Articles tagged University

The Practical Classical Education
by Matt
Monday, 12 May, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 12 May, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
This month, I visited St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland for their Accepted Students Day. My oldest son, Alec, graduated from Challenge IV in the spring of 2013 and will complete his year at Mandala Fellowship in May. He has been accepted to St. John’s, so we...

Colleges, Churches, and the Ukrainian Protests

by Shawn
Tuesday, 07 January, 2014
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, College and Post Graduation
Tuesday, 07 January, 2014
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, College and Post Graduation
You have probably heard about the protests going on in Ukraine. As I write this, it has been four weeks since they began and there are still hundreds of thousands to a million people protesting in the center of Kyiv. In November, the Ukrainian president dropped his...

Homeschooling and the College Question (Part 2)

"Describe the last excellent conversation you had. What triggered it?"
"What is the most important lesson you will take from high school to your next endeavor?"
"Who do you want to be your mentor for the next two to seven years?"
"Where can you find people whose...

Homeschooling and the College Question

by Jen
Monday, 25 November, 2013
categories: Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
Monday, 25 November, 2013
categories: Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
Autumn is a season of deadlines for the parents of high school students. If your student is preparing for college, career, or other forms of continuing education, you are probably swimming in standardized tests, personal statements, and transcripts. I well remember...

Sports Scholarships

by Shawn
Monday, 23 September, 2013
categories: Articles, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
Monday, 23 September, 2013
categories: Articles, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
We helped some friends of ours find a private college for their son a couple of years ago. I helped negotiate a deal with the Vice President of Enrollment. The school agreed to accommodate the amount the parents were able to spend. All that was left to do was get the...