Just as we are emerging from the coronavirus pandemic and have opportunities to come together, we are being torn apart by racial strife and my heart is broken. My prayers go out to all Americans who have experienced marginalization and disenfranchisement because of the color of their skin. This...
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As a child, I loved visiting my cousins in the Virginia countryside, especially in the winter months. Our visits included long rambles in the fields and woods surrounding their farmhouse. We waded through tall grasses up to our waists, clearing new paths like Lewis and Clark or the Ingalls...
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Last month we announced the launch of our master’s program, and the response was overwhelming and truly humbling. The thanksgiving and gratitude so many of you expressed just served to reiterate to us how blessed we are to be in a position to give back to the thousands of...
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Southern Pines, North Carolina—“New World Echoes,” a spring release from Classical Conversations MultiMedia, has won the Children’s Short Stories category in the Independent Press Awards competition. The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. Selected...
Read the Full ArticleThe coronavirus pandemic has caused the entire world to slow to a grinding halt. Sickness, sadness, and loneliness are running rampant in our communities. Schools across the nation have shut their doors; healthcare workers are overwhelmed, and unemployment claims are off the charts. This is a difficult time on...
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Heather Shirley, Chief Academic Officer at Classical Conversations shares her personal homeschooling journey – and why the new Classical Conversations Plus (CC+) college partnership is so valuable for home educators.
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Southern Pines, NC—Classical Conversations, the world’s largest classical homeschooling organization, and Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, have joined forces to offer a unique master’s degree program for homeschooling parents. Classical Conversations CEO Robert Bortins announced the new program last week, and SEU has already had to raise the maximum...
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Classical Conversations Plus is Finally Here! Ready for some big news? I hope so. Because I can’t wait to tell you! Ever since Classical Conversations’ beginning in my parents’ living room when I was a child, the dream has always been to invest in not just the children of...
Read the Full ArticleClassical 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...
Read the Full ArticleSouthern 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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