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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Seven Elements of a Healthy School w/ Walter Kearns
What is a healthy school? There are many ways to answer this question because schools are complex organizations. Healthy schools have the right curriculum and well-trained teachers but also...
Desperate for Depth in an Age of the Superficial w/ Alex Petkas
Classical Christian educators aren’t just interested in the old stuff for nostalgia sake or to hide from the crazy modern world (although it may be tempting at times), we...
Persuasive Technology and Cigarettes w/ Mary Blake Fletcher
I have in a computer file a recording of a television advertisement from the 1940s eagerly pitching Lucky Strike cigarettes. The most curious part is that the promotion is...
The State of Culture and Education w/ David Kinnaman
For the past 40+ years the Barna Group has been leading the way in researching the latest trends impacting our churches, schools, and homes. In this unique episode, you’ll...
Our Cultural Moment and the CCE Antidote w/ Gordon Pennington
Our schools obviously exist in the midst of the surrounding culture. The daily bombardment of media techno intrusion can ravage the affections and loves of our students. So it...
CCE Alumni Successes – New Research w/ Brad Doplloff
There are no shortages of antidotal stories that demonstrate the impact CCE is having in the lives of students in K-12 and beyond. A few years ago a highly...
How the Ancients Shaped Virtuous People w/ Louis Markos
Classical Christian schools believe the Greeks understood something critical about human nature and how to raise up a fully formed human being. They missed out on the Christian answers...
The State of Parenting Today w/ Keith McCurdy
Counselor, Keith McCurdy, is back on this episode. He joined me onstage at this summer’s SCL conference, and we decided we should share that interview, where we discuss the...
Writing Future Great Books w/ Dustin Leimgruber
His book review says it all – “In a world of 280-character social media posts, we desperately need to cultivate again our holy imaginations through good reading, especially with...
Battle for the American Mind w/ David Goodwin
One of the reasons we love classical Christian education is because it fully restores the way just about everyone in the west was educated up until 100 years ago....
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...