Monday Mix-ins: The Wild West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1890 {photo by Royale Photographie, Vuillemenot Montabone 188 Via Nazionale – Roma (Italia) (Royale Photographie) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons} This week we take a
Category: Home Schooling
Monday Mix-ins: Clara Barton, Reconstruction
Miss Clara Barton {photo by Matthew Brady, from The U.S. National Archives} We are moving on from the “War Between the States,” but before we leave it behind we want
Note-Taking Skills at SLOCA
{photo by Thomas Martinsen} As our kids grow into middle school, high school, and beyond, we know that note-taking will become an important tool they will use throughout their education
Co-Schooling SLOCA-Style
{photos by Lindsey Cheney} The homeschooling component of SLOCA’s program is one of our unique twists on providing a rich classical education. We deeply value family time and learning together
Monday Mix-ins: The End of the Civil War
Inscription of the Gettysburg Address at the Lincoln Memorial {photo by Mr.TinDC via flickr} Welcome back! We hope your family is returning to school well-rested and ready to go! Before
Monday Mix-ins: North Vs South
{photo by Daniel Schwen via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0} This week we will continue to supplement our studies of the Civil War. There's a lot here, but this
Free Friday, Cannon-Bowling, and Civil War Events
{photo by Benjamin Faust} Today we are celebrating all the hard work our SLOCA students have put in toward raising money for this year’s student-driven fundraiser: the Revolutionary Cannon-Bowl! To
A Day in the Life: The Antoniadis Family
{photos by Kary Antoniadis} Today we bring you another Day in the Life post, where you get to tag along with a SLOCA family on one of their home days.
Monday Mix-ins: Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial photo by Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0} We are moving along through American History, and approaching the Civil War. As you can imagine, there
Beginning Chapter Book Series for Young Readers
Today’s guest blogger is our very own librarian, Emily Ferrarini, who has written this wonderful guide to beginning chapter books. Read on to learn more about this stage, to and
