INSIDE A CLASSICAL CLASSROOM
Learning a “Dead Language?” Why Latin Still Has Value
by Karen Moore | Fall 2017 Archimedes’ famous exclamation applies to my own discovery as well. I am often asked, “So what made you decide to study Latin and Greek?” I smile, knowing the answer is not what one might expect. The answer to that oft -asked...
Look to the past, thrive today
July 15, 2017 from the Wichita Eagle By Katherine Burgess Classical Christian education continues to draw parents as they experience the wonder of a different kind of education. This piece in the Wichita Eagle highlights 3 classical Christian schools in the...
What Every Parent Should Consider
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Why your student should go to a classical Christian high school
Christian schools are often characterized as being too sheltering. Bobbie Post has found the opposite to be true. These days, political correctness in public schools has lead to students being unable to discuss anything! Classical Christian school kids can talk about...
Modern Christian School Enrollment Falls; CCE Enrollment Rises
Summer 2017 Photo Above: Courtesy of Karen Moore and Susan Schwab Grace Academy, Georgetown, TX The education of worshipers WORLD Magazine’s Joel Belz published an editorial on Christian schools in the U.S., “Glory Days Behind Us” (September 03, 2016). Frequent...
How Hard Can Kindergarten Be?
Summer 2017 | Artwork by 3rd Grade Students | Cair Paravel Latin School, Topeka, KS How hard can kindergarten be? A substitute’s story “How hard can that be?” I thought after being called to sub for kindergarten. I knew the get-out-of-class tactics such as, “Can I get...
What I Learned in a Vietnam Prison about Raising the Next Generation – Bruce Flanagan
Bruce Flanagan spent four months in a prison in Hanoi after his humanitarian and ministry work nearly cost him his life. A few years later he was back as a businessman and gained influence and friends with leaders as high up as the prime minister. Five years ago,...
Ripple Effect – Classic Learning Test (CLT)
by Ruth Popp | Spring 2017 Ripple Effect A new college test, and why it's important “Will this be on the test?” The answer to this critical question forms the landscape of American education—what will be studied, what will be committed to memory, and what will be left...
Mock Trial
by Amy Burgess | Fall 2016 Real Judges, Real Courtrooms, Real Life Start a Team | 2016 Nationals | In the News | Designed for CCE | National Mock Trial | Underdogs Head to State “I’LL TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT,” a magistrate judge from the State of...
Starting a Mock Trial Team
by Jeanette Faulkner | Fall 2016 Ten Steps to Starting a Mock Trial Team As my husband’s job kept us moving over the past 15 years, I became a mock trial fairy starting new mock trial programs at four ACCS schools. Some of my teams competed at regional,...
