Christian Educators Association International (CEAI) will hold the 35th National Convention in partnership with SchooLife at the PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, from July 15 – 18, with the theme “One Nation Under God with No Child Left Behind.”
On top of three days of recreational time, the conference will offer a meaningful time of discussion on the issues relating to education through various workshops led by inspirational guest speakers such as:
Mathew D. Staver, President and General Counsel of Liberty Council; Guy Doud, 1986 National Teacher of the Year; Ms. Janet Folger, radio host, motivational speaker, and President of Faith2Action; Dr. Ben Lerner, author of the best selling book, Body by God; Jackie Kendall, educator, author, and president of Power to Grow Ministries; Jack Wells, founder of SCHOOLIFE with hundreds of Encouragement Groups on public school campuses in Florida and beyond; Bill Ziegler, founder of TIPPS, who has developed a nationwide radio ministry as a media outreach of CEAI; and many more.
Founded in 1953, CEAI serves as a non-profit religious association in California whose mission is to "serve the educational community by encouraging, equipping and empowering Christian educators serving in public and private schools."
For more information, call the office at (888) 798-1124 or register online: www.ceai.org
Following is a prospective schedule of the conference:
Thursday, July 15th
Pre- Conference: Enjoying the World Class Facilities
1:00 pm Registration
6:30 pm Opening Remarks, "Special Music"
7:00 pm General Session I: One Classroom Under God
· Mathew D. Staver
President & General Counsel
Liberty Counsel
8:00 pm Table Top Discussions
Friday, July 16th
7:30 am Registration/Concerts of Prayer
8:00 am Workshops A
9:15 am Exhibits -- Break
9:45 am General Session II : Faith to Action in the Classroom
· Janet Folger
Radio Host, Motivation Speaker
President of Faith 2 Action
10:45 am Exhibits -- Break
11:00 am Workshops B
12:15 pm CEAI Educator of the Year Award Luncheon
General Session III : Dealing with Stress and Time Management from a Positive Perspective
· Dr. Ben Lerner
Best Selling Author of: Body by God
2:15 pm Exhibits -- Break
3:00 pmWorkshops C
4:15 pm Exhibits -- Break
5:30 pm Exhibits Close - Enjoy the Evening
Saturday, July, 17
8:00 am Prayer Breakfast
General Session IV: Interjecting JOY into the Classroom
· Jackie Kendall
Author, Motivational Speaker
President of Power to Grow Ministries
10:15 am Exhibits -- Break
10:45 am Workshops D
12:00 pm Lunch on your own
1:30 pm General Session V: Being “Jesus with Skin on” to your Students
· Guy Doud
Educator, Author, and Motivational Speaker
2:30 pm Exhibits -- Breaks
3:00 pm Workshops E
4:15 pm Exhibits -- Breaks
5:30 pm Exhibits Close
6:30 pm Celebration Banquet
General Session VI: Words of Encouragement From The White House
· Laura Bush & Lynn Cheney
Sunday, July 18th
9:00 Worship Service
General Session VII: Where Do we go from here?
· Pastor Jim Shackleford
Christ Fellowship, Palm Beach Gardens, FL