This year’s Seaside Leadership Retreat & Roundtable will focus on the Relationships Domain of ACSI’s Flourishing Schools Model—a cornerstone of school culture, community health, and mission alignment. Research affirms that flourishing schools are built on Christ-centered relationships that cultivate trust, belonging, and shared purpose across every layer of the school community.
The 2026 theme—Leading Through Relationships: A Flourishing Deeper Experience—will explore three interrelated constructs within this domain:
- Flourishing Families – nurturing authentic, grace-filled partnerships between home and school.
- Supportive Leadership – creating environments where leaders and teams are encouraged, equipped, and sustained through mutual care and trust.
- Interdependent Leadership – strengthening collaboration and alignment among boards, heads of school, and leadership teams, recognizing that healthy governance and communication are essential to long-term flourishing.
Over three days in Seaside, school leaders will gather to reflect, renew, and reimagine how these relational priorities form the heartbeat of thriving Christian school communities. Through inspiring keynotes, worship, breakout sessions, and guided roundtables, participants will explore how relational trust and interdependence transform the way we lead, teach, and partner together.
Early Bird Rate is available until February 28, 2026!