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How to Prepare for School While Still Enjoying Summer Summer break is finally here — time to rest, recharge, and enjoy a slower pace. It’s also the perfect opportunity to prepare for school in simple, stress-free ways. If you’re wondering how to prepare for the homeschool year over summer...
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Christmas is a season of celebration, reflection, and anticipation—a time to look back on the year and look ahead with hope. For our Classical Conversations families, it’s also an opportunity to pause from the rhythms of homeschooling and focus on God’s greatest gift of all: Jesus Christ. In this...
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“I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” —Psalm 91:2 As Christians and students of history, we know that God uses trials and hardships to do His will and to draw us closer to Himself (James 1:12). The Purchase family,...
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Poetry is not merely expressive: it is expression. Poems, that is, do not merely talk about love or passion or emotion: they are the very sound of love, of passion, of emotion. —Invitation to the Psalms by Jacobson and Jacobson What Is Classical, Christian Education? An Allegory Imagine a...
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Is homeschooling worth it? To answer that question, I’ll share my story, and you can judge whether or not homeschooling is right for you. I was homeschooled until college. As some of my friends reached high school, their parents put them into the state establishment but not mine. My...
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It was a beautiful, sunny day at Clemson University. I was in my sophomore year and had just dropped off my tuition check at the registrar’s office when I got a phone call from my mom, Leigh Bortins. We all have those moments in life that we remember so...
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As Classical Conversations families, we understand that the purpose of education is to know God and to make Him known. This foundational belief guides our homeschooling journey and shapes our approach to learning. Recently, the Homeschool Freedom Action Center shared an insightful post about educational independence that introduces a...
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Hey there, homeschooling dads! As a homeschool mom, your wife wears many hats—teacher, counselor, nurse, and, on occasion, hazardous waste disposal engineer—all while keeping the household from falling apart, and that’s where you step in. We’ve assembled twenty ways for you, the ultimate husband, to support your wife in...
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Happy Father’s Day, men! Hopefully this weekend you can kick back and relax, maybe enjoy good food with family, and watch some golf. Whatever your favorite pastime may be, I hope you rest, recreate, and celebrate. I realize reading a blog post from the CEO of Classical Conversations probably...
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In this blog post, Laura Kooistra shares seven reasons to celebrate, going beyond the typical milestones, birthdays, and holidays. You can also listen to Delise and Ginny discuss this topic with Laura on Blessings and Motherhood in “The Art of Celebrating Well.“ How Do You Define Your Terms? Whether...
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On average, a homeschooling parent spends 180 days per year investing in their child’s education. That’s over 1,400 hours! Some of those days, we feel like we are on top of the world and we can conquer anything that is thrown at us, and then there are days where...
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Throughout the summer, Classical Conversations® local leaders will host Practicum events for parents interested in, new to, and experienced in homeschooling to come together to learn about homeschooling, discover tools of the classical model, and fellowship with one another in community. Although there are many reasons to attend Practicum...
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