SLOCA Welcomes Tiny Wonders!
{all photos by Carolyn Eicher} “Babies are whole people — sentient, aware, intuitive and communicative. They are natural learners, explorers, and scientists able to test hypotheses, solve problems and understand
Category: Classical Education
Classically Inspired: Archery Contest
{source: Pinterest} Even though we're in a new trimester, let's keep looking for examples of stories inspired by the ancient classics. Here’s another one! Then into the hall came Penelope,
Free Friday: Greeks and Grammar
The Lion Gate, the main entrance of the citadel of Mycenae, 13th century BC {photo by Andreas Trepte on Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 2.5} SLOCA families, we hope you’re enjoying this
Wednesday Wonders: A Mad Hatter Tea Party
{photo by Cheryl McCabe} 7th and 8th grade students at SLOCA have the unique advantage of taking Logic as one of their regular subjects. Jenna Burns, our UMS Logic teacher,
Food for Thought: What Students Need to Know
{Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash} It’s Friday, and we have an intriguing article to share with you – something to read and think about over the weekend. Here’s the opening statement: “The conventional
Classically Inspired: Sirens
{photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash} “The plot lines, and the stock characters, of our contemporary movies, novels, plays and television shows come from the ancient tales, and primarily from two sources: the
AP Classes: Typically not worth it … and even less so at SLOCA
{photo by Alberto G on flickr / CC BY 2.0} Thoughts on the AP system from a Cal Poly Statistics Professor American families and students are increasingly baffled, frustrated, and
The Statue that Launched a Thousand Fond Remembrances of SLOCA
Today’s post comes from a recent SLOCA High School graduate – Hannah Thompson, who graduated last year (2017) and is currently attending Westmont College in Santa Barbara, where she is double-majoring
SLOCA Myths and Mysteries Solved!
{photo by Kit on flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} Greetings! We are into “Myths and Mysteries” this month – wasn’t Jim Weiss fantastic? We absolutely loved last Friday’s evening of family
Ready for Homer?
{Public domain via Wikimedia Commons} This trimester we will immerse ourselves in two of the greatest epic works of literature, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Here are a couple of
