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 […]
Curriculum
Blog posts that discuss curriculum, the course of study, and scope and sequence for a Christian classical liberal arts education. Answering the question: What do I teach in the Christian Classical Tradition?
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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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
Training the Body
In ancient Greece education was divided into three main schools. The school training the spirit through music, the school training
Training the Spirit
This is an area where it is easy to go really deep and where doctrinal difference can come into play.
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Decide to Get Things Done Part II: Lesson Planning
Our final step in Getting Started with Classical Homeschooling is to create your first lesson plan. A lesson plan
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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:
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Curriculum & Community
If you are just joining us, we have been discussing 10 simple steps you can take to get started
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Getting Started: Commit to Developing Style & Conscience
“Classical education is not, preeminently, of a specific time or place. It stands instead for a spirit of inquiry and
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Forms of Instruction Part I: Survey the Subjects
The next step for Getting Started with Christian Classical Homeschooling is to take a look at what to teach and
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10 Steps to Getting Started with Classical Homeschooling
Whether you heard a talk at a convention, went to a classical co-op informational meeting, or you read something online you
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Comparing IEW and The Lost Tools of Writing
She asks: “For those of us who gave our students the foundational teachings through IEW, how would The Lost Tools
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Math, Latin, & Glory
It was about two weeks ago. I was sitting in my seat preparing myself for our annual Parent Practicum. Our Homeschool community
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Classical Education, Sayers, and the Trivium
“We cannot go back – or can we?” In the essay ‘The Lost Tools of Learning’ Dorothy Sayers
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