What Do Strong Families Actually Do Each Day? Your family’s culture is shaped by the little things—how you say goodbye in the morning, whether you pray together, how often you share a meal. In this insightful conversation, Jim Mhoon, counselor and longtime Focus on the Family leader, joins Davies Owens to talk about the daily…
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What’s the real purpose of education? Is it just about passing tests—or passing the torch of civilization itself? In this episode, Dr. Louis Markos, professor, prolific author, and champion of classical Christian education, returns to share insights from his new book, Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education. Drawing from Plato to C.S….
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Welcome to Classical Essentials, a special Best of Basecamp Live series! For many classical Christian educators, truth and goodness take center stage, while beauty is often treated as an afterthought. Yet beauty is not just an aesthetic extra—it is foundational. When rightly understood, beauty deepens our understanding of truth and goodness, shapes our affections, and…
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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 school is reading books that have withstood the test of time. However, in today’s world, where screens dominate our daily lives, the act of picking up…
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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 us for a fascinating conversation on the latest episode of BCL, as we welcome back Keith McCurdy, Christian counselor and CCE advocate. Keith will be answering…
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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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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 financially through the tuition they pay, often at great sacrifice. And yet in almost all cases for non-profit schools, they still need additional funds to reach…
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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 school with a renowned master teacher who instructs a class but who isn’t located in your school building. Long before Covid made online education a reality…
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