Everyday Educator

Practice Makes Progress: Memory Master with Kelli Wilt Nov 19, 2024

Does the idea of pursuing Foundations Memory Master intrigue your family or intimidate your family? Whether you’re on the fence, or rarin’ to go, this episode of EE podcast will encourage you. Kelli Wilt joins Lisa to discuss how the Memory Master opportunity can be a stretch and grow opportunity for the whole family.

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Do Blue Books Make You Blue? - Replay Nov 12, 2024

Is assessing ever a blessing?? According to guest Kelli Wilt, that depends on your perspective! Join host Lisa Bailey as Kelli shares how Blue Book exams can be a celebration of what we know, and an opportunity to indulge in some deep conversations. Parents, you’ll hear some helpful tips for preparing for Blue Books all semester long; directors, Kelli gives some great practical ideas for making Blue Books fun!

Navigating the Math Map Nov 05, 2024

Conversations, wonder, art, patterns…does this sound like math time at your home? If not, maybe you’d enjoy math more if you made the switch to The Math Map! If you are wondering about this classical, one-room-schoolhouse approach to math, listen as Curriculum Assistant Babs Harrell gives us an inside look at an amazing new resource: The Math Map.

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Help Me Help My Student — Science Fair Oct 29, 2024

Listen in this week as Academic Advisor Emily Martin shares practical tips and wisdom for enjoying the science fair project as a family. What exactly will your student learn? How can you be the best advisor and lead learner for this segment of the Challenge A journey? Don’t give up—listen in!

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How Do I Know I Started? Beginning the Homeschool Journey Oct 22, 2024

When your children are very young, what does homeschooling look like? Is there a schedule? Do I need lesson plans? What curriculum do I use? Parents who want to know how “getting started” should look will love this episode! Amy Jones joins Lisa to share some thoughts worth remembering and some encouragements that will start your journey off on the right foot. Practical ideas shared with love and humor!

Curious about homeschooling? Want to see Classical Conversations in action? Visit an Open House, where you’ll interact with parents, students, Tutors, and Directors in a local setting and discover the joy of our community-based approach. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience homeschooling in action! Find an Open House near you at https://classicalconversations.com/events/

Learning Alongside Your Teen - Art Grant Proposal Oct 15, 2024

If shepherding your Challenge student through unfamiliar assignments has you scratching your head, this is the podcast for you! Experienced mom and CC director Deborah Switzer joins Lisa to talk about making learning together a blessing. Bonus: get all the inspiration and practical help you need to make the Art Grant Proposal (Challenge II) a favored assignment.

Celebrating together! Has your student or community done something noteworthy? We are collecting these stories, accomplishments, and events to celebrate and share the excitement of homeschooling. Please provide as much information as possible to completely tell the story. Share your story at http://www.classicalconversations.com/celebrate-together

Education as a Treasure Hunt Oct 08, 2024

What’s the best part of a treasure hunt, the prize or the hunt? Listen in as Lisa and guest Jennifer Courtney explore how the best education is the treasure hunt your family makes through God’s creation. The simple yet profound process of “echoing in celebration” is explored, and the catechesis wheel comes to life as these experienced homeschool moms recall some lessons that shaped their understanding.

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What We REALLY Want Them to Learn Oct 01, 2024

Reading, ‘Riting, “Rithmetic…we all know we want our kids to know the basics. But surely that’s not all, and certainly those aren’t the most important “basics”! Listen to some thoughts from veteran homeschool moms Brittany Lewis and Kelli Wilt as they talk to Lisa about planting the seeds of some more important fruits of knowledge.

Mark your calendar for the 2025 National Commencement, May 16-17, 2025, in sunny Southern Pines, North Carolina! This is a time for Classical Conversations families from around the nation to celebrate the hard work with fellow families on the homeschooling journey. Register at https://classicalconversationsfoundation.org/

Juggling Act: Managing Multiple Students Sep 24, 2024

For parents with multiple kids, homeschooling can feel like a juggling act! How can we make the ideal of the one-room schoolhouse come alive at our houses?? This week’s guest, Denise McLain, offers encouragement and practical tips for larger families who want to learn together. Bonus: hear how The Math Map has revitalized her family’s math education!

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Savoring Moments with Lisa Bailey Sep 17, 2024

It’s the ultimate crossover episode . . . Delise and Ginny are joined by CC legend and host of the Everyday Educator podcast Lisa Bailey! Lisa recently became a grandmother, so in this conversation, she chats about parenting versus grandparenting. As a parent, she was often so focused on doing everything right that she missed out on opportunities to enjoy the small, simple moments of her children just growing up. But now, as she is blessed with the chance to relive those moments with her grandson, she can be more present and treasure every minute. Of course, with the much-anticipated release of Scribblers at Home: Recipes from Lifelong Learning, Lisa also talks about her involvement in creating this new Classical Conversations® resource and what it really means to play intentionally with our children. Finally, she shares some practical tips for setting boundaries as a parent and emphasizes the importance of asking our children questions instead of rushing in to give them the answers. As you listen, we hope Lisa’s wisdom and joy shines through this conversation and leaves you inspired and uplifted!

Show notes: blessingsandmotherhood.com/savoring-moments-with-lisa-bailey

How To Have a Conversation Sep 10, 2024

Why is having a conversation so hard? Maybe it’s just certain conversations… or certain people…! What IS a good conversation, anyway? Listen in this week as guest Daniel Shirley helps Lisa define a good conversation, a good conversationalist, and some really good ways to encourage good conversations at home and in community. It’ll be good, we promise.

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Morning Time: Developing Our Family Rhythms Sep 03, 2024

What IS morning time? How do I “do it”? What do I need? Can I do it with ALL my kids? If these are your questions as you begin the new homeschool year, this week’s Everyday Educator guest will bless you. Amy Jones joins Lisa to talk about a way to connect your family as you begin your homeschool day, setting the tone for a lifetime of learning. With practical ideas for little ones, older ones, and multiple ages, this episode will inspire you and reassure you!

Celebrating together! Has your student or community done something noteworthy? We are collecting these stories, accomplishments, and events to celebrate and share the excitement of homeschooling. Please provide as much information as possible to completely tell the story. Share your story at http://www.classicalconversations.com/celebrate-together

Help! I Registered….Now What? (Foundations) Aug 27, 2024

As Foundations communities gear up, families gather supplies, expectations, and sometimes worries! If you’re wondering how to get the most out of your Foundations experience, this week’s guest will give you the answers. Courtney Bradshaw, Foundations Academic Advisor, shares the tips and truths that have brought her family through 11 years of Foundations.

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Lessons from the Rearview Mirror Aug 20, 2024

As the new academic year begins, we offer families some encouragement from a couple of moms who may be farther along the journey than you are now. Join Lisa and guest Kelli Wilt as they share the lessons that a look in the rearview mirror has revealed to them—lessons about their children, about their schedules, their assumptions, and the hardest job you’ll ever love.

The Secret Garden is a beloved classic novel. The footnotes include word definitions, pronunciations, and historical context to support life-long learning, enabling students to deepen their reading and thinking skills. Wide margins encourage note taking and having “conversations” with the book and its author.

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The Challenge of Challenge Aug 13, 2024

As you and your student approach the Challenge years, you may be considering all the changes ahead. Maybe you are wondering how to navigate all the new responsibilities, and assignments, and even a new schedule. But you may not have recognized the bigger challenge of Challenge! Join Tim Knotts as he sheds some light on how parents and students can continue the journey together and meet the challenge!

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Building a Family Library Aug 06, 2024

What’s the best thing to do as you begin to homeschool? Start your own library! How to begin, what to include, when to share your books, where to keep all those books?? Listen as self-professed “Keeper of the Books” Jennifer Courtney shares about her own library and her journey to promote a culture of reading in all her communities. Great inspiration AND practical suggestions abound.

