Parenting

Motivating Youth in a Lazy & Distracted World with Craig Hefner

Have you ever seen a young person struggling to get motivated, complaining about boredom, or seeming a bit lazy and apathetic? Or perhaps they’re the opposite, always busy, distracted, and jumping from one thing to the next throughout the day. This behavior is common in our modern world, but the ancients had a unique word…

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Creating an Enriching Summer Break with Keith McCurdy

It is officially summer break! Instead of sitting in front of screens or combatting boredom, guest Keith McCurdy brings practical advice for making this an enriching and impactful summer that will leave parents at peace, in control, and excited to have time with their children. Don’t miss this special episode preparing families for this exciting…

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50 Things Every Child Needs Before Leaving Home with Josh Mulvihill

About This Episode On this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies and Josh Mulvihill talk about his newest book, 50 Things Every Child Needs Before Leaving Home. Imagine the day your child graduates. Are they ready? Do they have a faith in Christ that will endure? Are they ready to think well and have the critical…

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Fostering Deep Thinking and Independent Minds, with Chris Swanson

In this BaseCamp Live conversation, Davies and Chris Swanson from Gutenberg College discuss how to foster independent thought in a society where cultural influences are inescapable, leading to a broader discussion on the shift from rationalism and logic to emotional and unarticulated assumptions in decision-making. Chris argues for the significance of liberal arts education in…

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Latest Technology Student Impact w/ Chris McKenna

Latest statistics indicate that the average American spends more than seven hours a day looking at a screen with younger Gen Z individuals averaging more than nine hours. Classical Christian schools have the advantage of influencing students’ lives for an average of six hours every school day. As we raise up the next generation, how…

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Making Home and School Work in Harmony

There are a number of key ingredients that make classical Christian education work, most importantly, the role parents play in their child’s education during the hours at home. One of the growing forms of classical Christian schools is the hybrid or collaborative schools model, a form of schooling that instructs children at school a few…

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