The classical renewal movement has become a disruptive force in higher education. Students who graduate from classical Christian schools stand out among their peers and become leaders on campus. Colleges are more eager than ever to find… Continue Reading
Slowly, we have been renewing the classical curriculum and recognizing that a culture of Christian love is the soil in which the liberal arts curriculum take root and flourish. As this renewal continues, we must look at the way we order… Continue Reading
No rhetorical tool is perhaps more important to revive than stasis theory. Developed in ancient law courts, stasis theory offers immediate applications for the classical classroom. With stasis theory, students unlock three of the most… Continue Reading
Most parents agree that they would love for their children to be trained in music and to be familiar with great musical works from the past. However, it is easy to be lost when trying to create a rich music curriculum. Because of infuences… Continue Reading
Alexander the Great considered it his most prized possession; Hitler entertained it as the means to persuasion and power; and Jesus deemed it worthy of the secrets of the Kingdom of God. One of the most universal threads running through… Continue Reading
When trying to explain classical education to others, we tend to focus on how our teaching style is more effective, how the content is beneficial for the student and how it is superior to those commonly used in secular education. While… Continue Reading
The transgender movement has hit breakneck speed. It’s gone from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights. Can a boy be “trapped” in a girl’s body? Can modern medicine “reassign” sex?… Continue Reading
It was Virgil – not in opposition to, but alongside the Bible – who taught Christian Europe the shape of history, the power that moves it forward, the primacy of duty, the pain of letting go and the burden of adapting new strategies. In… Continue Reading
In Book VI, Homer offers us a sort of Iliad in miniature: a self-contained narrative that carries the reader from war to peace, division to reconciliation, barbarism to civilization. We will discuss the various, underlying tensions, and… Continue Reading
The classical education community is fascinated with Dorothy Sayers’ view of the Trivium. We will address whether it is proper to understand the Trivium as developmental stages; what grammar, logic and rhetoric truly are; and how to best… Continue Reading
The “How” of Reading Instruction: The Importance of A Systematic Approach to Early Literacy and Reading Achievement Teacher preparation and knowledge are fundamental to reading achievement. In this session, we will discuss why a systematic… Continue Reading
Anyone who has lived through it knows adolescence to be one of the most diffcult and challenging seasons of our lives. It takes a special calling to be educators during this transition from childhood to adulthood. We must also grow in… Continue Reading
