Conference Details

Student Selection
  • Invite all students who have a desire to lead, serve, or minister to others. Students who have earned the privilege to attend through an essay, interview, displaying good character, or some other selection process will be poised to completely engage at the conference resulting in greater impact on your school culture and community, but ACSI does not require specific selection requirements. 
  • There are no limits to the number of grade 6-8 students you may bring.
  • 5th graders are too young for the activities and content. Effectively training 6th-8th grades is a challenge because of the vast changes in maturity that happen during those years, so adding 5th grade makes the whole conference less effective for the higher grade levels. If you are considering sending 5th graders, please know that it will serve your student body better to make the conference something the 5th graders look forward to once they get to 6th grade.

Minimum Required Student/Advisor Ratio
  • 1 Advisor for every 8 students
  • Advisors must be trained and ready to engage in discussions. Chaperones or drivers who do not plan to interact, prepare for the day, and attend the training at the beginning of the day will not be counted towards the minimum required number of advisors. 
  • All advisors provided by your school must meet your school and state standards for volunteering with K-12 students. 
Register your Students and Advisors
  • Submit the student and advisor registration form according to the deadline based on the location of the event you are attending. The form will be available in August.
  • Member school student fees are $46 and $15 for advisors. Non-member student fees are $56 and $15 for advisors. Lunch and snack is included. Fees are non-refundable. 
Student/Advisor Registration Deadlines
  • September 15:  CO, FL, GA, KS, MO, NC, IL
  • ​September 30:  MA, MD, NJ, OH, PA, TX
  • October  6:  OR, WA, CA, AZ
Training for Advisors (IMPORTANT)
  • Read the Advisor Overview (emailed separately in September)
  • Watch 3-4 online training videos which are 2-4 minutes in length (links will provided with overview)
  • Onsite training from 8:30am–9:10am

Student Preparation
  • Inform students of dress code: casual dress based upon your school’s requirements for casual dress.
  • Students should bring a Bible and a pen.
Conference Schedule
  8:00     Registration
  8:30      Advisors Training
  8:30      Student Pre-Con
  9:15       Segment 1
10:45      Break
 11:00      Segment 2
12:30       Lunch
   1:15       Segment 3
  2:45      Dismissal
Registration
  • 8:00am–8:25am

Lunch and Snack
  • Provided for all registered
  • Your host will send an email with the menu as well as any accommodations that could be made for common food allergies and sensitivities. If the host is unable to accommodate, plan to bring substitutes. 

Host & Location Information
  • Contact information for your host and the specific location of your event will be emailed to the coordinator listed on your school registration form in August.
  • Specific addresses are not posted online for security reasons. If you need to know the physical location of an event prior to August, please email your Student Activities Coordinator using your school email account.
  • Your host will email you with further details specific to their location including the lunch menu, student drop-off and bus parking information. If you have site-specific questions, please contact your host directly.