Classical Christian Education
Classical Christian education is historic, biblical education. Classical education is based on Scripture Jesus Christ is the chosen and precious cornerstone upon which classical Christian schools are...
View ArticleWhat Do We Mean by Classical?
In the 1940’s the British author, Dorothy Sayers, wrote an essay titled The Lost Tools of Learning. In it she not only calls for a return to the application of the seven liberal arts of ancient...
View ArticleThe Classical Difference
Classical education does not offer a slight adjustment to the curriculum. It is a much more fundamental and inclusive change in paradigm. The classical difference affects what we teach and how we...
View ArticleMath People, Humanities People, and the Partially Free
by Brian Phillips There are, we generally believe, “math people” and “non-math people” – or to put a finer point on it, there are math people and there are “humanities people”. The math people enjoy...
View ArticleThe Inseparability of God and History
by Bruce Etter via Veritas Press Peanut butter without jelly? Maybe, but not preferably. Mashed potatoes without gravy? Are you kidding me? Not where I grew up. How about Oreos without milk? Well, now...
View ArticleGet on the Bus
A good friend talked to me this week about her frustration in trying to find a classical Christian school for their sons in another state. She said that two of the schools she visited were pure...
View ArticleWhat is a Small Class Size?
Many of us will say that we want our children to learn in small classes. But what really is that magic “small class size” number? In empirically written publications, researchers say that class sizes...
View ArticleSinging Our Math
We love seeing kids who love learning! In our math classes, music and movement is still often integrated with learning new concepts. In 3rd grade math, students are introduced to the multiplication...
View ArticleA child. A canvas.
I got an email this week from a parent who recounted a conversation on the drive home. The mother shared that normally she asks her boys different questions about how their school day was, how they...
View ArticleSAT Report
Our annual Standford Achievement Test results are out! Students at Cornerstone Academy continue to place on average 2.8 grade levels or 17% above the national norm. In a longitudinal student of all...
View ArticlePaper or Plasma?
This was in intriguing article that I was reading. We have been approached by parents of middle school students who have suggested that we move our middle school reading onto an e-reader. Their logic...
View ArticleBenefits of Studying Classical Languages
It’s all Latin to everyone at first so training is crucial. It is the responsibility of any profession to attend to the education and training of its future members. Words, written and spoken, are...
View ArticleHow Free Play Creates Emotionally Stable Children in an Unstable World
Are you old enough to remember “the carefree days of childhood” or “a happy childhood”? Once upon a time these were common phrases, but you don’t hear them very often today. According to a recent study...
View ArticleReading far outweighs socio-economic background for impact on pupils’ success
Reading for pleasure far outweighs the impact of socio-economic background on pupils’ success at school, Nick Gibb has said. The schools minister wants every primary pupil to read “at least one book a...
View ArticleBoard Candidate Nominees
We have three nominees for next year’s board. Your family may vote for one. Please return your ballot by May 9th. Jennifer Anderson Jennifer and her husband Kyle have been parents at CSA for two...
View ArticleWhy I Choose Classical Education
Written by Tracy Whitfield and presented at the 2017 State of the School Address Even before I knew what classical education was I knew it worked. It developed students who were articulate,...
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