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The Rhetoric of Music

Session recording from Summer Conference 2021. Continue Reading

Classical Christian Education the Marva Collins Way

Session recording from Summer Conference 2021. Continue Reading

Head of School Panel Discussion for Collaborative Schools

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Intermediate Spoken Greek

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The Art of Dialogue and Productive Disagreement: The Aspen Method

The “Aspen Method” derives from the The Aspen Institute’s famed Executive Leadership Seminar. Founded in 1949 by Mortimer Adler and Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago, Aspen’s Executive Leadership Seminar seeks to teach… Continue Reading

What the Greatest Grammar Book Teaches Us about Grammar School

While grammar schools are a strength in the classical Christian education movement, they probably have not received as much help or assessment from the classical tradition as have upper schools. How do we discern what is classical and what… Continue Reading

Restoring “Science” to the Classical Liberal Arts Tradition

Throughout the tradition of classical liberal arts education, science (or natural philosophy) plays an important role. The teaching of “science” today, however is often undertaken in a way that is deeply incongruous with the tradition’s… Continue Reading

Dewey’s Experience & Education: A (Partial) Defense

Among contemporary classical educators, John Dewey is routinely denounced as the arch-antagonist of classical education. He is treated as the champion of the progressive education movement which supplanted classical liberal arts education… Continue Reading

Your School is as Strong as Its Board: Safeguard the Mission

The perpetuation and equipping of the Board is the Board’s primary responsibility and a key means by which the Board protects the long term mission. This means your Board’s Committee on Trustees is critical for your school’s success. In… Continue Reading

Higher Education Choices for Classical Students

On the one hand, the students want to go deeper than their high school reading of Homer and Shakespeare. On the other hand, most of them are not aiming for a life in academia. They want to find a college where they can read Thucydides and… Continue Reading

Saving the Appearances: Lessons from Owen Barfield

Owen Barfield was one of the Inklings—the group of friends and writers surrounding C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. In this workshop, we look at the main themes of Barfield’s 1957 book Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry. Barfield’s… Continue Reading

Speaking and Singing Latin in the Classroom: Where to Begin

Discussion will include some introductory ideas and experiences for people who want to incorporate Latin songs and spoken language but who have not had the training or context and don’t know where to start. Noah Perrin Noah graduated from… Continue Reading