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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Welcome! During the Month of October, we will be taking a leisurely look at the arts. We will entertain thoughts […]
31 Days of Playing with the Arts Read More »
Hello friends. Today’s post is a little bit different than normal. Today we want to make sure we are
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Mystie, a second-generation homeschooler, who is now educating her children now tells how she came to encounter the Christian classical tradition through wisdom and wonder. She is author of Paperless Home Organization, Simplified Dinners, and the course Simplified Organization: Learning to Love What Must Be Done. She blogs at Simply Convivial about homemaking and homeschooling and at Simplified Organization about managing a home and family well.
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Art. Quick! What came to mind? Chances are there was a variety of responses both positive, negative, and everywhere in
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“It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest things he ever did.
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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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As a busy homeschooling mom, it is easy for me to put all of my needs and desires on the
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Hello friends, I hope this finds you all well. I am glad to be back at the computer writing.
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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 of the Liberal Arts are also known as the Trivium. They are Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. These are also the names
From the beginning of time societies sought and implemented an education or paideia that reflected reality and the culture, they
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Hello friends, I know I do not normally post on Saturday, but I wanted to take a moment to
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New Month News is a recap of the month we just finished on Expanding Wisdom and some news and updates
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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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When I first began learning about classical education, I learned about it through the lens of the trivium, as the
God & the Trivium: Part I Read More »
This is the story that started it all. Sarah shares her encounter with what education is really all about.
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The Four Sciences of the Classical Curriculum Natural Sciences Concerned with the bodily realm, asks questions about the cause of
Arithmetic Arithmetic is the first of the mathematical arts and the first road of the quadrivium. All of the mathematical
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In ancient Greece education was divided into three main schools. The school training the spirit through music, the school training
This is an area where it is easy to go really deep and where doctrinal difference can come into play.
Training the Spirit Read More »
Happy July friends! Today brings to end our grand opening festivities and opens the door to new and exciting plans.
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It was about a year ago; my husband was still out of work, we had no extra money, and
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Our final step in Getting Started with Classical Homeschooling is to create your first lesson plan. A lesson plan
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Depending on your personality and experience you may know exactly how to plan for your homeschool or you may have
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As we approach the next step in getting started with homeschooling, I would like to make a little disclaimer:
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