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Latin and Other Lessons Jul 30, 2024

You likely know all the academic reasons to study Latin alongside your kids; but, do you know the best one? Listen this week as homeschool mom, Support Representative and Latin student Heatherly Sylvia offers some thought-provoking (and potentially convicting) reasons to study Latin alongside our children.

Celebrating together! Has your student or community done something noteworthy? We are collecting these stories, accomplishments, and events to celebrate and share the excitement of homeschooling. Please provide as much information as possible to completely tell the story. Share your story at http://www.classicalconversations.com/celebrate-together

CC Plus: Is It for Us? Jul 23, 2024

Calling all families with questions about “dual enrollment” and the Challenge program! You need to listen to this week’s episode, as Daniel Shirley shares with Lisa the details of CC Plus and all its benefits for families. Daniel offers counsel for assessing a student’s readiness for concurrent enrollment, as well as ideas on how to get started with registration. Whether you’re thinking about starting this fall or fall of 2030, we’ll give you good things to consider!

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Road to Wonder - Summer Book Club Jul 16, 2024

Take your family on a “road trip” this summer, between the pages of a book—or two! Reading opens doors to strange new lands and wonderfully amazing experiences. Reading together opens up worlds of possibilities for great conversations with those we love the most. Our last Summer Book Club of the year shares stories from Africa.

Copper Lodge Library offers a collection of stories presented in a beautiful series of books for the whole family to enjoy. Build a family culture by reading these stories together and have meaningful conversations about wisdom and virtue.

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Reading is A Gateway, Summer Book Club Jul 09, 2024

Reading can magically transport us to faraway places, introduce us to new people, and teach us new skills. Reading is also a gateway to great conversations and exciting explorations. In this week’s episode, Lisa shares three stories from Exploring Insects with Uncle Paul and provides some great conversation starters and ideas for further family explorations. Don’t miss it! (It’s also a great read aloud moment for your kids!)

New to the Copper Lodge Library this year is English Epic Poetry, a collection with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and selections from Canterbury Tales and Paradise Lost.

Build a family culture by reading these stories together and have meaningful conversations about wisdom and virtue. Even in the less overtly religious poems of Sir Gawain and Canterbury Tales, readers find Christian themes like courage, forgiveness, and right use of power.

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Active Listening, Kings of Rome - Summer Book Club Jul 02, 2024

Do you need some suggestions for helping busy kids slow down long enough to enjoy read aloud time? Here’s an idea: stay active! There are lots of ways to enjoy a good story while you move. Listen in this week as Lisa shows you how as she reads 3 more stories from Kings of Rome.

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Stories From When the World Was New - Summer Book Club Jun 25, 2024

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.

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Bigger Than Bugs - Summer Book club Jun 18, 2024

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.

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More Than A Story: Summer Reading Club, Kings of Rome Jun 11, 2024

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.

Open a Book, Open the World Jun 04, 2024

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.

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Behind the Scenes of the Copper Lodge Library May 28, 2024

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.

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Memorizing Tips and Tricks for Families May 21, 2024

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!

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Celebrate Our National Memory Master! May 14, 2024

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.

Making More of (the) Challenge May 07, 2024

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!

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Scribblers is For Everyone! Apr 30, 2024

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.

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Memory Masters are Made, not Born! Apr 23, 2024

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…

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Practicalities of Practicum, Part 2 Apr 16, 2024

If you want all the information on Practicum 2024, listen to Part 2 of the conversation between Jill Philbrick and Lisa Bailey. You’ll discover how to discover God in math, how to model the skills of learning math for your kids, how to become part of the “greater conversation”, and how to redeem your own education in ways you might not imagine. Exploring The Math Map in community will be an investment that pays dividends!

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The Practicalities of Practicum, Part 1 Apr 09, 2024

Why go to Practicum? Will you really learn anything “practical”? Listen as Lisa and Jill Philbrick answer this question and give you some enticing reasons to register for the 2024 Practicum. You’ll be encouraged by Jill’s testimony and intrigued by our 2024 topic as well!

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Bonus Time: What to Do When Community Days Are Done Apr 02, 2024

So, what does homeschooling look like when Community Days are done for the year? Do you wonder what you should/could/will do? Listen in as Amy Jones and Lisa talk about what God has for us as we move into a slower-paced season. This episode offers encouragement for your heart and practical suggestions for your days!

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Assessing the Year by Celebrating the Student Mar 26, 2024

Have you struggled with end of the year assessments in the past, wondering what good they do and how to go about them? Have you wondered what assessment and celebration have in common?? Listen in as Lisa and guest Jill Philbrick discuss the importance of celebration (It’s biblical!) and share some great ways to celebrate as a family and community all that the Lord has done in the year past.

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Celebrating Milestones the Classical Way Mar 19, 2024

As we enter this season of finishing and ending (Faces of History, Mock Trial, Graduation!) your family is likely looking for ways to celebrate the accomplishments of the year. This week, guest Kelli Wilt and host Lisa Bailey encourage you to celebrate “classically” as your festivities begin. How can you nurture a spirit of joyful remembrance? How might this season of celebration prepare you for heaven??

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The Power of a Map, with Leigh Bortins Mar 12, 2024

You may have heard about The Math Map, but do you “get it”? Do you know what’s so different, why you should use it, and how it could change math experiences for your family? If you’d like to find these answers and more, listen to Leigh Bortins cast her vision for The Math Map on this week’s episode. Included are personal stories, practical tips, and plenty of encouragement.

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The Home Stretch Should Stretch You! Mar 05, 2024

For families living the last days of their homeschool journey, and families contemplating moving on before finishing that last challenge, this one’s for you! Listen in as Brittany Lewis, long-time Challenge director and lover of students, shares how vital and beautiful that “last leg of the climb” can be. You’ll hear insights on the benefits of Challenge IV and some details about the Senior Thesis as well.

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Mock Trial-What’s the Big Deal? Feb 27, 2024

Some families love it, some worry about it…Mock Trial is always discussion worthy! How can parents help their students make the most of the Mock Trial experience? What can parents do to help? Listen in as Stephanie Meter, long-time Mock Trial-lover and Challenge B tutor, outlines how students benefit from their participation, and how Mock Trial is very much the synthesis of Challenge B learning. You will be inspired!

“A World of Possibilities” –– Part 2 with Sam Sorbo Feb 20, 2024

Are you looking for a good family movie that will encourage deep conversation with your family? Sam Sorbo’s latest movie “Miracle in East Texas” will fit the bill! A “tall tale based on an absolutely true story”, the movie is full of rich characters, wrestlings with truth, and a redeeming end. You’ll love hearing the behind the scenes reasons to love it, too. Listen in, then go stream the movie with your family.

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“A World of Possibilities”—Part 1 with Sam Sorbo Feb 13, 2024

“Children know, need, and love the truth”, so says film star, writer, and lecturer Sam Sorbo. Listen in as Sam shares her reasons for “emancipating” her children from the modern education system. In Part 1 of this 2-part podcast, Lisa and Sam discuss the whys and hows of homeschooling. You’ll love hearing her heart for her family, and her heart for helping you love your family in the best ways!

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What Teaching Children Teaches Me Feb 06, 2024

Homeschooling parents: you homeschool to give your children a most excellent education, right? But what does teaching children—your own and others—teach YOU? Listen as guest Cynthia Knotts, veteran CC mom and tutor, shares the surprising benefits of tutoring on her family. If you’ve ever considered becoming a tutor, Cynthia’s insights may just tip the scale.

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Faces of History: A Good Time for All Jan 30, 2024

Have you started your Faces of History project yet? Are you excited? Worried? Confused? Listen in as today’s guest, Courtney Bradshaw, gives a great synopsis of this project. You’ll discover the why, the how, and the what else of FOH and be encouraged while you make notes!

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Jazzing Up January Jan 23, 2024

Are the doldrums of January getting you down? Jazz up January by instituting a “January Term” in your homeschool! Listen in this week as Lisa and guest Amy Jones talk about the refreshment that comes when you take a week or two to learn something new together. Full of super-practical suggestions, this episode is one of my favorites because it reminds us to be real about our struggles and to enjoy the journey we’re on.

