Stories From When the World Was New - Summer Book Club
Everyday Educator
Settle back and spend some time chasing your imagination this summer-pick up a book! Reading as a family draws us together and gives us something to savor. Listen in this week as Lisa shares some stories from the Cycle 1 resource Ancient World Echoes. She’ll also offer some great tips on how to make the stories stay alive after the reading ends. At Classical Conversations®, we believe that parents can provide quality education for their children. Yet, parents often feel unsure of how to accomplish this goal. Our Classical Learning Cohort program can help!...
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Bigger Than Bugs - Summer Book club
Everyday Educator
How do you feel about…spiders?? In Week 2 of our Summer Book Club, Lisa shares more tips on reading as a family, and offers more ideas for generating conversation and activity after you read. Exploring Insects with Uncle Paul is our focus, and you’ll love this introduction to the Copper Lodge Library selection that has a distinct Cycle 1 connection. Learn more about the Copper Lodge Library at .
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More Than A Story: Summer Reading Club, Kings of Rome
Everyday Educator
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.
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Open a Book, Open the World
Everyday Educator
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!
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Behind the Scenes of the Copper Lodge Library
Everyday Educator
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 .
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Memorizing Tips and Tricks for Families
Everyday Educator
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...
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Celebrate Our National Memory Master!
Everyday Educator
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.
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Making More of (the) Challenge
Everyday Educator
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 .
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Scribblers is For Everyone!
Everyday Educator
Guess what? Scribblers At Home won the Illuminations Gold Award! Maybe you haven’t heard much about Scribblers, or maybe you thought it wasn’t really for your family. Listen in as Amy Jones helps us see that Scribblers isn’t just an “on ramp” for young homeschoolers, it’s an “ongoing ramp” for all of us! You’ll be interested to hear how families of all ages are using this resource, and how your family might find it’s just what you’re looking for also. You’re invited to our 2024 National Events Weekend in sunny Southern Pines, North Carolina!...
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Memory Masters are Made, not Born!
Everyday Educator
Foundations parents, are you interested in knowing more about Memory Masters and National Memory Masters? Listen in as Kelli Wilt and Elise DeYoung give Lisa all the information. You’ll find out more than how to, though…You will hear how these “competitions” are actually about celebrating students and families. I think you’ll be inspired to see memorizing in a new way… Make April 26 a Family Day at theater! #UnsungHeroMovie opens everywhere beginning April 26. From the creators of Jesus Revolution comes Unsung Hero. Tickets on sale now....
info_outlineAre 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.