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Dec 02, 2024

117 Must-Read Books for Your Homeschool Curriculum

Get ready for an educational pilgrimage! Homeschooling and classical education pioneer, Leigh Bortins, has compiled a list of 117 essential books. These include novels, short stories, documents, biographies, and speeches. Everyone—parents, students, homeschoolers, and classical educators—should read them as part of their educational journey. In classical education, literature is...

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Nov 27, 2024

Rediscovering Truth and Ethics: A Case for Classical Science Education

The Classical View of Knowledge and Truth Why study science classically? I’m going to answer this question, I really am, but first I need to make a couple of heady statements: In the classical tradition, education asserts that real knowledge should bring one to an understanding of truth. Education...

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Nov 25, 2024

Why Should Christians Study Literature? Finding God in Shakespeare

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet, to me, what...

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Nov 20, 2024

How to Ask Literature Questions

As a homeschool parent, assessing your child’s understanding of literature can sometimes feel like a challenge, especially when standard comprehension questions seem disconnected and formulaic. It’s hard to tell if your child is truly engaging with the story or simply giving the answers they think you want. In this...

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Nov 18, 2024

From Questions to Connection: A Journey Through the CC Connected Forum

A Journey Inspired by C.S. Lewis’ Magical Worlds The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis, Digory and Polly mistakenly enter a portal of magical worlds by simply touching a set of yellow rings. Immediately, they are transported to a wooded platform that serves as a holding gateway. As they...

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Nov 13, 2024

How to Homeschool Multiple Ages: 10 Helpful Tips

Homeschooling multiple children of different ages can often feel like trying to conduct a complex symphony with no sheet music in sight. Each child has their own tune, their own tempo, and trying to harmonize subjects, learning styles, and schedules can quickly feel like an overwhelming cacophony. You may...

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Nov 11, 2024

4 Easy Steps to Make a Homeschool Transcript

Creating a homeschool transcript for your high schooler can feel like a daunting task. You may wonder if you’re meeting the right requirements, tracking grades accurately, or how colleges will perceive this document. As a homeschooling parent, the idea of producing an official transcript can raise many questions and...

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Nov 10, 2024

How to Choose the Best Homeschool Curriculum

Finding the best homeschool curriculum is an essential task for every family, but it can be a tiresome process as well. With so much information out there, how do you know which homeschool curriculum to choose? And what should you look for in a homeschool curriculum? 4 Things to...

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Nov 06, 2024

Finding Your Favorites in the Foundations Learning Center

Our church had a potluck lunch on Sunday. There were so many options. Our plates were sagging under the weight halfway through the line! I have seven children ranging in age from 10 months to seventeen. It is not easy to prepare a meal that everyone enjoys, so they...

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Nov 04, 2024

How Classical Learning Cohorts Elevate the Power of Classical Pedagogy

As classical homeschool educators, our task is not merely to instruct but to cultivate in our children the lifelong art of learning, empowering them to pursue any subject confidently. By modeling the stages of learning, we also deepen our own understanding and redeem our own education. But how do...

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Oct 30, 2024

National Commencement 2025: Go Out With a Bang!

As the mom of two Classical Conversations graduates, I never thought we would ever reach the day of graduation! I started homeschooling them at 7 and 10 on a wing and a prayer. Where on earth did that saying “a wing and a prayer” even come from? According to...

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Oct 28, 2024

From Homeschool Hesitation to Classical Education: A South African Mother’s Journey

Since its legalization in South Africa in 1996, homeschooling has experienced a resurgence, offering families a powerful alternative to public education. In this evolving landscape, one mother’s search for a meaningful education for her children led her down an extraordinary path. Chantelle Miles, a South African parent of ten,...

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