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Training the Head, Heart, and HANDS w/ Chris Hall

Join us for this episode of BaseCamp Live, where Davies Owens interviews Chris Hall, a teacher, author, and founder of Always Learning Education. Chris discusses the significance of the...

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Navigating Cultural Pivots for the Next Generation w/ Chap Clark

Dr. Chap Clark, a professor of practical theology and youth, family, and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, offers an encouraging gospel-centered hope to help young people navigate the modern...

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How A School Works w/ David Seibel

In this podcast, David Seibel, head of Coram Deo Academy, addresses the challenges faced by classical Christian schools and highlights the crucial role of collaborative leadership. Seibel asserts that...

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Educating Is Culture Making w/ Andrew Zwerneman

There is no such thing as value-neutral education. One can’t just teach reading, writing and arithmetic in a vacuum. Culture is being formed in and around us all day...

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A Reason to Hope w/ Latest Barna Group Research

In this thought-provoking  episode, Savannah Kimberlin, the Associate Vice President of Church Engagement at Barna Group, delves into the challenges that Gen Z, parents, and educators are facing in...

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What Motivates You (And Your Children?) w/ Jason Barney

In this episode of Basecamp Live, Davies Owens interviews Jason Barney to discuss how to motivate our children and students effectively. The ‘carrot and stick’ approach is all too...

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The Power of a Good Question w/ Scott McElvain

The art of questioning is a foundational pillar of education, serving as a vehicle for learning, guiding, and elevating both educators and learners alike. For those committed to the...

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Ordering Gen Z’s Loves w/ Joseph Clair

A Classical Christian education goes beyond imparting knowledge in reading, writing, and arithmetic. It is not just limited to Christian education either, as it encompasses the formation of the...

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Choosing Books in a Digital World w/ David Diener

As a listener of BaseCamp Live, you likely recognize the significance of reading in shaping our minds, character, and habits. One of the fundamental pillars of any Classical Christian...

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Modern Questions & Classical Answers w/ Keith McCurdy

What is happening in schools around the country and how have they changed over the past few decades? What dangerous challenges might we face in the near future? Join...

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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...

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Fundraising as a Win for Everyone w/ Brad Layland

Our schools exist to raise up the next generation to love the true, the good, and the beautiful and to form hearts and minds and shape affections. Parents contribute...

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Vocational Discipleship w/ Tami Peterson

There is no doubt classical Christian students are “real world ready” – academically and generally prepared to make wise decisions in a wobbly world. But even the best educated...

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Online CCE Success Story w/ Nancy & Bob Donaldson

Imagine classical Christian classrooms with students who are engaged in a deep and lively discussion with fellow students who are located all over the world? Imagine being a small...

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Growing Fast: The International Expansion of CCE Schools w/ Denise Strickland

Those of us in the good old USA know CCE schools are on the rise, but the amazing story of what God is doing around the world is equally...

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Lessons from a Teenage C.S. Lewis w/ Hal Poe

When we think of the influential Oxford professor, CS Lewis, writer of such classical literature as the Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity, we think of the mature and...

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Boys to Men in CCE w/ Keith McCurdy

CCE schools are the best educational environment for raising boys to men. It isn’t uncommon to hear a parent, maybe even an educator, assert that classical Christian education, while...

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College & Beyond w/ Bryce McDonald, Nate Fredricks, and Hannah Brusven

Each year thousands of students graduate from classical Christian schools and head off into college and the work world. How well do they do academically, socially, and spiritually?  What...

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Rediscovering Science with Tim Ainstine

We hear the word “science” a lot these days. We are told to “trust the science,” as the modern world increasingly elevates science to an almost religious status. Yet...

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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...

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Changing Landscapes in Christian Higher Education w/ Matthew Smith

K-12 education isn’t the end of most students’ educational journey. College, or 13th grade as I like to call, it looms in the distance. Most of our CCE graduates...

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Spreading Hope and Urban CCE Schools w/ Dan Olson

Who doesn’t like a good success story? Classical Christian Education is on the rise and the impact is far reaching across the USA and around the world. The growth...

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Meeting Student Learning Challenges w/ Leslie Collins

Classical Christian education is growing around the world and the influx of new students comes with a range of distinct learning styles and even learning abilities.  Dyslexia, it turns...

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Dominion Over Technology w/ Jeff Mingee

In the world of classical Chrisitian education, if there is one enemy that has the ability to undermine our work in shaping habits and affections, it is the one-eyed...

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