Posted in Classical Resources

Thomas Aquinas College New England Campus Open House

I was so excited when Thomas Aquinas College of California announced they were opening an East Coast campus in Northfield, Massachusetts, a mere hour north…

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Can you Use Montessori with a Large Family?
Posted in Montessori

Can You Use Montessori in a Large Family?

                                                    What does homeschooling a large family with the Montessori method look like? People I meet at homeschool events always seem impressed when they hear…

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Posted in Classical Homeschool Academies On-Line Classes

Classical Liberal Arts Academy offering 50% Off Discount

Interested in teaching your children the Catholic classical liberal arts? Classical Liberal Arts Academy is offering a special 50% discount on all enrollments with the…

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Posted in Book Reviews Eclectic Unschooling

How to Be a Brave Learner

Julie Bogart is the well-known creator of the Brave Writer curriculum and founder of the Homeschool Alliance. In her new book, The Brave Learner: Finding…

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Posted in Montessori

10 Things Montessori Isn’t

When we began homeschooling in the Montessori method well over 5 years ago, there were only a handful of Montessori moms on the internet.  I…

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Posted in Montessori

Why Montessori?

Why do we choose to use a Montessori approach to homeschooling? There are two components to the Montessori curriculum.  There is the well developed curriculum…

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Posted in Classical Standardized Testing

Free Classical Learning Test 10 on September 18th

The Classic Learning Test (CLT) is a collegiate entrance exam standing independent of the Common Core, accepted by 120 colleges, and tied to over 10 million dollars in scholarships! The CLT…

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Posted in Book Reviews Unschooling

Unschooling from a Christian Perspective

In God Schooling: How God Intended Children to Learn, Julie Polanco offers faith-based Christian reasons for pursuing an unschooling approach to homeschooling. While there is…

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Posted in Unschooling Why We Homeschool

What Happens When You Ask Unschoolers ‘What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?’

My daughter is a baker. When people ask her what she wants to be when she grows up, she responds breezily: “A baker, but I…

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Posted in Book Reviews Classical

The Well-Trained Mind (4th Edition)

I read the original Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home  by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise many years ago when I…

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