Classical Education: The Grammar Stage
Today we bring you another installment in our Classical Education blog series. We’ve shared about the Rhetoric Stage and the Logic Stage, and now we turn our attention to SLOCA’s
Category: Classical Education
Wednesday Wonders: Declaration Recitation
{photo by David Amsler / CC BY 2.0} Many of you at SLOCA probably know Sadie Richert, a Lower Middle School student on Track A who has has a passion
Classical Education: The Logic Stage
Our Classical Education series is back! Last time we shared about the Rhetoric Stage, and today we bring you the Logic Stage, SLOCA-style. We will start with some basic information
Food for Thought: Read Classics for Financial Advice
{photo by Juan Antonio F. Segal / CC BY 2.0} Here’s a fun article we came across that our literature-loving community might enjoy, offering further support for educating classically! We’ve
Classical Education: The Rhetoric Stage
{photo by Jace Grandinetti} Our educational model at SLOCA is “Classical Education (with a twist).” While there is certainly a wealth of information about classical education to be found online
A Guide to Using Audiobooks
{photo by black_blue} Audiobooks are enjoyable and efficient, but are they always the best option? With more students (and adults) opting for audiobooks over reading a paper book these days,
An Indispensable Resource for This Year’s History and Literature
Isn’t our librarian clever? {photo by Jenny Bischoff} Today we will once again hear from our ever-helpful librarian, Emily Ferrarini, who is going to fill us in on SLOCA's supplemental
Wednesday Wonders: Love of Latin
{photo by Stephanie Ridley} Today’s Wednesday Wonder comes from the Ridley family. Stephanie and Bryan Ridley have two children at SLOCA on Track B: Isobel (6th grade) and Sibylla (3rd
Grammar Stage Poetry Resource
{photo by Jodi via flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0} “Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci Memorization and Recitation are part of our core curriculum
Summer Together: Empathy Through Literature
{photo source: negative space} Literary fiction exercises a reader’s imagination in matters of character and emotional nuance… Conversation, like literary fiction, asks for imagination and engagement. And conversation, like literary
