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Jul 25, 2022

Is Protocol “Starched, Stuffy, and Stiff?” (Updated for 2022)

Classical Conversations’ Challenge communities organize chaperoned Spring Protocol events each year for their Challenge I–Challenge IV students. Students choose dressy attire, eat together in an upscale setting, and may attend a cultural event (such as the theatre, opera, or symphony). Many local communities even have individualized Protocol training using...

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Jul 19, 2022

What Did They Learn? 2022 Graduate Survey Results

As the parent of a 2022 Classical Conversations® Challenge IV graduate, I’m enjoying the necessary and well-earned summer slowdown following a fruitful year of once-in-a-lifetime events. My daughter, a CC student since she was eight years old, had the rich blessing of consistent classmates. At least four of the...

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Jul 14, 2022

Homeschoolers and College

On the first day, God created light and it was good. On the second day, God created the heavens between the separated waters, and together the light and the heavens were good. He continued with each day’s creation being deemed good until the sixth day. On the sixth day,...

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Jul 12, 2022

Help! I’m Starting Challenge II Without Foundations or Challenge! (Updated for 2022)

Though she homeschooled her whole life, Cassidy started her formal high school education with Challenge II without any experience in Foundations or the earlier Challenge levels. We asked her to share her experience of enrolling in Challenge II.  Looking to start Challenge II was honestly a pretty scary prospect...

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Jun 28, 2022

5 Paths for Homeschoolers After Graduation

Has your homeschool student just graduated or is nearing graduation in the years to come? Are they wondering what to do when they graduate? What Homeschoolers Can Do After Graduation Although it’s one of the more common options, attending a four-year college is just one of many opportunities for...

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Jun 27, 2022

I Survived Mock Trial (Updated for 2022)

For several years, I regarded the coming of Challenge B with fear and trembling because of one thing: Mock Trial. I had never participated in any form of debate during my school years, so it was a vast unknown. (Well, not entirely unknown, but I am not sure my...

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Jun 14, 2022

Introducing Scribblers at Home: Recipes from Lifelong Learners!

We’re thrilled to announce the latest resource from Classical Conversations®, Scribblers at Home: Recipes from Lifelong Learners! Intended to equip homeschool parents of students ages 4-8 with at-home readings and exercises, Scribblers is the new homeschooler’s key to inspiring young students to embark on the exciting journey of lifelong...

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May 26, 2022

The Trifold Purpose of Education (Written by a Challenge Student)

In one of the most famous allegories of all time, the ancient Greek philosopher Plato tells the story of a cave where people are both blinded and bound. Each captive has a fire behind them and can see flickering shadows on the walls. But one day, a man takes...

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May 24, 2022

CC Plus: College Credits for Homeschoolers

Have you ever wondered whether homeschoolers can earn dual enrollment? Or whether your student can earn an undergraduate college degree while being homeschooled? Or whether you, as your child’s parent-teacher, can earn a college degree while homeschooling? Well, Classical Conversations Plus (CC Plus) checks all the above and more...

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Apr 25, 2022

AP and CLEP Exams: What Homeschoolers Need to Know

Standardized tests come in a variety of forms. From the SAT to ACT to AP to CLEP, it’s understandable to be confused by all these different acronyms, what they mean, and which your student should take. Here, we will clear up any confusion about two of these standardized tests...

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Mar 14, 2022

Faces of History: Peace, Process, and Play!

The following post was written by Laura vanHofwegen, a Classical Conversations Local Representative, about her and her son’s experience with Faces of History. Faces of History: What is It? Faces of History, a research paper and presentation, is a pinnacle assignment culminating each year of our Essentials program. Choosing...

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Feb 14, 2022

New Scribblers and Foundations Cycle 2 Read-Alouds

One of the greatest, most satisfying phrases parents hear from their children is, ‘Please, read another chapter!’ If parents can teach their children to speak and to walk, which are two of the most difficult things humans learn to do, I know they can be their child’s best reading...

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