Classical Conversations CEO Robert Bortins recently sat down with journalist Dan Andros of Faithwire.com to discuss how to homeschool during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. This ten minute interview should give parents some help to make their day a little bit easier. Here are a few tips about how to...
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Southern Pines, NC—Fables, tall tales and poetry can be found in every culture in every era, and they can tell us much about who we are as a people and as individuals. Following hard on the heels of its very successful “Old World Echoes” last year, Classical Conversations has...
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Southern Pines, NC—The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closing of many of America’s 133,000 schools, leaving many parents searching for educational experiences for their children at home. Some schools are providing online classes, but others are just on an extended spring break at this point. Classical Conversations, one...
Read the Full ArticleWhen my mom started Classical Conversations 23 years ago, it was because many homeschool parents didn’t feel comfortable educating their children through high school. My mom didn’t start Classical Conversations to homeschool those children for their parents, but to provide those parents with the necessary support to homeschool their...
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National Number Knockout (N2K) is returning to the high seas this May. Sixteen finalists from across the nation will compete for the title of 2020 N2K National Champion and a $10,000 cash prize onboard the Carnival cruise ship Victory on May 7. To the uninitiated ear, the answers sounded...
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Southern Pines, North Carolina—Thousands of homeschool students across the country will get a crash course in etiquette this spring. High school students in Challenge I, II, III and IV programs at more than 2,000 Classical Conversations’ communities across the country will be participating in the programs’ Spring Protocol in...
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A Challenge student from Acworth, Georgia, will be performing on the Season 18 premiere of American Idol. Camryn Leigh Smith, 16, daughter of Brandon and Kim Smith, will be featured on the show Sunday evening, Feb. 16, 8 p.m. EST, on ABC. Camryn will be auditioning first on the...
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Classical Conversations has just released the eighth volume in its Copper Lodge Library series of classic literature, “The Scarlet Letter: A Romance” by Nathanial Hawthorne. This new edition of “The Scarlet Letter” presents Hawthorne’s classic story of judgment, sin and forgiveness in a version that is specifically tailored for...
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A Classical Conversations tutor from Warner Robins, Georgia, will be one of the prayer leaders of the million-woman She Loves Out Loud livestreaming event this Saturday. She Loves Out Loud is a nondenominational, nonpolitical livestream event intended to create empowerment through prayer for Christian women around the world, and...
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Southern Pines, N.C.—Thousands of homeschool students will be participating in Presidents Day activities during Excellence in Education (EiE) events. They have invited community leaders to attend their local celebrations. The EiE events, scheduled for the third week in February, are designed to show off the hard work of Classical...
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For the fourth year in a row, Classical Conversations, Inc., has been honored as a Certified Best Christian Workplace by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute. The certification is in response to a survey of CC employees by BCWI. Best Christian Workplaces Institute honored 89 organizations, churches, and Christian-led businesses...
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A long-time Classical Conversations student earned a perfect score on the ACT last month. Thomas B., Georgia, learned of his perfect score in a letter from Marten Roorda, ACT chief executive officer. “I was hoping I could get a perfect score,” Bryan said with a smile on...
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