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I Covet Conversation Partners

October 21, 2020 By Rebecca Ruff

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 share in my guest’s ideas, Let

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Fostering Better Reading Comprehension

January 5, 2019 By Lauren DeJong

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 meaning through interaction and

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THE BEAUTIFUL CONCLUSION: GERONIMO, AMEN! PART 2

September 27, 2018 By Rebecca Ruff

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.

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Circe Institute Answers the Loaded Question: What is Classical Christian Education?

September 20, 2018 By Rebecca Ruff

https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources/what-classical-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

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Must See New ACCS video: Geronimo, Amen! Part 1

September 17, 2018 By kimmac

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 find out.  The Gorilla-Poet

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The Well-Built Home: A Philosophy of Education

February 20, 2017 By Lauren DeJong

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 of education. A good education

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How Does NCA Teach Science Classically?

February 2, 2017 By Josh Jacobs

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 to turn to gold by the end of

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