Articles by author: Jennifer Courtney

Staff Reading Picks - March 2015
by Jennifer
Monday, 09 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Monday, 09 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Classical Conversations staff members are avid readers. We thought you might enjoy a peek at our personal reading this month.
Matt Bianco – Education Director
I am currently reading C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man and Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. The...

Staff Reading Picks - March 2015
by Jennifer
Monday, 09 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Monday, 09 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Classical Conversations staff members are avid readers. We thought you might enjoy a peek at our personal reading this month.
Matt Bianco – Education Director
I am currently reading C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man and Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. The...

Rhyme and Rhythm: Enjoying Poetry as a Family
by Jennifer
Thursday, 19 February, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 19 February, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read
Original Post Date: March 5, 2012
Smooth ebony fin
Rising over rolling waves
Dipping down to depths
This week, while on a business trip with my husband to...

10 Lessons I Have Learned in 10 Years of Classical Conversations
by Jennifer
Tuesday, 10 February, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Tuesday, 10 February, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Rest and play! Too many times we are eager to rush our very small children into “school.” Treasure those younger years which fly by. Read lots of good books together, sing silly songs, and take lots of walks and naps. All too soon, your days will be filled with more...

Does Your Home School Need a Fresh Start for the New Year?
Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read
Original Post Date: January 7, 2013
“Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it.” This proverb is quoted by Miss Stacy in the movie version of Anne of...