Category: Classical Education

The Inca Empire and Pizarro

Happy Monday! It looks like we are going to get a break from the rain this last week before winter break. The lure and distraction of the holidays are strong

Learning Along the Way

With the holidays fast approaching, some of us may have hours of car travel or airplane rides in our near future. That time spent “trapped” in a car or plane

Reflecting on the Wonder Conference

At the Wonder Conference, I felt a true sense of community among others who desire the same as me: to make new discoveries and enrich our home education. I love

Creating a Classical Home

Happy Wednesday, Down Home readers! We hope you enjoyed your long weekend and found some time to rest, recover, and get ready for the remainder of the first trimester. Did

Gutenberg and the Beginning of the Renaissance

Happy Labor Day! We hope you are enjoying your long weekend after a fun-filled, first week of school. Welcome to the debut of the 2019/2020 Monday Mix-ins! For those new

A couple of weeks ago, after many days of preparation, our Lower Middle School students performed their 15-minute Hamlet presentation. They memorized their lines, practiced with their emotions, truly embraced

Rise of the Ottoman Empire

Happy Monday, everyone! This is our last full Monday Mix-Ins of the school year!! We are in our 36th week which means next week is our last week of school!!!

Joan of Arc

Happy Memorial Day, everyone! We may be off of school today (and tomorrow!) but we still wanted to share just a couple of resources to help with homeschooling later this

WASC Wonder

For our blog readers who are current families at SLOCA, you heard Susie and Mike, in our latest Bear Necessities video, share some insight about our most recent WASC visit.

Hundred Years War

Happy Monday, everyone! We hope you thoroughly enjoyed the rainy weekend and was able to get refreshed as we head into another week. We want to remind you that if