The Power of Small Habits Jan 16, 2024

Could it really be THAT easy? Is the key to success…small habits? Listen in this week as veteran homeschoolers Lisa Bailey and Kelli Wilt ponder the power of routine to activate productivity and achieve success. What small habits can you begin now that will strengthen your family and position you all for a more peaceful life?

Assessing for the New Year: What is Success Anyway? Jan 09, 2024

As we all prepare for the new semester, it is natural to look back on the fall and determine: What didn’t go so well? What should I change? How can we “do better”? These frank questions have value, but only alongside another assessment: What went WELL? How did we grow in non-academic ways? Listen as guest Brittany Lewis shares some wonderful insights and encouragements!

Ready, RE-SET, Go! Jan 02, 2024

The holidays—thrilling, frantic, moving, and full—have come and gone…and maybe they’ve left you strangely unmotivated to begin the school routine again. What’s up with that, and how do we all keep going? Listen in as Lisa and guest Jennifer Courtney acknowledge the January blahs AND offer insights to ease you into and through the transition back to your “real life”!

Simplifying Advent: Serve Together Dec 26, 2023

The final installment of the Simplify Advent series shares some easy ways to serve as a family; listen in as Jamie Hays and Lisa reminisce about serving opportunities when they were children and as they give some inspired suggestions for serving as a family now. How can your family bless others this Christmas?

Simplify Advent: Explore Together Dec 19, 2023

Looking for some fresh ideas for celebrating in simply ways this Advent season? Amy Jones and Lisa discuss how to explore together as a family, chasing your child’s curiosity and finding deeper meaning in the Christmas story. You’ll gain some good ideas for family fun, and hear some personal memories from the Jones and Bailey families!

Simply Advent: Read Together Dec 12, 2023

This week’s Simplify Advent podcast centers around reading together. Listen as veteran homeschool dad and ardent reader Tim Knotts shares some great ideas for Advent family reading. Tim and Lisa offer some great hows and whys of family reading, as well as some specific ideas on the what!

Simplify Advent: Play Together Dec 05, 2023

Families searching for ways to celebrate Advent without becoming crazy or crazy busy: Everyday Educator has some suggestions! Listen each Tuesday for ideas on using the Scribblers verbs of Pray, Play, Read, Explore, and Serve as encouragements to celebrate simply and celebrate together. This episode features Kelli Wilt and Lisa sharing ideas on Playing Together as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Simply Advent : Pray Together Nov 28, 2023

Looking for some ways to simplify your Christmas celebrations this year? Listen every Tuesday in December to Everyday Educator’s Simplify Advent podcasts; we’ll be discussing ways to deepen our celebration of Jesus’s birth as families. You’ll hear some great ideas and enjoy some sweet fellowship and encouragement. This week is about how praying together can lead us to profound celebration of God’s greatest gift.

Giving Thanks Nov 21, 2023

What’s Thanksgiving about for your family? How to you celebrate? WHAT do you celebrate? This episode of The Everyday Educator might give you some new ideas… Listen with the whole family, as you travel or as you prepare the feast and maybe give thanks in a new way this year.

Seasoned for a Reason, Part 2 Nov 14, 2023

Wish you could talk to an experienced homeschooler, just to ask a few questions? Wondering if your thoughts, reactions, and questions are “normal”? Join Lisa and her guest Melissa Ellison for this week’s episode and you’ll hear the truth from a couple of veterans. Answers for your mind, encouragement for your heart!

Seasoned for a Reason, Part 1 Nov 07, 2023

Wish you could talk to an experienced homeschooler, just to ask a few questions? Wondering if your thoughts, reactions, and questions are “normal”? Join Lisa and her guest Melissa Ellison for this week’s episode and you’ll hear the truth from a couple of veterans. Answers for your mind, encouragement for your heart!

For Your Scribbler—and Beyond, Part 2 Oct 31, 2023

Why would families with OLDER students want Scribblers? Just ask some who have tried it out! Scribblers helps families chart the course for homeschooling, but it also helps create a family culture of learning that lasts. Parents are discovering that the charts make explaining ideas (even to Challenge students) easier, and the activities draw families together in play with has intention. Listen as KatieBeth and Lisa finish their conversation about learning as a family.

For Your Scribbler—and Beyond! Oct 24, 2023

Whether you’re considering the possibility of homeschooling or wondering how to add some zest to what you’re already doing, this episode of the Everyday Educator is for you. Join Lisa and guest KatieBeth Pierson as they discuss lessons learned along their way and give some very practical ideas on resources and ideas that will transform your family learning.

Reading…Together (with Brittany Lewis) Oct 17, 2023

Whether your family reads together already, or you’re looking for good ideas on how to develop that habit, this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast is for you. Listen as guest Brittany Lewis gives us some great insights on why to read together, what material to try, and how to get started. Best of all, there is hope for turning reluctant readers into family readers. You’ll be blessed by the listening!

Homeschooling and Beyond: A Dad’s Perspective (with David Bailey) Oct 10, 2023

What happens when homeschooling is over? How does your relationship with your kids change? How are YOU changed by homeschooling? Listen in as David Bailey, a dad to two “grown-up girls” who were homeschooled all the way through, shares his thoughts on homeschooling…and beyond!

What’s My Family’s Mission? Oct 03, 2023

If you’ve been considering writing out your family’s mission statement—or wondering if you need one—this week’s Everyday Educator episode is for you. Host Lisa and guest Kelli Wilt come clean about their lack of such a statement in the early years but share some excellent reasons to have one now! Full of wise counsel, practical tips, and honest reflections these ladies will bless your day!

Educating Yourself with Heatherly Sylvia Sep 26, 2023

Homeschooling...it’s not just for your kids! Have you ever thought about homeschooling as the beginning of educating yourself? If you have questions about “educating yourself”, this episode of EE is for you. Guest Heatherly Sylvia, a passionate lifelong learner, will inspire you to stay curious, to keep learning, and to see the life of a learner as one that pleases the Lord. Come for practical tips, stay for the encouragement!

Putting on Your “Wonder Hat” Sep 19, 2023

God is wooing us to Himself with the wonder and beauty in His world. When we chase the wonder in creation, we draw near to the creator and find what He is waiting for us to discover. Listen this week as guest Amy Jones describes how a classical, Christian community can help your family promote more wonder in your homeschool. And, hear how one of the activities from Scribblers At Home: Recipes from Lifelong Learners can open your family’s eyes to wonder in your own backyard.

Education: Foundations for Now, Fruit for Later Sep 12, 2023

Classical Conversations believes that classical education prepares us to accept the responsibilities of Christian freedom. What ARE those responsibilities, and how do we as parents prepare our children to accept them? Listen in this week as homeschool mom Charity Brown shares with Lisa some heady thoughts AND some practical tips on raising Godly kids who are ready to be ambassadors for Christ in the world.

Finding Your Rhythm Sep 05, 2023

Searching for the right schedule to regulate your homeschool days this year? You probably suspect that finding the perfect schedule might be impossible…but finding the right rhythm is exactly what Lisa’s guest Jennifer Courtney is ready to discuss! On this week’s podcast you’ll hear some great suggestions for crafting your family’s learning plan, hear a few “non-negotiables” mentioned, and even learn the “Leigh Bortins way” of schooling with multiple kids of different ages and abilities.

Getting Ready for Foundations Aug 29, 2023

It’s time to start Foundations; are you ready? Listen in as Courtney Bradshaw, CC Academic Advisor, gives us some tips for getting ready for a fantastic year with our Foundations students. From seeing the big picture to getting your home ready, Courtney has the news that will help you and your children start the Foundations year off right. (She also gives you the insider info on where to go for great downloadable helps and a place to get your questions answered.)

Finding Wonder Aug 22, 2023

To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, wonder is when Divinity makes its presence known. How can we learn to be better “wonder-ers”? Join host Lisa Bailey as her guest Amy Jones leads us to think about the connection between time, space, questions, and wonder. Here’s the good news: Wonder is a skill you can build! Listen, and commit to finding wonder as you go this fall.

