Friday Faces: High School Part II
Happy Friday! Today on Friday Faces we are featuring the rest of the amazing staff that make up our High School. There are some themes of teleporting and flying today,
Category: Classical Education
Tastes of the Vine: a fundraiser by the Grandparents Auxiliary
Today we have a special message from Sandee Beckers who, as the founder of our Grand Parents Auxiliary, is putting on an event to support SLOCA. The Grandparents Auxiliary was
The Character Issue: Kindness and Respect
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. — Rudyard Kipling Welcome to The Character Issue for the month of October. At SLOCA we
History This Week – “Make Each of your Days a Delight”
Today we continue on our History – This Week series with Sarah Shotwell. We hope this encourages your home discussions on Gilgamesh this week! “Make Each of your Days a
Friday Faces: High School Part One
This week it has started to feel like Fall is slowly making its way to the Central Coast. I (Wei) have not yet succumbed to the Pumpkin Spice Latte yet,
What’s Up in Our World?
“A library is a platform upon which we catch trains to Every Where and Any Place, Another Time and Across Space. All Aboard!” – Esme Raji Codell Happy Wednesday! I
History This Week – Babylon in our World: Playing with Base 60 Math
Welcome to another post for History – This Week! Today Sarah Shotwell continues on our exploration of Early Civilizations and how the early Babylonian mathematical system impacts our world today.
Introducing: SLOCA Somebodies + Enheduanna!
Part of what it means to teach history well is to give students an understanding of the greats of history—great battles, great and powerful gods and mythologies, great works of
Teaching Character Through Literature: Responsibility
A story meets the child where he is. It sparks an authentic desire within him to do better, try harder, and love more. It allows each of our kids a
History ~ This Week. An introduction
Here on Down Home we are excited to introduce a new series called History ~ This Week. Following the History Outlines for Primary to Upper Middle School, each Sunday/Monday we
