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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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history this week: Marco Polo with a Side of Hamlet
For today’s History This Week series, you will find a few fun and exciting resources related to SLOCA’s current history and literature studies. These are intended to be an EASY
(science)TEAM @ Sloca
You’ve probably heard something somewhere about STEAM education—it’s kind of an educational buzzword these days, from public to private schools and beyond. This acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,
the character issue | citizenship
Ah, Citizenship. Perhaps the most underrated of all the SLOCA Character Traits (hmm…might be a tie with Stewardship?) – Citizenship is in fact one of the most compelling character traits
s(technology)eam @ Sloca
You’ve probably heard something somewhere about STEAM education—it’s kind of an educational buzzword these days, from public to private schools and beyond. This acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,
st(engineering)am @ Sloca
You’ve probably heard something somewhere about STEAM education—it’s kind of an educational buzzword these days, from public to private schools and beyond. This acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,
sloca somebodies: hafez
Introducing the newest member of our Somebodies series, Persian poet, HAFEZ! This pen name, which means “memorizer” or “safekeeper” is a stand-in for Khwāje Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī or خواجه
Introducing: Our New SLOCAHS Mural!
We are excited to present to our SLOCA and SLO County community our new SLOCAHS Downtown Mural! The ultimate goal of this mural project was to invite our larger local
The Character Issue | Courage
The Cowardly Lion stands as a strong motif for courage from my childhood. Part of what gives this character staying power in my association is my held belief that lions
Tech Challenge
Earlier this year, at our Family Business Meeting, we launched a Tech Challenge open to all our staff and families. In an effort to continue our commitment to what we
SLOCA Somebodies: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Today’s addition to the Somebodies series is arguably the most widely well-known figure we’re featuring since the start of this series. You may know her from the SLOCA history books,
Annual Report: RHYTHM
Did you catch the Annual Report from our Family Business Meeting? Our theme for 2020 -2021 was RHYTHM: “Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack,
First High School Immersives!
One of the hallmarks of classical education is the breadth of knowledge gained by studying connections across disciplines. Our students don’t specialize in one subject or field but are given
