History This Week: The Decline of the Roman Republic
As we move along through Ancient Roman history, we will start to see the Republic fall apart and give way to the rise of the Roman Empire. Today for History
Category: Classical Education
History This Week: The Roman Republic
Welcome to Ancient Rome! It is one of the favorite time periods around here. First up, did you catch our Brass Tacks video on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar? Brass Tacks: Julius
History This Week: Alexander the Great
Today for History This Week we offer a few videos and sites relating to the life and reign of Alexander the Great. We hope you find them useful! VIDEOS: Mini
History This Week – The Iliad, The Odyssey & Greek Philosophy
Welcome to History This Week! Today we have a couple of things for you as we study Greek Philosophy as a school. First off, we have the Brass Tacks on
History This Week: The Olympics!
Happy Monday! This week, we have some resources on both the Olympics in Ancient Greece AND our modern-day Olympic Games(the 2026 Winter Olympics start on February 6th!). We encourage you
Athletics and the Classical Tradition
Thank you to Dr. Josh Rocha, SLOCAHS history teacher + baseball coach, for putting together this post detailing why we recognize athletics as a key component of a classical education.
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
Today we will hear from our Director of Early Childhood, Merideth Eades, as she dives into a topic that we get many questions about: Is it time to make the
Letters to my UMS Self
In an effort to give our upper middle school (UMS) students and parents a glimpse into life as a high school student, we asked a few of our SLOCA High
For the Love of Math: Part 4
To help those who are curious about what Singapore Math is all about, this series of blog posts will take you through the history, approach, and essentially the “why” of
For the Love of Math: Part 2
For those who are curious about what Singapore Math is about and why we are such big fans, this series of blog posts will take you through the history, approach,