Life Skills for All of Us Aug 15, 2023

What do you want to teach your children while you homeschool—besides reading, writing, and arithmetic? What “life skills” are you determined to pass on—and how compatible is teaching those skills with your classical, Christian education plan? On this episode of the Everyday Educator, guest Stephanie Meter talks to her mom Lisa about what skills she took from homeschooling into adulting. It’s an entertaining and eye-opening episode!

The Challenge Is Upon Us, Part 2 Prepping for Challenges II-IV Aug 08, 2023

What’s the best way to ready yourself and your student for the upper Challenge program? How can you position your family to make the most of this amazing learning opportunity? Listen as guest Brittany Lewis shares insights and encouragements that make Challenges II-IV super appetizing; you’ll appreciate Brittany’s thoughtful tips on how best to prepare and on the skills you and your child will gain.

The Challenge is Upon Us, Part 1 Prepping for Ch A-I Aug 01, 2023

It’s almost time to begin the Challenge year! Want some help to get ready? Listen in as Lanelle Lowe, experienced mom, tutor, and curriculum developer, gives us some preparation tips for Ch A, B, and I. Find out what the uniques are for each level, and what your family has to look forward to as you learn together this year. You’ll get the scoop on all the “learning curves” for both students and parents and learn how to meet the challenges.

A Map for Math Jul 25, 2023

Didn’t always love math? Then you have lots in common with Leigh Bortins, creator of The Math Map, CC’s developing math curriculum for families! On this episode, listen as guests Leigh Bortins and Kirsty Gilpin share how studying math in a new way might be the key to seeing God’s riches in creation, in art, in music, in building, in literature…You’ll be encouraged by the thoughts of studying math together as a family, with purpose that goes beyond practicality

Summer Book Club #5 Jul 18, 2023

Looking for something fun to read (or listen to) and something fun to do after reading? Listen as Lisa shares some reasons to read stories of all kinds with your kids; this week’s read alouds include a poem, a fable, and 2 nature stories. Lisa also offers ideas on how to continue the conversation after the story is over, as well as some inspired ideas that will bring life to your storytime.

Summer Book Club #4 Jul 11, 2023

How do you savor a story? In today’s podcast, Lisa shares some ways to appreciate and enjoy stories with your family, extending the fun and making the read-aloud experience even more memorable. Listen as she shares a poem (celebrating the vigor dads bring to story time) as well as two American Tall Tales that might inspire your family to spin a yarn or two of your own!

Summer Book Club #3 Jul 04, 2023

Read Aloud time is not just for fiction; try some biographies, some poetry, a travel log, a bird watching guide…Reading starts conversations, and conversations lead to explorations and explorations create family memories! This week we say, “Happy Birthday, America!” Join Lisa for this All-American Read Aloud, and enjoy bringing stories to life with your family this holiday.

Summer Book Club #2 Jun 27, 2023

Ready for another story? Listen in as Lisa shares tips on making stories come alive and why you should read and listen with your children this summer. This week, listen to some tall tales of Paul Bunyan, and get some insights on his inventions and some encouragements to make some inventions of your own this summer!

Summer Book Club #1 Jun 20, 2023

What’s so special about reading aloud? Whether you’re looking for reasons to read aloud this summer, or just someone else to read aloud for you, this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast will deliver! Join Lisa as she shares tips on making read alouds come to life, and enjoy a read aloud of “The Frogs and the Crane” and “Over in the Meadow”—plus some great ideas to take this selections to the next level.

Scribblers for All of Us Jun 13, 2023

What makes Scribblers At Home: Recipes From Lifelong Learners such a “must-have” resource? Who might want it? Who might benefit the most? Why are we so excited?? Listen in as Lisa and Shelly Stockton reminisce about their early days of homeschooling and how Scribblers provides so much of what they wish they had known then. How can this one book meet so many families where they live?

Earning a Master's While Lead Learning Jun 06, 2023

If you’ve got questions about the CC Masters Program, you will find answers on this week’s podcast with Lynn Doto. Maybe you’ve wondered how anyone could find time for extra studying; perhaps you question why you “need” a degree to validate your time spent homeschooling. Lynn and Lisa explore the CC Masters Program with Southeastern University, answering practical “how” questions as well as bigger “why” questions. You will come away understanding the Masters of Arts degree as a way to “love a life of learning” as well as training in loving your neighbor well.

Journey to National Memory Master with 2023 Winner Lousana May 30, 2023

Join guest host Kelli Wilt as she chats with National Memory Master winner Lousana and her mother Renée Guichard. Discover the wonderful world of memory mastery and gain insights into Lousana's study techniques and her triumphs and challenges along the way. We hope this episode inspires your family to take on the challenge by shedding some light on the incredible abilities and aspirations of these exceptional students.

SPECIAL EPISODE: Enriching Your Homeschooling with Global Homeschool Minute May 23, 2023

Have you ever wished someone would come alongside you and show you some ways to make homeschooling more fun? Ways you could intentionally encourage play with a purpose? This month on the Global Homeschool Minute, we welcome Lisa Bailey to the podcast. A homeschooling veteran, Lisa shares her excitement about Classical Conversations’ newest curriculum, Scribblers @Home, which will be released this spring. This relaxed, enjoyable, at home curriculum is designed by experienced parents with a desire to share what they wish they had known when they started out. Scribblers, packed with “recipes” for parents to enrich their homeschooling, will help you create a family culture of learning.

Whether you are new to homeschooling or already a seasoned Classical Conversations parent, come catch the excitement for this new curriculum!

SPECIAL EPISODE: From Tears to Triumphs | Educating Through the Everyday with Refining Rhetoric May 16, 2023

Lisa Bailey is the host of Everyday Educator, a long-running Classical Conversations podcast, and is also the Lead Curriculum Developer for the Global Curriculum team of our publishing company, Classical Conversations MultiMedia (CCMM). Since joining the Classical Conversations family in 2004 as a Challenge B Director, Lisa has graduated two daughters out of the Challenge program and has served in various roles within the company. In this episode, Robert and Lisa discuss her homeschooling journey from why she first chose to homeschool to the importance of committing long-term to the homeschool process.

SPECIAL EPISODE: Savoring the Moments with Blessings and Motherhood May 09, 2023

It’s the ultimate crossover episode . . . Delise and Ginny are joined by CC legend and host of the Everyday Educator podcast Lisa Bailey! Lisa recently became a grandmother, so in this conversation, she chats about parenting versus grandparenting. As a parent, she was often so focused on doing everything right that she missed out on opportunities to enjoy the small, simple moments of her children just growing up. But now, as she is blessed with the chance to relive those moments with her grandson, she can be more present and treasure every minute. Of course, with the much-anticipated release of Scribblers at Home: Recipes from Lifelong Learning, Lisa also talks about her involvement in creating this new Classical Conversations® resource and what it really means to play intentionally with our children. Finally, she shares some practical tips for setting boundaries as a parent and emphasizes the importance of asking our children questions instead of rushing in to give them the answers. As you listen, we hope Lisa’s wisdom and joy shines through this conversation and leaves you inspired and uplifted!

We’re All in This Together May 02, 2023

“The best part of community is_______.” How would you fill in that blank? (Is it the accountability? The comradery? The encouragement?). For many CC families, community is what keeps us moving forward! Listen in as long-time CC mommas Jennifer Courtney and Amanda Butler share insights on the value of community for students and families; their thoughts might surprise you; they will inspire you.

Why Practicum? Why Me? Apr 25, 2023

What’s the big deal about Practicum? What’s it all about? How will it help me and my family? If you’re wondering about Practicum, and trying to decide whether to go, and what you’ll find once you get there, this week’s podcast is for you! Join Lisa as she talks to Krystal Cano about the best reasons to attend Practicum this year; you’ll discover how first-time attenders and seasoned Practicum lovers alike will delight in the layered learning and the sweet community to be found.

