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Senior Thesis Perspective: Joyful Learning w/ Christina Burkhalter

On this episode of BaseCamp Live, we hear a first-hand perspective from the high school classroom. The capstone project for every CCE student is their senior thesis. Senior Christina...

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Student Buy-In: So Why THIS School?

I’ve said before that students in K-12 Classical Christian schools are often the most neglected population in our schools. What do I mean by that? School leaders put a...

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Realities & Opportunities of Protecting Children w/ Greg Love

Today we tackle a challenging topic – one not easy but one that has reached an epidemic level among all communities around the world, and even more so since...

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God, Tech, and the Next Generation w/ Tony Reinke

Is it godly to be anti-tech? Recent studies indicate the average American teen is spending 7-9 hours a day in front of a screen. Even if our students are...

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Renewing Our Imaginations w/ Jessica Hooten Wilson

Classical Christian folks celebrate high-level thinking, and rightly so, but as humans, we are ultimately driven by our hearts and imaginations. Reading great literature isn’t just for mental push-ups,...

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Modern Science Meets Ancient Practice w/ Jason Barney

There is no doubt that a Classical Christian Education is transformative in the life of a young person. But what makes this form of education really work? Yes, it...

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Seeking and Living in Cultural Harmony w/ Russ Gregg

Today’s news headlines are more troublesome than ever. Stress levels are higher, people are more contentious than ever, yet our hope and confidence in Christ gives us the grace...

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The Telos of Education with David Diener

Too many people today assume the primary goal of education is to get enough knowledge and training to get to a good college and get a job. Yet classical...

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200th Episode w/ Keith McCurdy

Four years ago I launched this podcast out of what began several years before as a Tuesday night parent education night at our school. And now this is episode 200!...

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Life Without Fear w/ Ben Bost

We live in a therapeutic age where feelings and emotions dominate reason and confidence in truth.  Almost anywhere you turn these days, researchers are telling us how folks are...

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The Lost Art of Disciplining Children

For centuries young parents raised their children in the same community as their extended family. Best practices for raising and disciplining children were both modeled and supported by the...

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Habits of the Household

Looking for a way out of the frazzle and rush of life? Whether you are an administrator, teacher, or parent, the practical wisdom from my guest today is just...

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Seeing the Long View

“The days are long and the years are short,” as the saying goes. On any given day, the long scramble from the morning routine of getting our children off...

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Only For Smart Kids?

Is classical Christian education really for all children, of all abilities? In an age where the number of children with diagnosed needs seems to be spiking, how can schools...

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No Parent Left Behind…Partnering with Your School

EPISODE SUMMARY Parents play a vital role in the success of their children in school. Increasingly, classical Christian schools (CCE) go against the grain of many schools who actively...

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How to Be Unlucky: Reflections on the Pursuit of Virtue w/ Josh Gibbs

As parents and teachers, we want the next generation to love God and love the good. But for many young people who sit in K-12 classrooms, they wander into...

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Hope for Today from Voices of Yesterday

There is nothing new under the sun.  That is good news..because the deepest questions of life and faith (who am I, why am I here, where am I going)...

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Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment with Hannah Anderson

EPISODE SUMMARY What does the world need now? Discernment! It is far more than just gaining wisdom and doing the right thing. It is the key to living the...

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The Current State of Classical Christian Education with Eric Cook

There is a sizable migration underway of new families seeking to educate their children classically. Admissions lines are long in most classical Christian schools. Why is this happening now? ...

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Got Questions? 100 Answers to Classical Christian Education

Classical Christian Education is a new experience for many people, and whether you are new or have been around a classical school for years, there are many questions about...

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Engaging the Gen Z Mind

On this episode of BCL, It’s time to check in again with Brooke Hempell, senior VP at the Barna Group.  As a research firm, Barna is tracking the latest...

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Don’t Freak Out with Keith McCurdy

What is going on in the world today? Just when we think we have seen it or heard it all, we are hit with another crazy curveball. A quick...

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Captain Shapes Inexperienced Students for Meaningful Life with Ralph Janikowsky

Imagine being the captain of a billion-dollar US Navy ship with some 400 young sailors under your command. Lots of habits to form, discipline to instill, and curiosity and...

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700 Years of Encouragement with Doug Henry

Seven hundred years ago, Dante wrote what has been called the most significant single poem ever written. He lived in a world not unlike our own. Fraught with both...

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