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. (Psalm 20:30-31) The Scandal of Hard Work Several months ago, my 14-year-old son asked if he...
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...
Read Part 2: Legends of America: Hugh Glass – The Man Who Would Not Die Century Watch This Year in History: A.D. 1823 In 1823, a group of young men set out from Missouri into the wilderness. “Ashley’s 100” would soon become known as “The Mountain Men of the West.”...
Greatest Books of the 20th CenturyIt takes time for a text to become “great” and we're willing to wait. But we can take a guess. Mortimer Adler included several 20th-century authors in his “Great Books” collection—Dewey, Nietzsche, James, Hemmingway, Freud—because the...
(Not What to Think) I have these moments. I used to freeze when they happened. One of my daughters would say something and I would realize they have an opinion … that I don’t. The first time this happened, I was shocked. How did that idea get in there? Nowadays it...
How My Education Paved My Way By Rachel Wallen Oglesby When I graduated from Rockbridge Academy (Crownsville, MD) in 2012, I had no idea how much my education would help me advance in the professional world. Now, 10 years on, I serve as chief of policy for the best...
A Tribute to Matt Hopkins Matt Hopkins met Jesus in high school, rowing in college, and teaching in grad school. Those passions shaped his vocation for his entire life. In extolling the virtue of rowing Matt would point to Jesus, who coached His own rowers by...
Learning to wait in hope "The Doldrums, my young friend, are where nothing ever happens and nothing ever changes…. People who don't pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.” —The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster If any time of the year could be called the...