Are We Done Yet? Apr 18, 2023

Springtime brings flowers, birds, and …eagerness to be DONE with school! Are students in your family having a hard time staying focused? Listen in as Kathy Donegia joins Lisa to talk about how the partnership between student, parent, and community helps us all finish well. Kathy shares how her Challenge IV students find blessings in learning together in community and making memories through family discussions as well.

Putting It All Together Apr 11, 2023

What’s the big deal about Rhetorical events? How important are they? How can I help my student do something I’ve never done?? If thoughts like this have ever crossed your mind, here is a podcast for you! Join host Lisa Bailey and guest Brittany Lewis for an enlightening look at CC’s Rhetorical events, from science fair to senior thesis. You’ll see just what your students are gaining as they practice the skills they’ve honed for years, and how those skills are lived out within a community of friends.

Now That Foundations Has Ended… Apr 04, 2023

Community days are ending for the year….but that doesn’t mean the learning is done! Join veteran homeschool mom Denise McLain for some tips on how to keep the family learning together! Denise and Lisa share some ideas for learning some new things, practicing some “old” skills, and taking our families into the community as we learn to love our neighbors well.

CC and Missions Mar 28, 2023

Have you ever questioned the usefulness of our classical tools outside of academic pursuits? How, for instance, could they help a plumber, or a missionary, or an army captain? Answer: they prepare us for LIFE! Listen in as guests Angela and Emma Oxford share about the classical tools of learning and how they help us have conversations that lead to sharing Jesus, no matter where we are.

Scribblers: the Why and the What Mar 21, 2023

Guest host Delise Germond invites Lisa Bailey to share the Why, the What, and the What Next about CC’s newest resource, Scribblers At Home: Recipes from Lifelong Learners. Listen in and hear about the beginnings of Scribblers, the behind-the-scenes stories, and the features that will make learning together easy for families. Scribblers at Home is ready to be delivered to your door now, so visit classicalconversationsbooks.com and order your copy today.

Shepherding Their Hearts Mar 14, 2023

Why did God give your children to you? What does He want you to tell them? Show them? Do alongside them? At Classical Conversations, we believe God trusts parents with their children! Charity Brown and her husband believe they’ve been called primarily to shepherd the hearts of their children toward God. Listen to hear just what things look like in their home…

Making Memories Mar 07, 2023

What are your most memorable homeschooling moments? What do you want your children to remember about your home and the learning you do together? Join Lisa today as she talks to Chelly Barnard about the best ways to cultivate the memories we want to keep! Chelly provides an honest look back at what worked, what didn’t, and what she finally decided were the most important memories to make.

The Point of Protocol Feb 28, 2023

What’s “Protocol” all about? Is it just about good manners and fancy outings? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Listen as guest Sarah Davis breaks it down for us, sharing how Protocol is actually about honor, mercy, grace, and loving your neighbor. “It’s not about ‘putting on airs’, but about elevating the people you’re with!”

Mock Trial, The Great Synthesizer Feb 21, 2023

What do you wish you knew about Challenge B? About Challenge B students? About Mock Trial? This week’s guest offers a wealth of insight from a lifetime of experience! Join host Lisa Bailey as she talks to Stephanie Meter about how Mock Trial is actually the perfect capstone to the Challenge B year, synthesizing the skills of Challenge B in a way that transforms the students.

The Purpose of Education Feb 14, 2023

Have you ever asked yourself this question: “Why should I consider homeschooling?” The purpose we assign to education will often answer the question for us! But…are we practicing what we preach? How can we practically align our purposes with our daily routines, our lesson plans, even our assessments? Listen in as guest Julie Melendez and host Lisa Bailey offer honest testimony to what this can and does look like at home.

Let Me Introduce You! Scribblers Feb 07, 2023

If you’re intrigued by the bits and pieces you’ve recently heard about Scribblers At Home: Recipes from Lifelong Learners, you will definitely want to listen to this episode! Amy Jones joins Lisa as they share how Scribblers sets families up to delight in learning together. All of us “want to do it right” when it comes to educating our kids; Scribblers gives us ideas and encouragement to create natural and winsome ways to learn together at home.

My CC Story - from A to Z Jan 31, 2023

Do you know someone who is considering joining a Classical Conversations community? This episode of the Everyday Educator will answer so many “why” and “what” questions for potential families! Denise Moore shares the real reasons families get involved, and what the real benefits are to those who invest in a CC journey. Beyond that, Denise’s honest reflections remind us ALL of why we want to be involved, and how we are parents are benefiting!

My CC Story - Battle of the Challenges Jan 24, 2023

If you’re looking for a quick overview of the CC Challenge program, or if you’ve ever wondered which challenge is the BEST, this episode of the Everyday Educator has the information you’re looking for! Listen as Tim Knotts, Heatherly Sylvia, and Karin Carpenter advocate for their favorite Challenge, giving us all insights into the fun parts, the stretching parts, and the family blessing of each of our Challenge levels.

What is a NATIONAL Memory Master? Jan 17, 2023

Have you ever thought, “What’s the big deal about memorizing anyway?” This episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast will shed some light on this question! Listen in as Kelli Wilt and Olivia Walsh share how memory is something to be celebrated by all of us; they’ll also give us the details of what a Memory Master is, what a NATIONAL Memory Master is, and what blessings families can find from pursuing each! Bonus: hot-off-the-press details on how to get involved in the 2023 National Memory Master Competition!

My CC Story - Internationally Speaking Jan 10, 2023

Here in the winter months, after the fun of the holidays, the homeschool days can seem looooong. It is easy to forget that we are not alone on this journey! We all have a CC story to share, and hearing about someone else’s journey feeds our community mindset. Listen in this week as international homeschoolers (and Country Coordinators) Koreen Mazurek and Dawna Ferguson share how running toward something instead of away from something makes homeschooling a richer experience—wherever you are!

Raising Adults Jan 03, 2023

New Years, for most of us, means new beginnings. Whether it's a new goal or recommitment to a habit we're already cultivating, New Years acts as a marker for us to turn over a new leaf. This week Lisa is joined by Kelli Wilt to discuss what it means to "raise adults," and explore what it looks like beginning with the end in mind.

Holiday Special | Lessons From Down The Road - Academics Aren't Everything Dec 27, 2022

Please enjoy this special holiday re-run of one of our most downloaded episodes.

One of the more profound lessons “from down the road” may well be that there is more to homeschooling than academic pursuits. Join veteran homeschool moms Shelly Stockton and Lisa Bailey as they discuss building character, spiritual habits, relational maturity, and practical life skills while living and learning at home with their girls. Discover how a classical education lived out in community (both home and CC) provides the environment for learning the biggest lessons of life.

Advent - The Love of Christmas Dec 20, 2022

In this final Advent episode, join Lisa as she considers how God spoke all the love languages as He become Emmanuel. Consider with your family how God incarnate has come to you—and how you might live Him before your neighbors this Christmas!

Advent - The Joy of Christmas Dec 13, 2022

In this third Advent devotional, host Lisa Bailey encourages us to consider that joy is a choice. What allows us to choose joy when life’s circumstances dictate otherwise? How can we express joy amid burdens? Mary had the answer; listen in and be blessed. This would be a great family listen…

Advent - The Peace of Christmas Dec 06, 2022

Join Lisa for this second Advent episode, calling us to embrace the Peace of Christmas. Take a break (even with your family) to think about how becoming an ambassador of peace fulfills our mission to know God and to make Him known!

Advent - The Hope of Christmas Nov 29, 2022

Join us all month for this series of Advent thoughts, perfect for provoking thoughts that turn our Christmas preparations to Jesus. In this first episode, discover an interesting connection between forest fires, birds, and the hope of Christmas.

Over the River and Through the Woods - Thanksgiving Nov 22, 2022

Families, if you’re looking for a way to pass the time “on the way to Grandmother’s house” this year, give a listen to this Thanksgiving episode of The Everyday Educator! You’ll enjoy poems, Scripture, a few jokes, and the audio version of an oldie but goodie: “The Truth About Thanksgiving”. It’s our family’s gift to yours!

