Sara Osborne currently serves as Assistant Professor of English and Director of Classical Education at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO, and is the sometimes-homeschooling mother of four classically educated children. She is the author of Reading for the Long Run: Leading Struggling Students into the Reading Life (CiRCE Press) and enjoys writing for a variety of venues on topics such as classical education, theological reflections on literature, nature, and travel.  

Kyle Rapinchuk is Associate Professor of Christian Worldview at School of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO. Along with his wife and children, Kyle founded The Greenhouse: A Mere Christian Community in 2023 and serves as The Greenhouse Pastor. He and his wife, Kristin, were married in 2004 and have three children: Karis, Anastacia, and Aviel, all of whom attend School of the Ozarks. Kyle has a B.A. in English from College of the Ozarks, an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies: Old Testament from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Kyle runs The Classical Thistle, a website devoted to promoting classical Christian education in a 21st century context.

For over twenty-three years, Carrie Eben has championed classical education in both the private school classroom and homeschool arenas. In 2019, she co-founded Sager Classical Academy in Siloam Springs, AR. Carrie passionately leads teachers and parents in the classical model of education and develops and delivers customized workshops for administrators, teachers, and parents in both classical school and homeschool settings via Classical Eben Education Consulting (www.classicaleben.com). She also offers cohorts and workshops through the Society for Classical Learning. Carrie holds a BSE in Intermediate Education from John Brown University, a MSEd in Curriculum and Instruction from Oklahoma State University, and she is currently a PhD student in the Humanities program at Faulkner University. As a certified Master Teacher from the Circe Institute, she enjoys using her skills to teach teachers of all ages and stages in classical education as well as humanities students at John Brown University.

After attending a classical program in college and completing a law school degree, Mr. Darren Walker practiced law for several years.  He then entered education, teaching for eight years before moving into administration, where he spent three years helping a traditional Christian school in Ohio to transition into a classical Christian school.  He is now in his fourth year teaching and leading at Cair Paravel Latin School in Kansas.  He has taught extensively in adult Sunday school classes, in continuing legal education courses (including about Christian conflict resolution principles on several occasions), in professional development for teachers, and at classical Christian conferences.