The Alcuin Fellowship was founded in 2008 by Christopher Perrin and four other inaugural fellows (Kevin Clark, James Daniels, Jesse Hake, and Ravi Jain), and the first national fellows retreat took place in 2009. First a part of the Institute of Classical Schools (ICS), the Alcuin Fellowship then worked for a time under the auspices of the Society for Classical Learning (SCL). In 2022, the Alcuin Fellowship was recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity, and the National Fellows became the National Board of Directors.
The name “Alcuin Fellowship” was chosen in honor of Alcuin of York. Alcuin was an 8th-century scholar and teacher who was chosen by the emperor Charlemagne to reform education in the Holy Roman Empire. In this role, Alcuin not only taught Charlemagne himself and reformed the Palace School, but he also reintroduced the seven liberal arts into schools throughout the empire. He recruited some of the best scholars and educators to serve with him in this effort, thus contributing to the flowering of learning known as the Carolingian Renaissance. Like Alcuin of York, the Alcuin Fellowship seeks to gather scholars and teachers who, through their research and teaching, can provide the thought leadership necessary for the 21st-century renaissance of classical Christian education to grow and thrive.
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