Do Blue Books Make You Blue? Nov 15, 2022

Is assessing ever a blessing?? According to guest Kelli Wilt, that depends on your perspective! Join host Lisa Bailey as Kelli shares how Blue Book exams can be a celebration of what we know, and an opportunity to indulge in some deep conversations. Parents, you’ll hear some helpful tips for preparing for Blue Books all semester long; directors, Kelli gives some great practical ideas for making Blue Books fun!

Where in the World Is CC? Nov 08, 2022

Join host Lisa Bailey this week and discover how the seeds of classical Christian education are blooming all over the world! Guests Koreen Mazurek and Dawna Ferguson share how families in Chile and Canada are “knowing God and making Him known” through their participation in CC programs in their homelands. Their powerful testimonies will bless you; their prayer requests will inspire you. We are drawn together by our mission and our method; just listen!

Family Learning — The 5 Canons of Rhetoric Nov 01, 2022

What comes to mind when you ponder “family learning?” Most of us wonder what we should be learning and how to make learning all together doable. Maybe the most important question, though, is why is learning together so pivotal? On this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, Tim Knotts helps us answer all the questions, and it begins with ….conversations! Listen in and find out how the 5 Canons of Rhetoric really do help you have the conversations that make learning family-style a joy and a blessing.

Family Learning with the 5 Common Topics Oct 25, 2022

What can our family learn together? How do we bring everyone into the conversation? Can we stay connected as the children study different things? Family learning sounds great…but sometimes feels hard! On this episode of The Everyday Educator, Lisa talks with Andrew and Laura Brafford about how their family is using the 5 Common Topics as conversation guides for some deeply satisfying family learning experiences!

Family Learning — The Five Core Habits Oct 18, 2022

Building an atmosphere of learning sounds great, but how do you do it? What makes it easier for a family to learn together, especially if the kids are different ages? Everyday Educator has some answers for you! Listen in as Olivia Walsh and Lisa Bailey offer some simple steps and easy ideas for learning all together, using the 5 Core Habits you’ve heard so much about!

Family Learning: Science Fair for Everyone Oct 11, 2022

Are you looking for ways to extend your family learning? Want some practical ways to integrate what all your students are studying? Listen in as Lisa talks this week to Angela Oxford (mom, Challenge director, Training and Support leader) ; you’ll hear simple yet effective ways to write your family’s learning story, making learning a team effort. Find out how projects such as the Science Fair can bring your family together, keeping hearts and minds connected

Family Learning - Here’s a Way! Oct 04, 2022

Building a family learning culture is one of the most satisfying aspects of homeschooling. When your family learns together, you are making memories, and binding your hearts together! On this episode of the Everyday Educator, Lisa talks with Jennifer Courtney about habits we can cultivate early on that will help us build that family learning culture. Listen as these homeschool veterans share specific ways everyone in your family can participate in conversations about what you’re all learning. BONUS: learn how to use the new Scribblers At Home material (now in Limited Digital Release on CC Connected) as a catalyst for learning as a family.

Sharing Your Community Sep 27, 2022

What do you love about your CC community? What blessings have you discovered? Join host Lisa Bailey and Foundations/Essentials director Kim Lawson as they share the impact that community makes on learning and on growing in Christ. Get some ideas for Open House season, and some reminders of why we share what we love with others.

Celebrating the Excellence of Education Sep 20, 2022

At Classical Conversations we’re always looking for ways to know God; is your community looking for a way “to make Him known”? Join Lisa Bailey and guest Julie Melendez as they share how Excellence in Education events provide just such an opportunity. Julie offers great ideas you can replicate, as well as inspiration on how these events have already impacted local communities, and helped our students practice the skills we’re eager to pass on.

Schedules for Real Life Sep 13, 2022

As the reality of a new homeschool year settles in, parents everywhere are thinking about how to get it all done with all the people they have to shepherd. Looking for some words of wisdom here? Listen as guest Kamilah Carter, veteran mom of 5 CCers from Foundations to Challenge III, shares practical suggestions and wise insights. A delightfully real mom, Kamilah just might reframe your thinking about schedules!

Ideas for Getting out the Door Sep 06, 2022

Looking for ways to make getting out the door for community day less stressful? Join host Lisa Bailey and guest Lia Gerkin for practical ideas for arriving at community with all your resources and brain cells intact. Hear how one mom of 6 is training her kids to develop habits of responsibility and service. How will God equip you to have a great year this year?

You Are One Smart Mamma! Aug 30, 2022

As you begin the new academic year, do you feel like one smart mama? Join Lisa Bailey this week as she picks the brains of two smart mamas: Delise Germond and Ginny Tran. Discover what smart mamas know, and where they look for support.

Why Are We Reading This Challenge A Literature? Aug 23, 2022

Are you excited about reading? About reading with your family? About reading Challenge A literature? Well, you will be after you listen to this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast! Find out what distinguishes a good book from the other kind, as well the reasons behind the Challenge A literature choices.

Why is Essentials SO Important Aug 16, 2022

Why is Essentials so important? Listen in as Lanelle Lowe and Lisa Bailey discuss how the program is both a foundation and a bridge. Discover what you’ll study, what materials you need to get started, and how to make it enjoyable as you go.

Bonus: These veterans will reveal how Essentials will become the gift that keeps on giving!

Building a Foundation Aug 09, 2022

Are you ready for Foundations? Join this week’s Everyday Educator and discover how a spirit of rest will make this fall a wonder-full new season with your children. Tune in to discover the logistical details that will ensure a happy start to your community days; stay as Kelli Wilt helps us recognize the habits that will get us all off on the right foot.

Ready for Challenge? – Parent Edition Aug 02, 2022

Parents, are YOU ready for the Challenge program this fall? Find out how to best prepare for a successful fall with your student in the Challenge years by listening in as Chelly Barnard shares with Lisa Bailey encouraging words and practical tips. Your student will thank you, and you will find confidence and rest in a season of family learning.

Ready for Challenge? – Student Edition Jul 26, 2022

Are your thoughts turning to the fall semester already? Are you and your student getting ready for Challenge, and do you wonder how best to prepare? Join veterans of the CC Challenge program Emma Oxford and Anthony Clendenin on this week’s Everyday Educator podcast. Discover how students can prepare for Challenge success by hearing what students need to know, need to do, and need to gather for the coming year.

EE Logic for Everybody, Every Day Jul 19, 2022

Does studying logic sound like fun? It will after you listen to this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast! Guest Kathy Gibbens shows us why studying logic is so important today, and gives us great ideas for promoting clear thinking with our families.

EE Book Club: The Peacemaker, ch 10-12 Jul 12, 2022

In this last episode of our Summer Book Club on The Peacemaker, join Lisa Bailey, Leslie Hubbard, and Tim Knott as they ponder the ultimate goal of peacemaking: demonstrating the forgiveness of God and encouraging a reasonable solution to conflict. Discussion surrounds forgiveness, cooperative negotiation, and the divine weapons of peacemaking.

EE Book Club: The Peacemaker, ch 8 and 9 Jul 05, 2022

In this 4th installment of our Summer Book Club on The Peacemaker, join Lisa Bailey, Kelli Wilt, and Heatherly Sylvia as they discover practical ways to restore peace gently, using words wisely and well. Bonus: find some of our favorite tools of learning (spoiler alert: The Five Core Habits of Grammar) used to speak the truth in love.

EE Book Club: The Peacemaker, ch 6 and 7 Jun 28, 2022

In this installment of our EE Summer Book Club on The Peacemaker, join Leslie Hubbard, Stephanie Meter and host Lisa Bailey as they ponder the roles of confession and restoration in peacemaking. Listen for some common ways we are apt to sin when we’re in conflict with one another and receive practical suggestions for confessing. You’ll also be encouraged and equipped to become an instrument of peace in your communities by pursuing restoration instead of just confrontation.

