How can you go to college for free as a homeschooler? Jean Burk, homeschooler and author of the award-winning College Prep Genius, shares her tips and secrets for landing scholarships and free tuition! How to Go to College for Free: A How-To Guide for a Full Ride Full Ride—two...
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In this article, music instructor John Futch of First Frets muses over the transformative power of music and the ways in which a musical home can become a house of worship. Enjoy! Worship as a Family with Music in Your Homeschool I love listening to my wife sing. When...
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After choosing to homeschool in the first place, the second major decision homeschool parents face is selecting a homeschool method for their family to pursue. Many parents simply opt for the most compelling curriculum without diving into the underlying philosophy of the homeschool style. And that’s okay! Sometimes, we...
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In this blog post, lead curriculum developer Lisa Bailey reflects upon the importance of laying the foundations for education. Enjoy! The Value of a Strong Foundation One of my guilty pleasures is watching HGTV. Though not currently planning any renovations to my own home, I am endlessly fascinated by...
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If you’re new to homeschooling, you’re probably asking yourself: Where are we going to learn? Do I need a dedicated space? What resources do I need? Where am I going to put everything? Should we study at the kitchen table? Or should we sit in a neat little row...
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I recently had the opportunity to travel to many of the Classical Conversations communities in South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The privilege of seeing how CC has impacted mothers and children across Africa is something that is often difficult to explain to others. Mama was my greatest teacher, a...
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Classical Conversations calls its middle and high school program “Challenge” for a good reason. As a recent graduate, I can attest that each level of the Challenge program poses many difficulties to its students. For those readers who may not be familiar with the program’s structure and purpose, allow...
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If you’re a fan of Little House on the Prairie, you’re probably already familiar with the concept of the “little red schoolhouse,” or the one-room school. But if you’re not familiar with this piece of Americana, the one-room schoolhouse was exactly what it sounds like: a school with one...
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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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Meet Ella St. Laurent. She’s a seventeen-year-old Challenge IV student from central Massachusetts with a talent for the arts and a love of theater. She has participated in multiple musical productions for a local theater company, she currently works as a cashier, and she enjoys cliff diving and philosophical...
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When my mother offered to homeschool me in the 1990s, I exclaimed, “No way—those kids are freak shows.” That was my impolite description of the stereotypical homeschooled kid who is “unsocialized.” I confess my “socialization” concerns at the time revolved around meeting girls. But when my wife and I...
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Is there truth to the Tibetan proverb that states, “To change the world, we must first change ourselves?” Do you agree with Paulo Coelho that “when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too?” Like Ernest Hemingway, do you believe that “true nobility...
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