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...
The costliness of the Hi-Tech learning experiment
This Time Magazine article discusses the pitfalls of replacing teachers with technology in the classroom.
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...
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...
Circle Institute answers the loaded question: What is Classical Christian Conversation?
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...
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 partnersMore than wealth and fame;For in the minds and eyes of them,I gain knowledge of great acclaim.And so I share...
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...
Algorithms, Cat Videos, and Human Limitations
An exploration into the math of algorithms and what it means for us humans. – Luke Jacobs
Sketches by Sam Veague
A series of pencil sketches about numerous subjects. – Sam Veague
Oliver Twist Painting
The “Oliver Twist Painting” is about the reoccurring theme of darkness chasing away light in a manner of scandals, conspiracies, and incorrect judgement within the Dickens novel. – Alexis Ouchakov