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Welcome to Down Home, San Luis Obispo Classical Academy’s (SLOCA) blog! We are an independent school providing classical education (with a twist) for preschool-high school (+ infant/toddler care) on the Central Coast of California. SLOCA unites a timeless education with small class sizes and a collaborative, integrated learning environment at every level. For over 15 years, SLOCA has been a place where families matter and every child is seen. This blog is meant to support and encourage parents on the home front because, in so many ways, the heart of what happens in education happens Down Home.
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the virtues: generosity
“Be benevolent as long as you live! What has come out of the storeroom cannot return.” —Ptahhotep There’s no sense in keeping locked away in a storeroom what should be
History This Week: Alexander the Great
Today for History This Week we offer a few videos and sites relating to the life and reign of Alexander the Great. We hope you find them useful! VIDEOS: Mini
the virtues: justice
“Every interaction with another human being can potentially be understood in terms of justice.” —Virtues: A Very Short Introduction Our first three virtues—humility, prudence, and temperance—set the foundation for us,
History This Week – The Iliad, The Odyssey & Greek Philosophy
Welcome to History This Week! Today we have a couple of things for you as we study Greek Philosophy as a school. First off, we have the Brass Tacks on
Monday Mix-ins: All Those Greek Wars
Frieze of Royal Archers from the Palace of the Persian King Darius the Great at Susa {photo by Frans Vandewalle on flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} Time for our mix-ins
Monday Mix-ins: Olympic Games and Daily Life
{public domain photo} This week we will share a few videos and websites relating to the Ancient Greek Olympics, education, democracy, art, theater, and daily life in Ancient Greece. These
History This Week: The Olympics!
Happy Monday! This week, we have some resources on both the Olympics in Ancient Greece AND our modern-day Olympic Games(the 2026 Winter Olympics start on February 6th!). We encourage you
Movies Set in Ancient Times
As we prepare to return from winter break, we decided to gather a list of full-length movies that are set in, or relate to (sometimes loosely) our historical time period,
the virtues: temperance
“As if our touch were infectious, we by our handling corrupt things that of themselves are beautiful and good. We can grasp virtue in such a way that it will
History This Week: Greek Myths
Today we have a guest post from Josh Ronda, SLOCA alum and videography intern. Josh has been working on the Ancient Greece Gods and Goddesses piece for our Brass Tacks
Monday Mix-ins: Ancient Greek Myths
{photo by Kannan Kartha on flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0} Time for some mix-ins! We are having fun with Greek myths at every level, and today we’ll provide several supplemental
A Night on the Nile: 2025 History Night
Our Fall History event, “Night on the Nile,” was an AMAZING way to wrap up our studies of ancient Egypt! History Days are always a special time for our school