Playing with Books and Reading
As I was thinking about how to express the Art of reading for this series, I was thinking I needed […]
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Playing with Interior Design
“Interior design is not just one’s artistic efforts, but that which a home (even if it is just a room)
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Playing with Drawing
Drawing is interesting. I have always had a love-hate relationship with it, mostly because I have a tendency to be
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Playing with Mixed Media Art
I love mixed media art. When I sit down to do something creative, it is, usually, related to the mixed
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The Act of Creating
To create To cut out Pare down To polish Breaking Cutting Separating Creating “In the beginning, God created …”
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Myth: CM and Memory Work Don’t mix
Today I am over at After Thoughts Blog helping to bust the Myth that ‘Charlotte Mason and Memory Work Don’t Mix’
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Hidden Art & The Paideutic Man
“The paideutic man’s attitude toward such activities as painting, drawing, violin playing, dancing, and acting is amateurish, not professional. He knows
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Art, Paideia, & Culture
“The paideutic man’s attitude toward such activities as painting, drawing, violin playing, dancing, and acting is amateurish, not professional. He
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October New Month News
Good Morning Friends! I am so excited it is October and not just because we have launched our 31 Days
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What is Art?
“And so –our creativity is not on God’s level at all. His creativity is unlimited and infinite. Nevertheless we have
31 Days of Playing with the Arts
Welcome! During the Month of October, we will be taking a leisurely look at the arts. We will entertain thoughts
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The 2014-2015 Classical Homeschooling Survey + FREE Books
Hello friends. Today’s post is a little bit different than normal. Today we want to make sure we are
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Playing with the Arts, A Schole Sisters Post
Art. Quick! What came to mind? Chances are there was a variety of responses both positive, negative, and everywhere in
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Concerning Hobbits & Thoughts
“It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest things he ever did.
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To Be Enchanted or Not: 5 more Tips to Transform your Reading
This week in the Expanding Wisdom community we began reading Dante’s Inferno. Someone brought up a comment related to the
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To Read or Not to Read: 5 Tips to Transform your Reading
As a busy homeschooling mom, it is easy for me to put all of my needs and desires on the
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September: New Month News
Hello friends, I hope this finds you all well. I am glad to be back at the computer writing.
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Five Life-Changing Ideas from the 2014 CiRCE Conference
The Circe Conference was just incredible. After four days of learning, meeting wonderful new friends, and engaging in inspiring conversations
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The Language Arts
The Language arts of the Liberal Arts are also known as the Trivium. They are Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. These are also the names
An Introduction to the Classical Curriculum
From the beginning of time societies sought and implemented an education or paideia that reflected reality and the culture, they
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A Great Opportunity for your High School Student
Hello friends, I know I do not normally post on Saturday, but I wanted to take a moment to
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August: New Month News
New Month News is a recap of the month we just finished on Expanding Wisdom and some news and updates
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God & the Trivium Part II: Knowing God as Provider
You can find Part 1 of this mini-series here: Read Part I Throughout history, there have been many uses for
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God & the Trivium: Part I
When I first began learning about classical education, I learned about it through the lens of the trivium, as the
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The Sciences
The Four Sciences of the Classical Curriculum Natural Sciences Concerned with the bodily realm, asks questions about the cause of