EE Book Club: The Peacemaker, ch 4 and 5 Jun 21, 2022

In this second episode of the Summer Book Club series on The Peacemaker, Lisa Bailey, Kristi Dye, and Kelli Wilt share some transparent testimony about their own parts in conflicts within families and communities. Join these ladies as they discuss chapters 4 and 5, exploring how “getting the log out of our own eyes” first makes dealing with conflict a stewardship of God’s peace.

EE Book Club: The Peacemaker, ch 1-3 Jun 14, 2022

Are you a peace faker? Peace breaker? Peacemaker? In a world full of turmoil and conflict on every hand, we are called by God to be peacemakers. How can we become people who view conflicts as opportunities, not accidents? The Peacemaker, by Ken Sande offers us some keen insights on these questions. This summer, join the EE Book Club as we read and discuss this book, wrestling with the big ideas and discussing how we can be stewards of peace. This week, Stephanie Meter and Heatherly Sylvia join Lisa as we kick off this new series.

EE Hey, I LOVE Practicum! Jun 07, 2022

What’s the big deal about Practicum? Find out this week on the Everyday Educator Podcast as host Lisa Bailey and guest Jill Philbrick explore what Practicum is, who should come, what attendees should expect, and how to get the most out of Practicum. You’ll be inspired, encouraged, and equipped—just by listening!

EE Dads are Lead Learners Too Jun 01, 2022

How can we celebrate fathers this season? By recognizing that dads are Lead Learners, too! If you are wondering how to make that true in your home, listen in as Tim Knotts gives some pointers and shares some wisdom from his own journey as a homeschool dad. You’ll glean practical ideas on how to learn alongside your children at every age, and find encouragement for “team teaching” with your spouse!

EE Let's Start at the Very Beginning (Scribblers) May 24, 2022

What in the world is a “Scribbler”? And, why is Scribblers curriculum a very good place to start as you begin a homeschool journey? Listen in as Lisa Bailey and Amy Jones introduce this brand new resource; you’ll be encouraged to think about what truly provides a firm foundation for your children’s education: presence, play, and permission to grow and explore together!

EE Twenty-five Reasons to Homeschool Classically, Part 5 May 17, 2022

Join Shelly Stockton and special guests Debra Switzer, Jenn Martin, and Barby Hobcroft for part five of the series Twenty-five Reasons to Homeschool Classically. Listen in on this final episode as these homeschool veterans discuss the hard work of homeschooling, subject integration, and falling in love with learning.

EE A Parent's Window Into Challenge May 03, 2022

Families who are considering Challenge programs for the first time or for another year, I have a game-changer for you! On this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, veteran Challenge director Heatherly Sylvia offers us her “7 things parents need to know/do” to make the most of the challenge years. Guys, this is what you REALLY need to know! Listen and glean insight into what the Challenge program is designed to be: a blessing for students, families, and communities.

EE A Window Into Challenge Apr 27, 2022

Families, are you up for a Challenge? Many parents and students wrestle with the idea of homeschooling through high school, wondering if they are up to it, wondering if it is a good fit for their family, wondering if the Challenge years really prepare students for the world to come. Join Lisa Bailey and Heatherly Sylvia for a rousing discussion of CC’s Challenge program; these seasoned moms and Challenge tutors offer a view of Challenge that will truly expand your understanding!

EE Protocol - More than Good Manners Apr 19, 2022

What in the world is “Protocol”? Is it really worth all the time and money? In this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, guest Sonya Lindsey invites us to see Protocol as a way to love our neighbor well—whoever he might be, and wherever we might encounter him. Seeing Protocol events as more than good manners prepares families for the true benefit: being prepared to serve God, no matter where we are. Tune in for details on what, when and how; stay for so much more!

EE Celebrating Easter as a Family Apr 12, 2022

How does your family celebrate the Holy season of Easter? Are you looking for some fresh ways to approach the reality of Easter with your children? Listen in as host Lisa Bailey and her husband, David, talk about connecting with the heart of the Father as you and your family find ways to share the hope of Easter with your community.

EE Twenty-five Reasons to Homeschool Classically, Part 4 Apr 05, 2022

Join Shelly Stockton and guests as they discuss 5 more benefits of classical education. Shelly interviews four International homeschooling moms and leaders from Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom and Chile as they reflect on the role of character, the power of questions, and the value of consistent relationships in home-education.

EE The Challenge to Finish Strong Mar 29, 2022

The Challenge program is designed to keep students stretching and growing as thinkers…but when springtime comes, finishing the semester strong seems like the greatest challenge of all! Join Lisa and guest Chelly Barnard for some practical tips and some gentle reminders of how to strengthen the skills of learning that will build not just a great transcript, but a model for living well.

EE Keeping the Learning Going Mar 22, 2022

Once your Foundations community stops meeting, is all the fun gone from family learning?? How can families keep the learning going after Foundations is finished for the year? Join Lisa Bailey as she picks the brain of Jennifer Courtney, discovering lots of practical ideas on what to do and how to do it as we continue learning as a family all spring long.

EE Twenty-five Reasons to Homeschool Classically, Part 3 Mar 15, 2022

Join Shelly Stockton as she talks with International CC moms to reflect on the relationships between classical education and virtue, parents as educators, and foundational knowledge.

EE Ending the Year on a High Note Mar 08, 2022

As we head into the final weeks of our CC year, our minds turn to celebrating the past year together. “What’s the purpose of celebrating?”, Courtney Bradshaw was asked. Join Lisa Bailey as she picks the brain of our Foundations/Essentials Academic Advisor, and discover not only why we celebrate, but what, who, how, and when to celebrate! Director, tutors, and parents: you will be inspired and refreshed!

EE Springboard for Spring Explorations - Get Outside Mar 01, 2022

What’s so great about “outside”? Listen in as Lisa Bailey and Amy Jones answer that question, offering lots of practical suggestions for celebrating God’s creation as we learn together. It’s not complicated! Discover how to enjoy time outside with the whole family, no matter the season, no matter the weather, no matter the neighborhood. So. Many. Ideas!!

EE Time to Test Feb 22, 2022

For many homeschooling families, testing is at best a “necessary evil”; but, what if we thought of it as a tool of diagnostic assessment, a means of determining how to proceed next? What if testing gave us more to talk about, presented us with encouragement to try things a different way, or provided us with insights about skills that need more practice? Join Alec Bianco and Kimberly Farley of Classic Learning Testing as they share the best reasons to test and acquaint us with some testing options that will resonate with classical, Christian homeschoolers. Special discount code for CLT tests offered!

EE Inviting Others In Feb 15, 2022

If you have experienced the blessings of community, how do you then share those blessings with others? Listen in as Heather Mangum articulates what is lovely about CC community; then be inspired as she gives insights on how to become a CC ambassador, inviting others into community. Truth: We share what we love; think about what you love about CC, and commit to sharing it with someone else!

EE The Glories of Science Fair Feb 08, 2022

If you’ve been wondering how to survive the Science Fair, this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast is for you! Join host Lisa Bailey and guest Veronica Boulden as they talk about how to thrive during this project, discovering how to choose a topic, work together successfully, and appreciate the skills that research and presentation grow.

EE Twenty-five Reasons to Homeschool Classically, Part 2 Feb 01, 2022

Join Shelly Stockton and special mother/daughter guests Lisa Bailey and Stephanie Meter, Susannah and Emma Cox, and Shelly's daughter Kaitlyn Foster. Part 2 covers five more benefits of Classical, Christian education by discussing themes of freedom, the trivium, and life-long learning.

EE Remembering Like A Master_National Memory Master Jan 25, 2022

What’s the big deal about National Memory Master? Why might someone want to participate? What will our family gain from participation? How do we even get started?? Answers to these and all your other questions are uncovered on this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast. Guests Olivia Walsh and Kelli Wilt give listeners all the intel on this “next level Memory Master” quest, and help families see this commemoration of Foundations as a commencing of the Challenge years.

