Teacher Blog
With All the Effort
Now that we are several weeks into the school year, I’ve noticed growing confidence among our students, both socially and academically. Routines and expectations are no longer new or surprising. I delight to see this emerging maturity, especially when our students...
Ancient Literature Class Letter
The following letter to parents from our Ancient Languages and Literature teacher beautifully highlights the “how” and “why” we, as a classical Christian school, teach at Naperville Christian Academy. It also shows the great care our teachers take to walk alongside...
I Covet Conversation Partners
A poetic message from a teacher to his students upon returning to in-person learning. I Covet Conversation Partners by Jacob Vahle I covet conversation partners More than wealth and fame; For in the minds and eyes of them, I gain knowledge of great acclaim. And so I...
Fostering Better Reading Comprehension
Teachers prize students’ ability to comprehend what has been read, but how we lead students to greater comprehension gains is a matter of debate. The RAND Reading Group (2002) stated that comprehension is “the process of simultaneously extracting and constructing...
THE BEAUTIFUL CONCLUSION: GERONIMO, AMEN! PART 2
Watch the second and final installment of Geronimo, Amen! Forging a New Path. This video, produced and published by the ACCS, describes the true benefits of classical Christian education. If you missed Part 1, click here to watch.
Circe Institute Answers the Loaded Question: What is Classical Christian Education?
What Is Classical Education? Classical education has grown so much in the last twenty years that when Dr. Gene Edward Veith and Andrew Kern turned in the second edition of their book, Classical Education, the editors changed the subtitle to The Movement Sweeping...
Must see new ACCS Video: Geronimo, Amen! Part 1
DON’T MISS THE BLESSING! It’s no secret that classical Christian education is the fastest growing and arguably the most talked about educational trend for Christians in the past two decades. Why? The ACCS commissioned nationally recognized film production company to...
The Well-Built Home: A Philosophy of Education
My grandfather was a carpenter, teacher, and born in Bethlehem. No, he was not our Lord Jesus Christ, but Pop Pop is a godly man and Christian servant. I think that grandfather’s philosophy of building homes is very much like a solid Christian classical philosophy...
How Does NCA Teach Science Classically?
Often prospective parents want to know how we teach science in our Logic and Rhetoric school classically. I usually tell them that we start with the four Aristotelian elements, Earth, Wind, Water and Fire and then move on to alchemy, giving each student a lump of lead...
Integration in the Second Grade Classroom
"Integrating subject areas is one of my favorite parts of teaching in a Christian classical school. I have countless opportunities to do this throughout the day. For example, one week we studied Nebuchadnezzar’s dream where he saw an image that was made of gold,...