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Southern Pines, North Carolina—Thousands of homeschool students across the country will get a crash course in etiquette this spring. High school students in Challenge I, II, III and IV programs at more than 2,000 Classical Conversations’ communities across the country will be participating in the programs’ Spring Protocol in...
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Classical Conversations has just released the eighth volume in its Copper Lodge Library series of classic literature, “The Scarlet Letter: A Romance” by Nathanial Hawthorne. This new edition of “The Scarlet Letter” presents Hawthorne’s classic story of judgment, sin and forgiveness in a version that is specifically tailored for...
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Translated from Latin, memoria literally means “memory.” That seems simple enough, but what does it really mean as the fourth Canon of Rhetoric? The first three are Invention, Arrangement, and Elocution; the fifth is Presentation or Delivery. We practice the Five Canons of Rhetoric in the Classical Conversations Challenge...
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Southern Pines, NC—Classical Conversations programs are beginning again. And maybe you are torn between keeping your student in Challenge III or IV and receiving the full benefit of a CC education or having them dual-enroll in college classes to get a head start on their college education and save...
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What Classical Conversations’ book, “Cartography,” did for geography last year, its new book, “Marvelous to Behold,” now does for art history. “Marvelous to Behold” provides a classical approach to art history with full-page, high-resolution images from a dozen artists representing all the major art movements from the 13th to...
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Southern Pines, North Carolina—Homeschool Testing Services, a service of Classical Conversations, Inc., is partnering with Home School Legal Defense Association to promote sales and distribution of current end-of-grade tests to the homeschooling community. Classical Conversations, under the brands Homeschool Testing Services and Classical Conversations Testing Services, has served tens...
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Just like all choices we make in life, there are homeschooling pros and cons. Those pros and cons need to be weighed by your family against your goals for your child’s education.
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Parents who wish to lay the groundwork of a strong education for their children would do well to complete early childhood education at home. Parents can be successful in this endeavor by following a few simple guidelines...
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Subjects deemed classical are worthy of more time, more study, more engagement and more consideration. This is especially true regarding classical education. A classical homeschool curriculum teaches grammar, dialectic and rhetoric through a Christian worldview—and uses an educational approach ideally suited to a child’s natural learning style.
Read the Full ArticleEver since the first release of the Common Core State Standards, parents, educators, and politicians have been discussing the problems with Common Core.Among the list of problems are issues of centralized vs. local control of education, the fact that government solutions tend to be reactive and not proactive, and...
Read the Full ArticleWhen it comes to homeschooling through Classical Conversations, there are many things parents love. Here are some of the most popular comments summed up from dozens of Classical Conversations reviews...
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When families begin homeschooling, they often ask veteran homeschool parents how to find the best homeschool curriculum. This raises the question: Is there such a thing as THE best homeschool curriculum? Is there one curriculum that meets the needs of all students or all families?
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