, etc.)

Cost for the in-person event, no lodging included

370 EUR / person

270 EUR / person

190 EUR* / person

* This is a subsidized price for certain participants, which helps to cover the costs of this event.

All registrations include 1 dinner, 2 lunches, 5 coffee breaks, access to main sessions, workshops, translation options, conference materials, the digital conference resources and networking as well as a trial access to CSIP.

A 5% discount is available for groups of 5 or more participants from the same school. Please request this at registration. If you attended INSPIRE in March of 2023, the amount you paid for INSPIRE can be applied as a credit at this event.

 

Payment and Cancellation Policy:

  • Conference fees must be paid by January 30, 2024.
  • Payment can be made by credit card or bank transfer after completing the registration process.
  • Cancellations between January 30 and February 15 receive a 20% refund.
  • No refunds or cancellations after February 15.

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