CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ONWARD The classically educated adults scored significantly higher than other Christians in measures of gratitude, hopefulness, sense that life is under control, and ability to handle suffering. Gene Veith points out something that...
This Year in History Martin Luther, German monk and reformer, is excommunicated by Pope Leo X and then summoned to the Diet of Worms to answer for, and recant, his “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” also known as “The 95 Theses.” It Is here that...
For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. ~ C.S. Lewis, Abolition of...
A MAN WHO HAS LIVED IN MANY PLACES IS NOT LIKELY TO BE DECEIVED BY THE LOCAL ERRORS OF HIS NATIVE VILLAGE: THE SCHOLAR HAS LIVED IN MANY TIMES AND IS THEREFORE IN SOME DEGREE IMMUNE FROM THE GREAT CATARACT OF NONSENSE THAT POURS FROM THE PRESS AND THE MICROPHONE OF...
Print RECIPE Hot cross buns with a hollow “empty tomb” center Makes 12-18 rolls. Soak: ½ c Zante currants (or raisins) in ½ c boiling water Let sit off heat until plump, 30 min to an hour. Drain and set aside. Combine: 1 package (2 ¼ t yeast) ⅓ c white sugar ¾ c warm...
Taking It Back On January 11, 2021, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece. It started like this: I’m suspending indefinitely my use of Twitter , Facebook and other social media. I’m doing so not to make a political statement, but in the hope that America...
Dancing is a vital part of many classical Christian school communities. For articles, resources, and pictures, visit: Gold Standards -- Protocol: By The Classical Difference Quick links: For The Love Of God, We Need More Dancing: By Joshua Gibbs UNDERSTANDING MUSIC --...
Host a Community Group Take time to learn and study some of the great ideas of the West with other parents.
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...
