Category: Classical Education

Practicing: Beauty

“We are pursuing beauty here. With what we assign, the spaces we curate, and the books we read, we are not merely choosing what we like, what is trendy, or

The Character Issue: Integrity

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” ― Frederick

Practicing: The True

In this week’s installment of our series on The Good, The True, and The Beautiful, we talk about how hard it is to seek truth in a world full of

Practicing the Good: Temperance

Here at SLOCA we are starting a short video series based on important concepts that are foundational to classical education. Curated by our resident History expert extraordinaire, Sarah Shotwell, this

SLOCA Somebodies: Ptahhotep

We’re back with our second SLOCA Somebody of the year. If last month’s Somebody, Enheduanna, is the first known literary author and poet, this month’s Somebody may just be the

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

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

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