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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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Latin Lingo #1
Hello, we have a fun new Friday series for you – Latin Lingo. Each Friday our esteemed Latin teachers will share with us their favorite Latin phrases, why we should
The Underground Railroad
Hello and welcome to the last trimester of the 2020/2021 school year! We hope you had a restful break and are ready to jump into this final trimester. This week
What Did Lincoln & Washington Read?
Happy Friday and hello Spring Break!!! As we start another spring break, things are looking brighter but maybe not quite completely back to “normal”. Even if some of our favorite
Together We Chalk: Photo Gallery
Hello and happy Wednesday! Today, SLOCA Development Assistant Shannon DalPorto shares the results of our Chalk Festival Fundraiser and a photo gallery of all the amazing chalk creations. Enjoy! SLOCA’s
The California Gold Rush
We have officially made it to the last week of trimester 2! We have a short school week before we head into Spring Break. For our Mix-ins for Monday this
Together We Read – Reading Journals
This will be our last Together We Read post for a while. Today we wanted to ask – Do you keep track of the books you have read and if
A Day in the Life: Staff Edition – The McCabe Family
Happy Wednesday! Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a SLOCA staff looks like? Well, today we have an extra special A Day in the Life
Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion
Can you believe we only have a week and 1/2 left of Trimester 2? (Don’t forget Progress Reports are due!) I (Sharon) may be dating myself, but one of my
Together We Read – Coming to a Library Near You!
The atmosphere of the SLOCA library is often the opposite of your traditional library. It is rarely silent. During a “normal” year, our school library is bursting with kids perusing
The Beginning of the Women’s Rights Movement
The 19th amendment to the constitution was ratified in 1920, however, it was decades in the making. This week our LMS and UMS students will look at some of the
Together We Read – Technology
When we thinking of reading a book we often imagine curling up in a cozy spot with a paperback. Technology, however, has provided us with a multitude of ways to
King Cotton & The Abolitionist Movement
This week we return to the difficult and shameful topic of plantation slavery, but now the focus begins to shift to the Abolitionist movement, and the efforts of the heroic