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Sep 13, 2021

Why Our Families Love National Memory Master

Competing in National Memory Master is an opportunity for Classical Conversations’ students to demonstrate their memorization knowledge learned throughout the three Foundations cycles. It’s truly a test of hard work and perseverance, as many young students spend several years preparing for this competition! Every year, 16 finalists from around the United...

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Sep 09, 2021

National Commencement: Celebrate Your Grad!

Is your student graduating next spring? Then mark your calendar for the Classical Conversations® National Commencement on April 29, 2022! Located at Grace Church, near our home office in Southern Pines, North Carolina, National Commencement is held in conjunction with our annual National Conference, which takes place April 28–30. The 2022 National Commencement...

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May 21, 2021

Explorers Digital Camp 2021: Save 10%!

Last year, we released our first Explorers Digital Camp, a series of engaging online videos and fun activities families could enjoy together while sheltering in place from the pandemic. This year, thanks to more time available for planning, we produced a brand-new series of Explorers Digital Camp videos and...

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May 08, 2021

Happy Mother’s Day from CC!

To all the homeschool moms out there, we at Classical Conversations wish you a Happy Mother’s Day! We hope it’s filled with much-deserved rest and, of course, with loved-ones and family. You have spent the past year teaching your children to recognize truth, beauty, and goodness. You have encouraged...

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Apr 13, 2021

Finding Meaningful Work as a CC Director

Fresh out of college, brimming with life purpose and dogged by student loans, I took a job. My student loans, although modest by any standard, were a responsibility I carried seriously. Their weight meant I was hungry for a paycheck. Meaningful work was the last thing on my mind—I...

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Apr 05, 2021

Defending Host Churches Against Anonymous Letters

  Several years ago, about 2500 churches that support and host Classical Conversations communities received anonymous letters demanding they disband their CC communities or else fear losing their non-profit status. In an article for The Federalist—an online magazine reporting on politics, religion, and culture—writer Jenni White argues against the...

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Apr 03, 2021

An Easter Message From CEO Robert Bortins

Think back a year to last Easter. To say these 12 months have been difficult is an understatement. People have experienced tragedy like never before. Depression, anxiety, and loneliness are the norm for many worldwide, causing some to seek any sort of escape just to make the days bearable....

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Apr 01, 2021

Is CC a Multi-Level Marketing Scheme?

“No way. Do not involve us in an educational multi-level marketing scheme!” Having succeeded and failed at more than one multi-level marketing (MLM) “opportunity” in the past, it shocked me that my husband responded to my proposal that I Direct with Classical Conversations in such a forceful way. Surely,...

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Mar 26, 2021

Graduation Celebration: Reminder to Register!

This year, we are excited to host the Classical Conversations Graduation Celebration from Friday, April 30 through Saturday, May 1 during our National Conference. We’ll be celebrating right next-door to our home office in Southern Pines, North Carolina. We look forward to recognizing this momentous day with our Challenge...

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Feb 03, 2021

Marvelous Memory Work Games

Looking for ways to make memory work a more exciting part of the day for your students? It just takes a little creativity to turn seemingly mundane memorization into a marvelous time! Below are a few of our favorite ideas.

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Jan 29, 2021

Join CC‘s Fellowship of the King

There is a scene in The Fellowship of the Ring that totally redefined the word “fellowship” for me. Fellowship is a word that has become so common among church members that it has been watered down to mean almost nothing. If teens are talking outside, but doing nothing, we say, “Well at...

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