SLOCA Somebodies: Cai WenJi
It’s time for our last Somebody of the year—CAI WENJI. While not famous in the West, Cai Wenji was a Chinese composer and poet who lived around the same time
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A Day in the Life – Full Time Program Edition
Happy Friday! Today we have a guest post from our amazing Primary/Intermediate Learning Leader, Will McCurdy. As the Full Time Hybrid program is new to SLOCA this year, we here
History This Week: Gladiators & The Colosseum
Happy Monday! Today we have some resources for our study of Roman gladiators and the Colosseum this week. All links are for educational use, but please preview to see if
Teaching Character Through Literature: Resilience & Resourcefulness
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.― Maya Angelou We have a character trait duo this month of Resilience and
The Character Issue: Resilience & Resourcefulness
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.– Martin Luther
History This Week: World Religions
For History This Week: we are studying Christianity as part of our curriculum on the founding of World Religions in Ancient History. We have already covered several other religions earlier
Evaluating SLOCA: from Self Study to Visiting Committee
WASC was here! If you are a parent, like me (Wei) you may be wondering what exactly does that mean? ACS WASC is the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association
SLOCA Somebodies: Pliny the Elder
Introducing PLINY THE ELDER! If you feel like you’ve heard this name before, you may be remembering a local California (Sonoma County) beer, whose name was inspired by our Somebody
Classical Education: The Pre-Grammar Stage (reprise)
Welcome to our last post in our Classical Education (with a twist) blog series! We’ve been taking a look at how SLOCA approaches Classical Education at each level. We began
Classical Education: The Grammar Stage (reprise)
Today we continue on with the next stage of our Classical Education (with a twist!) series, with a post on the Grammar Stage from Lisa Ann Dillion, our Intermediate Lead