Articles tagged homeschool

Homeschooling is a great way to fight the coronavirus

Did you know the last week in September is International Homeschool Spirit Week? Most years, that doesn’t mean very much to the world. But this year, with the threat of COVID-19 still looming and many school doors remaining locked, homeschooling presents itself as one...

Brr…Bur…Burdened

by Jen
Friday, 05 January, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
Friday, 05 January, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
As a child, I loved visiting my cousins in the Virginia countryside, especially in the winter months. Our visits included long rambles in the fields and woods surrounding their farmhouse. We waded through tall grasses up to our waists, clearing new paths like Lewis...

Dual Enrollment? Concurrent Enrollment?
by Linda
Thursday, 14 December, 2017
categories: Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 14 December, 2017
categories: Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
It sounds like Classical Conversations is more supportive of concurrent enrollment than Dual Enrollment. Is that true?
When talking about college credits for our high school Challenge students, we are often asked to explain the difference between dual enrollment and...

The Magic of Reading Aloud

by Lisa
Tuesday, 03 January, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Tuesday, 03 January, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
When you think of “magic,” what do you envision? A wand waving? The flash of a red-lined cape? The rabbit emerging from the top hat? Frankly, I was never one for magic; the tricks, while sometimes amazing, never fascinated me or drew me in. But then I discovered the...

Fantastic Fails

“The difficulty of the journey sometimes turns out to be the blessing.”
-- Marianne Williamson
It’s been a rough start to the school year.
Even though our school season has similar qualities year after year, I am surprised by how different this year feels. My...