This webinar gives an overview of the CEFC program—an 18-month formation journey for Catholic school teachers.

Key points covered:

• Catholic schools often mirror secular education with “faith as frosting” rather than integrating Catholic identity throughout the curriculum
• CEFC offers an alternative to secular state teacher licensing, grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition
• The program includes three week-long in-person workshops plus weekly one-hour Zoom calls during the school year
• Five courses cover: virtuous classroom management, pedagogy, the trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric), quadrivium (arts of number), and faith/reason foundations
• Cohorts meet in Portland, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, and Colombia (launching 2026)
• Cost is approximately $8,000 total (tuition, lodging, meals, books)
• Time commitment is about 3 hours per week during the academic year
• The program serves new teachers, veterans, and administrators alike
• Participants consistently report it combats burnout and confirms their vocation
• The credential is portable and recognized by growing numbers of dioceses, with pathways to master’s degrees at eight partner colleges