Category: For the Dads

Wednesday Wonders: Singapore Math Training

While our Wednesday Wonders are usually about the kids, this week I (Jenny) felt compelled to highlight and thank our staff who conducted the recent Singapore Math training. These teachers

Den Chat: Stressed? Burned Out?

{photo by Erika Wittlieb} This year we are focusing on Life Together, and one way we can do SLOCA life together is to encourage each other when the going gets

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

Wednesday Wonders: High School Basketball

{photos by Margie Peterson} Today we're sharing a few great photos and a mini-update on high school basketball, from parent Margie Peterson: The high school boys basketball team is making

A Day in the Life of a SLOCA High Schooler

Greetings! Our popular Day in the Life series is back today, but with a twist – one of our high school students has written about not one, but TWO days

Attention Young SLO County Writers!

Happy Friday! Maybe you’ve heard about the Hanging Lantern Review, but today we want to share a bit more about this special publication, and an announcement regarding the upcoming issue:

Character Trait for January 2016: Diligence

{photo by João Silas} “Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.” ~Elbert Green Hubbard January’s character trait is Diligence: Committing to

A Mid-Week Laugh

{Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons} For all of our classics-loving readers out there, here’s a funny stand-up bit from comedian John Branyan, who appreciates a more robust vocabulary and shows