Articles tagged Courtney Sanford

New CC book revolutionizes study of art history

What Classical Conversations’ book, “Cartography,” did for geography last year, its new book, “Marvelous to Behold,” now does for art history.
“Marvelous to Behold” provides a classical approach to art history with full-page, high-resolution images from a dozen...

A Model for a Classical Conversation
by Courtney and
Thursday, 23 April, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 23 April, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), 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: October 23, 2013
The guide for today’s science seminar in Challenge I said, “Discuss Module 4.” Previous discussions with this class...

Awestruck
by Courtney and
Friday, 27 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), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Friday, 27 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), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Imagine I gently place a piece of colored glass in your hand. You could study its color, texture, size, and shape. Now, imagine I place more pieces in your hand until your hand is full. After studying each piece, you may decide you like some pieces better than others,...

The Challenge of Challenge: Mentoring Future Leaders
Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read
Original Post Date: July 8, 2011
The Challenge programs are appropriately named: they are a challenge. They provide many opportunities for students to do...

Is There Any Scope for the Imagination in S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g?
by Courtney and
Thursday, 05 February, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Thursday, 05 February, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read
Original Post Date: June 28, 2012
Once Classical Conversations seminars wrap up, I have a chance to tackle whatever I think is a weakness in our academics...