BY DAN SNYDER THE BIGGER PICTURE Sitting in a Kansas public high school science classroom during a state music competition, we were listening to a rapturous piece by Stravinsky on a solo cello when I was impressed by a sign on the wall. It read, “Science, Technology,...
Preparing Our Kids for Life in the Classroom and Beyond According to Keith McCurdy, a licensed counselor who has worked with thousands of families, our culture’s embrace of what he calls “therapeutic” parenting is having a devastating effect on our kids. The...
“And having thus passed the principles of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and geography, with a general compact of physics, they may descend in mathematics to the instrumental science of trigonometry, and from thence to fortification, architecture, engineering, and...
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By Tim DernlanPlease pray for them as they prayed for you many times while I was with them.On Sunday, February 19, I boarded a plane in Pensacola, FL, to begin the thirty-six-hour journey to Tanzania. Karen Elliott, Executive Director of the Rafiki Foundation, had...
Four ways to keep kids (and their parents) learning The first few weeks of summer vacation, we do nothing but rest. As a parent in a collaborative model of education, I carry a significant educational burden all school year—there’s a lot of listening to...
Have questions about classical Christian education? We are here to help! Q: “Why does a classical Christian school spend so much time on mythology and ancient pagan cultures?” A: Beginning in second grade, our students embark on a journey through history, often...
Five ways to learn alongside your child BY JAMES COWART With very few exceptions, parents of students in classical Christian schools are not classically educated. Many of us, probably most of us, attended and then graduated from government schools or...
Epic Poem Turned Musical: Aeneid the Musical Five seniors turn their thesis into something different "We are hoping to write a musical! And then cast it, produce it, and direct it!" These words came from two young men who had recently delivered their junior thesis and...
By Kajsa Wilkins* Thoughts on "Shepherding a Child’s Heart" When our children were just 6 and 8 years old, my husband and I moved to New York to pursue his singing career in opera and music theater. Within our first few days of living there, one of our kids’ favorite...
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-24) The Scandal of Hard Work Several months ago, my 14-year-old son asked if...
WINNING GLORY We send our kids to schools where we study the classical world. Much of what our kids learn is lost today, almost alien to them. In some ways, their experience is not unlike that of junior archeologists, patiently unearthing fragments of a long-dead...
Read Part 1: Legends of America: Ashley’s 100 Century Watch This Year in History: A.D. 1823 Today people usually call them mountain men—the trappers of the Rocky Mountain West. Popular literature and movies often portray them as “crusty old coots” providing...
Photo by Frank Holleman on UnsplashREAD & LISTEN: SURVEY RESULTSBooks about Classical Education ▾Books from the Classroom ▾Podcasts forKids ▸Read about CCE from A-Z ▸ Rewind: Audiobooks for Summer Afternoons ▸"CHRISTIAN PARENTS are ultimately responsible for the...
Have questions about classical Christian education? We are here to help! Q: Why do classical Christian schools have traditional folk dances instead of modern proms? A: The spirit of modern school dances—the sort that would take place, for example, at most proms—is...
By Amy CastilloA Story from a New ACCS ParentThe yellow school bus whizzed past our front window and my heart began to race. As bus drivers practiced their new routes for the upcoming school year and retail stores were filled with shiny pencils and notebooks, we were...
