Most of what we know about the Essenes comes from the literature found at Qumran, known popularly as The Dead Sea Scrolls, and from the writings of the Jewish historian, Josephus, a Roman historian, Philo, and a few other Roman and Greek writers. The Essenes,...
by Rosaria Butterfield In the 1990s, I lived in New York, and I worked as a tenure-track and then tenured Associate Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Syracuse University. I identified as a lesbian and lived with my lesbian partner, who was an adjunct...
N.T Wright Resources | The N.T. Wright Official Page | N.T. Wright Classes A New Perspective On Being Together Classical Christian schools tend to be distinct in their culture, and schools naturally have many points of social intersection, like athletics, friends,...
Playgrounds & Temples: N.T. Wright | The N.T. Wright Official Page | N.T. Wright Classes Jesus at the Crossroads of History An evening with Tom Wright on, 'Paul: A Biography.' Who Paul was, and how Paul built and maintained communities in...
How to organize a school campout Some of the best friends you can find are probably at your ACCS school. Why not invite them along on a summer-time school campout? When you arrive, the kids see their friends and are off! After the tent’s up, grab portable seating and...
Watch this short video from Rachel Jankovik, mother of seven, on the formative value of regular Sabbath dinners.
Hancus Ille Vaccanis: The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog To You from Texas ~ Translated by Karen T. Moore, Instructor of Classical Languages and Ancient Humanities at ACCS member school Grace Academy, Georgetown, TX. Released 12/20.Get the latest from Hank the...
by Cara Bergeron For the purpose of argument, “go medieval” with me for a few minutes… Jettison the oh-so-contemporary word “innovation” from your vocabulary. It was not a central word in the medieval vocabulary. It didn’t need to be, because the medievals had memory...
"Classic Cathedral Christmas" Spotify Playlist Classic Christmas carols and hymns sung by voices fit for a cathedral.Scan (phone) or click this image. More Directions ▾ Phone Instructions and Alternate Links: ❶ Open the Spotify app on your phone.❷ Click Search, then...
NEED SOMETHING TO DO THIS CHRISTMAS BREAK? Create a work of art Our students are required to learn from the masters the old-fashioned way, but we’re giving parents a break. In the spirit of recreation, Cherise Stutzman, art teacher at Classical Christian Academy in...
GRACE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, Granbury, TX Our fourth graders got a small and solemn glimpse into monastic life during “Monk Day.” They took vows of silence (and mostly kept them ;), sang hymns in Latin, practiced copying the Bible by candlelight, ate lentil...
Most students spend no more than thirteen years at their school, after which it’s time to go on to college and a career. This year, five of Cary Christian School’s (CCS) alumni are teaching and serving the next generation of students at their alma mater. You can find...
RIOTANDTHEDANCE.COM See filming shots from The Riot and the Dance: Africa Trivia Challenge Gordon Wilson asked these five questions during a live talk about recent filming, and no one correctly answered them all. With Google’s help, you just might! Answer all five...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an early American author and poet, known for Paul Revere's Ride, The Courtship of Miles Standish, The Song of Hiawatha, The Psalm of Life, and many more. Free Resources Project Gutenberg: The Courtship of Miles Standish (Free) Project...
Century Watch: This Year in History 1620: THE MINORITY ON THE MAYFLOWER A small group of dissenters from the Church of England, known as the Separatists, embarked on two ships, the Mayflower and Speedwell, bound for the New World. The Speedwell sprang a leak,...
Totalitarianism at Our Doorstep By TY FISCHER and JOE GERBER We inhabit a world of lies. They are lies that command high places, and which Christians pay a severe price for transgressing. The most timely of fairy tales for our day is Hans Christian Andersen’s “The...
