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Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We believe there are three keys to a great education: classical, Christian, and Community.

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    • Kids & Family

Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We believe there are three keys to a great education: classical, Christian, and Community.

    More Than A Story: Summer Reading Club, Kings of Rome

    More Than A Story: Summer Reading Club, Kings of Rome

    Looking for some refreshment this summer?  Spend a little time reading aloud together as a family!  Listen in this week as Lisa shares three big benefits of reading as a family. Bonus?  Lisa reads aloud three stories from the Copper Lodge Library’s Kings of Rome series (a perfect lead in to Cycle 1!!), AND offers some conversation tips for diving deeper into the story.
     

    • 37 min
    Open a Book, Open the World

    Open a Book, Open the World

    Want to raise readers?  Surround your family with books!  This week’s guest, Jennifer Courtney, offers simple ideas on how to whet your family’s appetite for reading.  Listen for suggestions on how to build a family library as well as ideas on Cycle 1 “resources” to collect for next year.
     
    CC parents, tutors, and Directors – are you looking to level up your skills in guiding and assessing your student’s learning at home or in community? Join this Spring semester’s Classical Learning Cohort! https://classicalconversations.com/cohort/
     

    • 43 min
    Behind the Scenes of the Copper Lodge Library

    Behind the Scenes of the Copper Lodge Library

    Everybody enjoys knowing the “inside story” of familiar things; listen in this week and discover the behind-the-scenes workings of CC’s Copper Lodge Library.  You’ll meet the editor, find out how those footnotes were created, and get a glimpse into what’s available for your family.  Listen in as Lisa and Stephanie Meter discuss libraries (public and personal) and why reading as a family brings us together.
     
    Learn more about the Copper Lodge Library at copperlodgelibrary.com.

    • 42 min
    Memorizing Tips and Tricks for Families

    Memorizing Tips and Tricks for Families

    Are you amazed by what your Foundations students memorize every year?  Do you wonder if you could “do it too??”  On this episode of Everyday Educator Kelli Wilt and Elise DeYoung offer tips and tricks for memorizing, gleaned from rubbing shoulders with National Memory Masters.  Not ready for a “competition”?  Listen for tips on making memory work a joy from mommas with years of learning-as-a-family experience!
    More information about Great Wolf Lodge and Exclusive CC Discount Code found in the CC Connected Learning Center > Member Benefits and Additional Resources Document.
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    • 52 min
    Celebrate Our National Memory Master!

    Celebrate Our National Memory Master!

    Join guest host Kelli Wilt as she welcomes and celebrates CC’s 2024 National Memory Master, Ewan Fisher.  Ewan and his mom, Kim, join Kelli and share their family’s story of life in CC, the pursuit of the Memory Master title, and how the family has been blessed by Ewan’s goal.  You’ll get plenty of inspiration to learn as a family as you listen.

    • 36 min
    Making More of (the) Challenge

    Making More of (the) Challenge

    If you’ve ever wondered about the “Plus” of CC Plus, this week’s episode of the Everyday Educator will answer your questions.  Listen in as Daniel Shirley, Undergraduate Program Manager for CC Plus, shares from experience the beauty and benefit of this fine program.  And, you might be as surprised as Lisa was to find that CC Plus isn’t just for Challenge students anymore!
    Learn more about the Copper Lodge Library at copperlodgelibrary.com.
     
     

    • 40 min

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