The goal of The Summit Academy’s seasonal Forum series is to enrich the intellectual and spiritual life of the school community and the broader Fredericksburg region. By hosting mission-aligned speakers who present thoughtfully and charitably about the pressing issues of our time, The Summit is a resource for its community and those in classical education. Previous speakers include Mike Ortner, the founder of Capterra, Mary Rice Hasson, a fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, and Tim Carney, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

On October 16, 2025, The Summit Academy hosted renowned Catholic authors Art and Laraine Bennett to share their work on the temperaments God gave our children. To listen to the recorded lecture, click here: 

On September 19, 2024, The Summit Academy hosted renowned journalist Tim Carney to discuss his book Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be. To read the full recap, click here: