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
the virtues: prudence
“I am convinced that every effort must be made in childhood to teach the young to use their own minds. For one thing is sure: If they don’t make up
Grand Days 2025
Our annual Grand Days events took place last week, and boy oh boy do we love our SLOCA grandparents. Every October, we welcome our SLOCA grandparents onto campus for an
Athletics and the Classical Tradition
Thank you to Dr. Josh Rocha, SLOCAHS history teacher + baseball coach, for putting together this post detailing why we recognize athletics as a key component of a classical education.