A College President’s Perspective: Successful Young People Share These Qualities with 550 World Leaders – Michael Lindsay
What can 550 elite world leaders teach us about raising the next generation? Michael Lindsay distills lessons he learned in his 10-year one-of-a-kind study and 2014 best seller, The...
The Ripple Effect: Hope Spreads When You Plant Classical Christian Schools in the Inner City – Russ Gregg
What does a Classical Christian School have to do with loving your neighbor as yourself? Head of School, Russ Gregg, shares how starting Hope Academy in his inner city...
Step Boldly into Your Child’s Emotional World – Keith McCurdy
Emotions are the leading indicator of how young people see themselves today. But when parents and educators dismiss emotions altogether as unreliable and even dangerous, fireworks can ignite. Should...
Away with Widgets! How Classical Christian Schools Shape Persons, not Placeholders – Dr. Roy Atwood
The classical model served civilization for almost 1,000 years and produced extraordinary minds and developments in our history globally. Today, pragmatism and the desire to prepare students for jobs...
Evidence That Classical Christian Schools Excel at Spiritual Formation – Dr. Tim Dernlan
Are all Christian schools created equal when it comes to the spiritual formation of kids? Our guest, Dr. Tim Dernlan, researched this important question and gathered the hard data...
Why Rewards Are Not Such A CrackerJack Idea for Students – Chris Stevens
Did the founding fathers have prize boxes? Probably not, and neither should our students. Our guest, Headmaster Chris Stevens, tells us why extrinsic reward systems are a form of...
How to Relate to Young People In a “Feel Good” Age – Sean McDowell
The book Evidence That Demands A Verdict celebrates 45 years since it was first published! That means it is older than most parents of current classical Christian students! But...
Have your cake and eat it too! You don’t have to choose between Christian and college prep – Christy Vaughan
Can we have our cake and eat it too? Parents often worry that a Christian school may produce students who are strong spiritually but not academically. They sometimes feel...
It’s Not Too Late for us Old Folks! – David Moore
What if you could go back and get the education your children are having now? It’s not too late! There’s still time for you and me to grow and...
Those Funny Words We Use…What Do We Mean By “Classical?” – Ty Fischer
What in the world does “classical” even mean? Most people today imagine something out of date, old and not relevant for the modern world. Head of School Ty Fischer...
Think making kids memorize is oppressive? Speech Meet will change your mind – Carl Warmouth
Decades ago now, memorization largely disappeared from the American classroom. What happened? Progressive educators had decided that memorization was just rote learning at best and at worst was oppressive...
Those Funny Words We Use…What exactly is “Virtue”? – Keith Buhler
Classical folks like to use fancy words that are often misunderstood. Some of our words may sound a little goofy in our contemporary culture, but are important to understanding...
On the C.S. Lewis Anniversary: Would Narnia & Lord of the Rings even exist without The Inklings? How Community Influences Our Work – Diana Glyer
C.S. Lewis left an indelible mark on culture. On this anniversary of Lewis’s death in 1963, we enlist the help of Lewis expert, Diana Glyer, to explore the evidence...
There’s an Educational Awakening Going On – Gordon Pennington
There’s an educational awakening going on. It’s not a new movement but it’s gaining momentum. It’s creating a national conversation that more and more people are getting in on...
Bored with Everything? Awaken the Fire of Curiosity – Grant Horner
When you taste well prepared sushi, a McDonalds fish filet just isn’t so great. That’s what our guest today Grant Horner says when he talks about moving from being...
An Unexpected Journey into Classical Christian Education – Keith Nix
Ever feel like you walked in late to the movie when it comes to understanding this CCE thing? Does it seem like everyone else is getting it and you...
The Latest From Barna That Impacts Your Family – Brooke Hempell
The world is changing, spinning… what are the cultural forces at work and the trends that are impacting your children and schools today? Every type of media your child...
Image Bearers: Becoming who you were made to be – Peter Baur
There seems to be an epidemic today of young people who don’t know who they are. They grasp for affirmation and value through their performance or a social media...
Is Old ‘Bad’ and New ‘Good’ or the Other Way Around? – Chris Perrin
Oh ye classical people, why do you cling to your old ways? With your ancient books and Latin drills… What’s wrong with modern forms of education? Are we just like...
Worldview isn’t Enough – Peter Vande Brake
It has been said that, “the purpose of education is not thinking; it is acting. It is not just knowing what to do; it is doing it.” This means...
Wimpy or Worn Out? Finding the balance between indulging or burning out our children – Keith McCurdy
Classical Christian kids are asked to give a lot of their time and mental energy to school and life in general. Parents can make the mistake of being too...
A Fresh Perspective from Africa on this “Classical Christian School Thing” – Karen Elliott
It is easy at times to get discouraged when we look at American culture and the state of education in most American schools. Can classical Christian education really be...
You Are What You Sing – Jarrod Richey
Classical folks make a big deal out of singing and knowing how to play music. Is there more to it than just wanting us to be well rounded? Even for those...
Prepared for A Real Job?…A Data Analyst Weighs In On Liberal Arts Degrees ~ Rob Sentz
For juniors and seniors at classical Christian schools, one of their most pressing questions is, “Where am I going to college?” And not far behind, “Should I continue in...