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As Classical Conversations families, we understand that the purpose of education is to know God and to make Him known. This foundational belief guides our homeschooling journey and shapes our approach to learning. Recently, the Homeschool Freedom Action Center shared an insightful post about educational independence that introduces a...
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Hey there, homeschooling dads! As a homeschool mom, your wife wears many hats—teacher, counselor, nurse, and, on occasion, hazardous waste disposal engineer—all while keeping the household from falling apart, and that’s where you step in. We’ve assembled twenty ways for you, the ultimate husband, to support your wife in...
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Happy Father’s Day, men! Hopefully this weekend you can kick back and relax, maybe enjoy good food with family, and watch some golf. Whatever your favorite pastime may be, I hope you rest, recreate, and celebrate. I realize reading a blog post from the CEO of Classical Conversations probably...
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In this blog post, Laura Kooistra shares seven reasons to celebrate, going beyond the typical milestones, birthdays, and holidays. You can also listen to Delise and Ginny discuss this topic with Laura on Blessings and Motherhood in “The Art of Celebrating Well.“ How Do You Define Your Terms? Whether...
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Throughout the summer, Classical Conversations® local leaders will host Practicum events for parents interested in, new to, and experienced in homeschooling to come together to learn about homeschooling, discover tools of the classical model, and fellowship with one another in community. Although there are many reasons to attend Practicum...
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Memes. People want ‘em, the Internet’s got ‘em. Did you know the average millennial looks at 20 to 30 memes per day? Add up the entire population, and that’s a lot of bandwidth going to silly images and self-referential jokes. In this post, one homeschool mom and maker of...
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If you are like my family, growing up, you had a nativity scene displayed during the Christmas season. Maybe you’ve been practicing this tradition with your family, like we have been with ours. As you pull the figures out of storage, hoping none have been broken, you set it...
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Fall is my favorite time of year, and for several reasons—one of which is because it marks the beginning of the holidays. However, one holiday stands out as my favorite: Thanksgiving. While this holiday may not recognize a biblically historical event, it’s intended is to direct us towards a...
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In this blog post, homeschool mom Heatherly Sylvia shares her reasons to be thankful for homeschooling and classical education this Thanksgiving season. Homeschooling affords many benefits—from academic advantages to community support—but the greatest gift homeschooling offers is a simple realization: that our own education as parents cries out for...
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In this blog post, Sara Azud shares her family’s journey through Challenge and the ways in which her family grew closer together through learning Latin. Latin Was Hard! Non scholae sed vitae discimus. (We do not learn for school but for life.) —Seneca Our path to homeschooling started with...
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What do you do when homeschooling is hard? I once posed this question to my friend, a fellow homeschooler. She simply smiled and answered, “I cry.” If you’re feeling the heat of homeschool burnout, I want to let you know that you’re not alone. During the ten years that...
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Meet Nathan Williams. He serves as one of three pastors at Northshore Church of Christ in Mandeville, Louisiana—and he’s a long-time homeschool dad! Here’s this homeschool dad’s perspective on how homeschooling with Classical Conversations has helped his family navigate classical, Christian education. A Homeschool Dad’s Perspective on CC: A...
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