Today’s post is the first in a new ongoing series called ‘Imago Dei. The Imago Dei series is all about you and your story as you have encountered the truly human things that transform us more into the image of our Creator. I first had the idea for this series shortly after launching this blog, but ... Read More
The Sciences
The Four Sciences of the Classical Curriculum Natural Sciences Concerned with the bodily realm, asks questions about the cause of physical change and physical being, is taught through examples and includes biology, chemistry, and physics. The foundation of this is nature study where the ... Read More
The Mathematical Arts
Arithmetic Arithmetic is the first of the mathematical arts and the first road of the quadrivium. All of the mathematical arts are extensions of logic. The powers of all the mathematical arts to form logical habits of the mind oriented towards reality cannot be overstated. Have you ever heard the ... Read More
Training the Body
In ancient Greece education was divided into three main schools. The school training the spirit through music, the school training the intellect, and the school training the body, also know as gymnastic. The Greeks realized that the body was important to train and cultivate. As Christian we know ... Read More
Training the Spirit
This is an area where it is easy to go really deep and where doctrinal difference can come into play. Therefore, I try to keep it simple, and keep it to what I have learned through the Bible. I do believe the Bible the inerrant Word of God on all matters that it speaks on. I also believe that God's ... Read More
July: New Month News
Happy July friends! Today brings to end our grand opening festivities and opens the door to new and exciting plans. I am reminded this morning that God's mercies are new every morning. Thank you Jesus for this reality!!! I know I need it! New Month News is a recap of the month we just finished on ... Read More
Starting a Classical Co-Op
It was about a year ago; my husband was still out of work, we had no extra money, and the community I was part of was not cheap. The class I had been teaching at that community was not filling up, so it quickly became apparent I would not be able to pay the fee for our family to be ... Read More
Decide to Get it Done Part I: Scheduling
Depending on your personality and experience you may know exactly how to plan for your homeschool or you may have no idea where even to begin. There are thousands, if not millions of pieces of information, examples, downloads, and more online to help you do these things. Therefore, rather than ... Read More
Principles and Passports: Giving Them Access to Our World
As we approach the next step in getting started with homeschooling, I would like to make a little disclaimer: my purpose is to help moms educate free and complete people. “Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth 'thrown in': aim at Earth and you will get neither.” (C.S. Lewis, ‘The Joyful ... Read More