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ICEC 2016 Report

The International Christian Educators’ Conference is held every three years in Europe and serves the great community of teachers and directors from International Christian Schools.

It is indeed encouraging to find American or international schools that offer a framework for a Christ-centered education. The Black Forest Academy in Kandern in Black Forest (near Mulhouse) has 350 pupils and students from Kindergarten to 12th grade and will soon celebrate its 60 years of existence. http://bfacademy.de/

This year brought together 336 delegates at ICEC from 68 schools in 37 countries of EUROPE, the NEAR and MIDDLE EAST and part of AFRICA. The dense and rich program included 62 plenary speakers and presenters and 115 workshops in total with a large team of American volunteers and staff of the Black Forest Academy, Kandern. This ensured the success of this event. We were offered a mobile app with all the information organized by ACSI Global from Colorado Springs, the headquarters of the ACSI in Colorado, and Tim Shuman, Director for ACSI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS.

The theme was "Effective" from Philemon 1.6: "I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ." The plenary speakers included: Dr. John DIXON (Australia), Dr.Tim STUART (USA-Singapore), Dr. Philippe DOW (USA-Kenya); the latter two being adult children of missionaries (TCKs). They were able to touch the heart and mind of the participants by their depth, their knowledge and their testimonies. https://www.acsi.org/events/global/gl_icec-europe

Participants were 90% American, but there were also some European, African and Asian officials and participants. A few non-international schools (Europe, Africa and Asia) were also present! ICEC next conference will take place in 2019 but ACSI Europe will host the International Educational Leadership Conference (IELC) for schools in the Europe region in March of 2017.

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October 2025 Highlights

Thank you for your partnership in the ministry of ACSI Europe! We would like to give you an update on the highlights of our recent activities and also request your prayers for some important upcoming programs.

SLC report 2025

Praise the Lord for His faithfulness and blessings poured out during the ACSI Student Leadership Conferences (SLC) this year! These gatherings brought together students and chaperones from 47 schools across Europe for a time of worship, discipleship, and leadership growth centered on the theme “Leaders Who Love Truth.”

Strengthening Critical Thinking

Christian schools are often intentional about teaching worldview and preparing students to engage with competing ideas. Yet the way we structure this engagement can either nurture deep critical thinking or unintentionally foster shallow habits of argument. Here are some practical tools to support critial thinking in the classroom.

Education as a Restoration of Hope

Today we turn to the good news: God’s plan of restoration through Christ. This is not only a personal hope but also a framework for how we think about education, leadership, and the shaping of society. How can we build meaningful outcomes into the process of teaching and learning which truly reflect the hope we have in Christ?

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