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The Country School Association of America will hold its 2022 annual conference in Golden, Colorado -- celebrating one-room schools of the West and looking back on the storied heritage of country schooling! Join us for our 21st national conference on country schools in the scenic foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The venue will be Colorado School of Mines, easily accessible from Denver International Airport. As always, the conference will include the ever-popular coach bus tour of nearby one-room country schools.
Sunday, June 19 - Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO
Colorado Tourism website or Golden Visitors Center site
The Country School Association of America will hold its 2022 annual conference in Golden, Colorado -- celebrating one-room schools of the West and looking back on the storied heritage of country schooling! Join us for our 21st national conference on country schools in the scenic foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The venue will be Colorado School of Mines, easily accessible from Denver International Airport. As always, the conference will include the ever-popular coach bus tour of nearby one-room country schools.
Sunday, June 19 - Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO
Conference overview:
Sunday:
Tuesday:
- conference check in 2:00 pm - 7: 00 pm
- dorm check in 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- socialize, gather, network, etc.
- programming 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
- evening entertainment 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm
- bring items to donate to the auction!!!
Tuesday:
- programming 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
- annual meeting and awards 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm
- schoolhouse bus tour 8:00 am - ?
- includes a train ride on the historic Georgetown Loop (one way from Georgetown to Silver Plume)
Conference Presentations (in no particular order):
- Soddies: Down to Earth Country Schools - Susan Fineman
- Canary Song: A Miner's Tale - Pat HarteNaus
- Take a Cowboy to Lunch: Western Imagery on Student Lunch Boxes - Debbie Schaefer-Jacobs
- A Golden Treasure Trove of Western Songs From the One-Room School - Pamela Stover
- Clearfield School #58, Douglas County, Kansas - John More
- New Research on Black Segregated Schooling in Loudoun County, VA - Larry Roeder
- School to Home Then Back to School Again: Altona Schoolhouse, CO - Sheryl Kippen
- Educational Sloyd in Colorado County Schools - Veronica Ent & Luke Johnson
- The Golden Era of Reading - Dale & Joan Prouty
- Rosenwald Schools on the West: Texas and Oklahoma, and the Campaign for a National Historical Park - Mary Outlaw
- The Octagon School & the Two Story School in Clay County - Elizabeth Beckett & Michael Beckett
- Implementing the Standard School Program in Colorado and Iowa - William Sherman
- Country School Days: True Tales of a Wisconsin One-Room School - Larry & Ann Scheckel
- School Days: Treasured Recitation Drills, Artifacts, Photos, and Tales from Country Schools Across America - Susan Webb
- Discipline in Early One-Room Schools: From Cruel to Creative - Susan Fineman
Accommodations:
Economical dorm-style room available on-site at Colorado School of Mines; click to take a video tour.
Available Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday nights
OR
choose to stay in one of Golden CO's many hotels offering varying price ranges and comfort levels (listing at Booking.com)
Registration Fees:
Full day-conference session: Member: $190 | Non-member $225 | Student: $100
One-day (Monday OR Tuesday): Member: $115 | Non-member: $150
Learn more about Golden, CO here
Check out these housing options in Golden
Check out these nearby attractions if you're driving on plan to extend your stay!
Economical dorm-style room available on-site at Colorado School of Mines; click to take a video tour.
Available Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday nights
OR
choose to stay in one of Golden CO's many hotels offering varying price ranges and comfort levels (listing at Booking.com)
Registration Fees:
Full day-conference session: Member: $190 | Non-member $225 | Student: $100
One-day (Monday OR Tuesday): Member: $115 | Non-member: $150
Learn more about Golden, CO here
Check out these housing options in Golden
Check out these nearby attractions if you're driving on plan to extend your stay!