History this Week: Ancients Wrap Up
Happy Monday! As we near the end of the 2021 school year, and the demise of the Roman Empire, we here at Down Home hope you have enjoyed our History
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A Day in the Life – LMS/UMS Full Time Program
Happy Friday! We hope you have some fun plans for the Memorial Day weekend coming up. Today we have a special guest post by Matt Philipp, Learning Lead for our
The Character Issue: Stewardship
Welcome to our last character trait for the year, Stewardship! As the days get longer and summer starts calling, we may be feeling challenged in the stewardship of our time,
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
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
History This Week: Pompeii
Today for History This Week we have some video and website resources to further investigate the catastrophic eruption of Mr. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the destruction of Pompeii 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
Today 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 Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism,