Discover more on Encouragement in media types.
Homeschooling in Canada stretches from sea to sea, with families learning together at kitchen tables from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic shore, and it is legal in every province and territory. Dawna Ferguson has been one of those families since 1993. A mother of seven living in Alberta...
Read the Full Article
A homeschool graduation ceremony starts with the intention that began when your child took their first steps. It is a milestone that brings memories and hope together in a beautiful bouquet of learning and love, but families finishing the Challenge program often carry practical questions into this season: what...
Read the Full Article
The following article is a guest contribution from our partner, Samaritan’s Purse. Please enjoy this article written by Lynda Casto, Manager of Children and Family Partnerships for Samaritan’s Purse through Operation Christmas Child. Community service for teens is often measured in hours logged for a resume, and their academic...
Read the Full Article
Why homeschool? Margot McNutt has spent her whole life answering that question, first as a homeschooled daughter and now as a Classical Conversations Tutor, watching the next generation of families ask the same thing. Margot is a recent graduate of the Classical Conversations Challenge program, the second oldest of...
Read the Full Article
As a parent, do you ever ask the quiet question, “What is shaping my child’s heart?” In a world where screens and algorithms compete for a student’s every glance, cultivating wisdom can feel like swimming against the current. Timothy Knotts, Director of Challenge Development for Classical Conversations MultiMedia and...
Read the Full Article
A homeschool rhythm looks less like a printed schedule and more like the flow of turning evening to morning, work to rest, and celebration to charge. Many homeschool parents build their days around a strict timetable, only to watch that timetable crack under the weight of sick days, sibling...
Read the Full Article
Learning how to do homeschool well starts long before you open a curriculum guide. Classical Conversations has walked alongside tens of thousands of homeschool families for more than two decades, and the patterns of what makes homeschooling both possible and meaningful are clear. These 11 practical keys are drawn...
Read the Full Article
“Dad, you forgot to pray!” my 5-year-old reminded me one busy evening when a whirlwind of humans finally all sat down and began to eat. That was one of those moments that remind you the work you’re doing is sticking. “Yikes, I did! Do you want to pray for...
Read the Full Article
Classical Conversations Parent Practicum is one of the most valuable days a homeschool parent can spend before the academic year begins. Each summer, CC hosts free, one-day events at locations around the globe, drawing parents at every stage of the homeschooling journey to practice the classical arts of learning,...
Read the Full Article
Encouragement for homeschool moms often comes from the most unexpected places. Leigh Bortins, founder of Classical Conversations and veteran homeschool mom of four sons, has spent nearly thirty years standing alongside women who chose to educate their children at home. For Mother’s Day 2026, Leigh brings a gift from...
Read the Full Article
Intentional homeschooling means choosing, each day, to live and learn on purpose, with goals that matter more than any single lesson plan. Courtney Bradshaw has been doing exactly that for eleven years as a Classical Conversations mom, Tutor, and Academic Advisor. In this article, she shares the four questions...
Read the Full Article
Classical Conversations is worth it — and the data from more than 3,900 families who have reviewed it, stayed in it, and graduated children through it reflects that with a consistency that is difficult to dismiss. But you are probably not here for the short answer. You are weighing...
Read the Full Article