Poetry Out Loud
What are you doing the evening of Tuesday, February 2nd? Come and support our high school students who are participating in Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation contest! Perhaps
Category: Classical Education
Classical Character: Character Matters
Classical Character Mrs. Burns’ Book Review Blog Last year Jenna Burns brought us Pedagogic Ponderings, a blog review of books on education. This year she brings us Classical Character, a
January 23rd is National Handwriting Day
{photo via history.com} During our recent Andrew Pudewa seminars, one of the training sessions discussed paper and pen vs. technology. The research cited was fascinating, and reinforces the importance we
Food for Thought: Why We Should All Learn to Speak Latin
{How’s Your Latin? by Lee Stephens via flickr / CC BY 2.0} Happy Friday! Here's a timely item to share, for those who heard Andrew Pudewa speak last night –
“Living Is So Dear”: Introducing Thoreau’s Walden (Part 2)
{Walden Pond Thoreau Quote by Joanne C. Sullivan via flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} So, who’s been reading Walden? During the break we posted Part 1 of this enlightening
“Living Is So Dear”: Introducing Thoreau’s Walden (Part 1)
{Walden by Apostolos Letov via flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} Greetings! We hope life is moving at a slower pace this week, and that you’re able to delight in various
Classical Character: How Children Succeed
{Up the Stairs by Geraint Rowland via flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} Here’s the next installment in our book review series on teaching character. (Side note: this month’s character trait
Tuesday Ten: Holiday Faire
{photos by Emily Ferrarini unless otherwise noted} Want to find unique and beautiful gifts that will appeal to your classical family? You’ve been hearing about our Holiday Faire for weeks,
Wednesday Wonders: A Delightful Education
Intermediate parents in Mrs. Dillon’s Track A class received a fun email from her a few weeks ago, about a writing exercise they did in class. We thought we’d share
Tuesday Ten: Creating a Classical Home
{photos from SLOCA’s Flickr site, unless otherwise noted} Today Down Home is returning to our “Ten” theme again, partnering with our Visionary Director, Susie Theule, to bring you insightful tips
