All Things Wise and Wonderful

BY JUNIUS JOHNSON "All things bright and...

Rafiki: Called to Build the Kingdom

By Tim DernlanPlease pray for them as they...

Row On

A Tribute to Matt Hopkins   Matt...
Athanasius

Athanasius

BY DEVIN O'DONNELL Pro Vita Mundī In June, classical Christian educators from across the country and beyond (including people from eastern Europe) came to gather together in Pittsburgh for our annual Repairing the Ruins conference. The excellent workshops and good...

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More than a Catchy Tune

More than a Catchy Tune

BY JILLIAN BARR WINNER OF THE 2023 CHRYSOSTOM ORATORY COMPETITION What We’re Missing in Modern Music From my grandpa playing Johnny Cash on his old guitar, to my mom singing U2 in the kitchen, to Seeds Family Worship on the radio, and to the classical music tracks...

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Lifebuoys  for the Soul

Lifebuoys for the Soul

By Emily Morales Apologetics Resources Equip Parents for Today’s Ideological Arena If you have seen the holiday classic, A Christmas Story, then you remember the part where nine-year-old Ralphie, while assisting his dad in setting a “world-record” for the time it...

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What about STEM?

What about STEM?

BY DAN SNYDER THE BIGGER PICTURE Sitting in a Kansas public high school science classroom during a state music competition, we were listening to a rapturous piece by Stravinsky on a solo cello when I was impressed by a sign on the wall. It read, “Science, Technology,...

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Built to Last

Built to Last

  Preparing Our Kids for Life in the Classroom and Beyond According to Keith McCurdy, a licensed counselor who has worked with thousands of families, our culture’s embrace of what he calls “therapeutic” parenting is having a devastating effect on our kids. The...

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Life Skills

Life Skills

“And having thus passed the principles of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and geography, with a general compact of physics, they may descend in mathematics to the instrumental science of trigonometry, and from thence to fortification, architecture, engineering, and...

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Rafiki: Called to Build the Kingdom

Rafiki: Called to Build the Kingdom

By Tim DernlanPlease pray for them as they prayed for you many times while I was with them.On Sunday, February 19, I boarded a plane in Pensacola, FL, to begin the thirty-six-hour journey to Tanzania. Karen Elliott, Executive Director of the Rafiki Foundation, had...

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Summer’s Bounty

Summer’s Bounty

Four ways to keep kids (and their parents) learning   The first few weeks of summer vacation, we do nothing but rest. As a parent in a collaborative model of education, I carry a significant educational burden all school year—there’s a lot of listening to...

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Classical Conundrums: Young Minds & Ancient Myths

Classical Conundrums: Young Minds & Ancient Myths

Have questions about classical Christian education?  We are here to help! Q: “Why does a classical Christian school spend so much time on mythology and ancient pagan cultures?” A: Beginning in second grade, our students embark on a journey through history, often...

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Classically Educated Parents?

Classically Educated Parents?

Five ways to learn alongside your child BY JAMES COWART   With very few exceptions, parents of students in classical Christian schools are not classically educated. Many of us, probably most of us, attended and then graduated from government schools or...

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“Aeneid the Musical”

“Aeneid the Musical”

Epic Poem Turned Musical: Aeneid the Musical Five seniors turn their thesis into something different "We are hoping to write a musical! And then cast it, produce it, and direct it!" These words came from two young men who had recently delivered their junior thesis and...

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Shaping Round Pegs in a Square-Holed World

Shaping Round Pegs in a Square-Holed World

By Kajsa Wilkins* Thoughts on "Shepherding a Child’s Heart" When our children were just 6 and 8 years old, my husband and I moved to New York to pursue his singing career in opera and music theater. Within our first few days of living there, one of our kids’ favorite...

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Raising Kids Who Raise the Bar

Raising Kids Who Raise the Bar

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. (Psalm 20:30-31) The Scandal of Hard Work Several months ago, my 14-year-old son asked if he...

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The Game We’re Really Trying To Win

The Game We’re Really Trying To Win

WINNING GLORY We send our kids to schools where we study the classical world. Much of what our kids learn is lost today, almost alien to them. In some ways, their experience is not unlike that of junior archeologists, patiently unearthing fragments of a long-dead...

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