Articles dated June 2017

Is It All About Me?

by Melanie
Thursday, 29 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life

When we began homeschooling, the focus was clearly on the needs of our daughters and what type of education and environment would be in their best interest. It was “all about them.” Fortunately, at about that time, a few families in our small town founded a local...

CC students perform well at speech & debate nationals

by John
Thursday, 29 June, 2017
categories: Articles

Several Classical Conversations students performed extremely well this year at national speech and debate competitions held by the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association and Stoa, the Christian homeschool speech and debate society. Among those CC...

The Most Important Qualification for Directors

by Susannah
Wednesday, 28 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)

All the fitness He requireth Is to feel your need of Him. “Come, Ye Sinners” Have you ever questioned your sufficiency for the roles you play? How can you tell if you are a success or not? These questions are common to us as home educating parents and tutors. Am I any...

What Is Needed?

by Shelly
Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life

Recently my husband and I had the opportunity to help one of our adult children. Because of some honest mistakes, followed by a few poor choices, our daughter was faced with an unexpected expense that she could not handle alone. As we were discussing what we could do...

Get Moving: Lessons on Directing from the Life of Moses

by Angela
Thursday, 22 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)

"But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?'” Exodus 3:11 ESV When our Foundations/Essentials Director approached me about taking the director mantle from her, I was in the middle of a Bible study on the...

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