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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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Friday Faces | Leadership Team
Welcome to another series of Friday Faces! This year we have some new faces to introduce, and we thought it would be interesting, after the past couple of pandemic years,

SLOCA Somebodies: Isidore of Seville
This year, we’re bringing back our Somebodies series. If you’re new around here (or you missed the introduction last year), here’s a short introduction to what the Somebodies are and

Finding Your Flow
Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like

Monday Mix-Ins | Justinian and the Eastern Roman Empire
Monday Mix-in’s is back! This year we are going back to posting about enrichment activities, websites and educational videos that correlate to the historical period being studied that week. In

The Character Issue: Responsibility
Welcome to the first month of our Character Issue series! An essential part of SLOCA’s mission statement is to be a community that forges character. While we are always endeavoring

SLOCA Rewards!
Have you seen those sleek new tumblers around the SLOCA campus? If you have already signed up for SLOCA Rewards, swing by the office and pick up your tumbler! If

First Days of School!
“The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the imagination.” ~ Emily Dickinson Welcome back and Happy First days of School! We hope you are refreshed and ready to tackle another

Creating a Classical Home 2022 – 2023
A brief reminder that the All School Clean Up Day is this Saturday, August 20th. It is a great way to get a head start on your volunteer hours and

Back to School: The Trivium
Are you ready for August 29th? For the next couple of weeks, we will be doing a little Back to School series to ease our way back into the school

Senior Projects: Finale
Happy Thursday! We hope you are enjoying the last weeks of summer break. Today we have the remaining Senior Projects from Adrian Olson, Emily Hill & Landon Kwiatek. For previous

College Acceptances 2021 – 2022
We hope you are enjoying our High School Senior Projects showcase here on Down Home! As we near the end of summer, and the end of our senior’s spotlight, we


