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The SLOCA Blog
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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A Day in the Life – Olivia Yeung
Happy Friday! To round out our Day in the Life series featuring our new Full-Time Program, we have a special post from one of our students, Olivia Yeung. Our post
Teaching Character Through Literature: Stewardship
Today we have some literature suggestions for our Character Trait of the Month – Stewardship! Curated by our lovely SLOCA librarians, these would also be fun to read over the
History this Week: Ancients Wrap Up
Happy Monday! As we near the end of the 2021 school year, and the demise of the Roman Empire, we here at Down Home hope you have enjoyed our History
A Day in the Life – LMS/UMS Full Time Program
Happy Friday! We hope you have some fun plans for the Memorial Day weekend coming up. Today we have a special guest post by Matt Philipp, Learning Lead for our
The Character Issue: Stewardship
Welcome to our last character trait for the year, Stewardship! As the days get longer and summer starts calling, we may be feeling challenged in the stewardship of our time,
SLOCA Somebodies: Cai WenJi
It’s time for our last Somebody of the year—CAI WENJI. While not famous in the West, Cai Wenji was a Chinese composer and poet who lived around the same time
A Day in the Life – Full Time Program Edition
Happy Friday! Today we have a guest post from our amazing Primary/Intermediate Learning Leader, Will McCurdy. As the Full Time Hybrid program is new to SLOCA this year, we here
History This Week: Gladiators & The Colosseum
Happy Monday! Today we have some resources for our study of Roman gladiators and the Colosseum this week. All links are for educational use, but please preview to see if
Teaching Character Through Literature: Resilience & Resourcefulness
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.― Maya Angelou We have a character trait duo this month of Resilience and
The Character Issue: Resilience & Resourcefulness
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.– Martin Luther
History This Week: World Religions
For History This Week: we are studying Christianity as part of our curriculum on the founding of World Religions in Ancient History. We have already covered several other religions earlier
Evaluating SLOCA: from Self Study to Visiting Committee
WASC was here! If you are a parent, like me (Wei) you may be wondering what exactly does that mean? ACS WASC is the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association