EE Classically Devoting Jan 18, 2022

If you are looking for ways to bring life to your family devotions, have we got a podcast for you! Join Lisa Bailey and guest Kelli Wilt as they talk about how to use the Five Core Habits to re-energize your devotion time while exploring God’s word and building deeper relationships with your children. Kelli offers some great examples for us as we seek to Know God, and Lisa encourages families to take our devotion into the community, leading others to Make Him Known.

EE Schooling Like a Winter Farmer Jan 11, 2022

Here comes January; are you ready?? Homeschooling in the wintertime can be a challenge, especially after the busy fun of the holidays. What’s a parent to do when no one seems motivated to “work the plan” anymore? Join Lisa Bailey as she offers a new idea from a surprising source!

EE Twenty-five Reasons to Homeschool Classically, Part 1 Dec 28, 2021

Join Shelly Stockton and special guests, Chelly Barnard, Kathy Donegia, and Rebecca Seo in a new series Twenty-five Reasons to Homeschool Classically. Listen in on Part 1 as these homeschool veterans discuss general principles, best practices, and lessons learned during their homeschool journeys.

EE Advent Read Aloud with the Sylvias Dec 21, 2021

Why read aloud with your family, especially if your children are older? Listen in this week as Heatherly Sylvia shares three solid benefits of reading aloud as a family, and offers some tips for what makes a book or story a great read aloud choice. As an Advent choice, you can hardly miss with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever; if you’ve never read it, or if it’s been a long time, you’ll want to pick up a copy to share with your family this season. You’ll be blessed as you listen to Heatherly’s insights, and moved to experience the Christmas story like someone who is hearing it for the first time.

EE Advent Read Aloud with The Courtneys Dec 14, 2021

Sometimes, the best homeschool memories revolve around reading aloud as a family! Christmas is the perfect time to begin this habit, or continue it, at your house. Join host Lisa Bailey on this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast as she and Jennifer Courtney share stories of the blessings of reading aloud. Jennifer offers some of her family read aloud favorites, and reminds us to check out the stories in CC’s very own Echoes books when looking for the next great family read.

EE Advent Read Aloud with the Jones Dec 07, 2021

Does you enjoy reading aloud as a family? Do you wish you did?? Well, Christmas time offers the perfect opportunity to try something new, and perhaps begin a new tradition. Today’s Everyday Educator guests are the perfect advocates for reading aloud as a family, and they have some rich Christmas experiences to share with us all. Join host Lisa Bailey and guests Whit and Amy Jones as they explore ways to start reading stories as a family this Christmas.

EE Advent Read Aloud with the Knotts Nov 30, 2021

For many families, Advent is full of traditions and memory-making opportunities; some of my favorite Christmas times involve reading aloud as a family. Reading aloud allows us to build family culture, to get to know the same characters, and to develop “inside jokes” and literary references that draw us together. Reading aloud is also just plain fun! This year’s Everyday Educator Advent series introduces listeners to some new friends from all across the country; listen this week as the Knotts from Connecticut share what they love to read together, and why reading as a family is so powerful. Your family may find a new read aloud to share tonight!

EE Myth Busters Mastery is the Name the Game Nov 23, 2021

Excellence in our homeschooling is a worthy goal, but is that different from “mastery”? Can mastery actually be a limiting goal?? On this episode of the Everyday Educator, Lisa Bailey talks to Marc Hays, veteran homeschool dad, about what we gain when we pursue mastery and what we might miss. Perhaps what we need is a different definition of “mastery”…

EE Myth Busters It's the Academics Of Course Nov 16, 2021

What will your children remember about homeschooling in twenty years? The math problem sets? The Latin translations? The timeline?! We think not. Join Amanda Butler as she shares with host Lisa Bailey what she has learned about the really memorable moments of the homeschool journey. Discover ways to seek a spirit of joy in your home, and uncover the beauty of your child’s soul.

EE Myth Busters Hit It Hard and Move On Nov 09, 2021

Do you sometimes feel that you have so much to cover as a home educator that you can’t afford to repeat anything? Join Lisa Bailey and her guest, Lanelle Lowe, as they talk about this common myth and how a thorough understanding of the classical model can reveal the value of repetition. We believe you’ll end up relishing the repeating for practical as well as relational reasons.

EE Myth Busters Classical Education is for Elites Nov 02, 2021

Have you ever bought into a myth because “everybody says so”? Lots of misguided folks believe that classical education is just for smart kids; or even that classical education makes kids smart. Join Lisa and her guest Chelly Barnard as they bust that myth wide open! Chelly will help you remember to consider both the purpose of education and the mission of CC; and you’ll discover the tools that might make you “smart” but will lead you and yours to realize the potential the Lord intended you to fulfill all along.

EE Myth Busters: The Right Curriculum is the Key to Success Oct 26, 2021

In this new Everyday Educator podcast series, host Lisa Bailey and her guests will do their best to bust some of the most prevalent homeschooling myths—and answer the question “Why do we believe these myths, anyway?” In this episode, Jennifer Courtney helps to dispel the myth that homeschool success rests on finding the right curriculum—and sticking with it. Tune in as these veteran educators discuss what curriculum can and cannot do for you, and stick around to hear Jennifer’s two “best myth buster weapons”!

EE Lessons From Down the Road: It is a Marathon Not a Sprint Oct 19, 2021

Are you treating your homeschool journey like a sprint or a marathon? Many of us begin with the enthusiasm of sprinters, and discover that the sprint pace cannot be maintained for the life of our journey! Listen in this week as homeschool veteran Kelli Wilt shares her story and some true wisdom from down the road. You’ll learn to pause, reflect, reassess, recalibrate—and rejoice!

EE Lessons From Down the Road: Lead Learning Oct 12, 2021

Are you ready, willing, and able to become the Lead Learner in your home? Maybe you are ready, but you’ve bought into a lie that says you’re not able. Maybe you’re willing, but you don’t know how to start. This week’s episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast features Lanelle Lowe, sharing the truth that God is out to redeem what’s been lost or broken in your educational experience! You’ll find encouragement to learn alongside your child, and practical skills that will equip you to unlock the door to confident lead learning.

EE Lessons From Down the Road: Start With the Heart Oct 05, 2021

Is your homeschool for training minds or training hearts? Why would we start with the heart when beginning the homeschool journey? This week, listen as guest Amy Jones and host Lisa Bailey share the conviction that education is for training the mind and heart, in order to think higher thoughts. Glean some practical ideas for cultivating a sweet spirit in your home, and for discerning some spiritual goals for your family.

EE Lessons From Down the Road: Academics Aren't Everything, Life Skills Sep 28, 2021

One of the more profound lessons “from down the road” may well be that there is more to homeschooling than academic pursuits. Join veteran homeschool moms Shelly Stockton and Lisa Bailey as they discuss building character, spiritual habits, relational maturity, and practical life skills while living and learning at home with their girls. Discover how a classical education lived out in community (both home and CC) provides the environment for learning the biggest lessons of life.

EE Lessons From Down the Road: Keeping It Simple Is Hard Sep 21, 2021

Have you ever wished you could ask an “expert” a question about homeschooling? Well, we don’t know many who claim to be experts, but there are those who are farther along on the journey, veterans with wisdom to share. In this new series, host Lisa Bailey talks with some experienced parents who can offer ideas, tips, and encouragement. In this episode, Christy Bradley shares well-earned wisdom on keeping it simple as the way to peace and satisfaction with your homeschool journey. Listen as these friends talk about consistency, curriculum choices, Mission Statements, schedules, and priorities.

EE Celebrating Summer, Prepping for Fall: Preparing for Challenges III and IV Sep 14, 2021

Heading into Challenge III or IV with lots of expectations, and maybe a few questions? Join Kathy Donegia and Lisa Bailey for this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast, and re-think your assumptions while discovering the real pluses of classical Christian education lived out in community. Explore both the academic fruit as well as the unanticipated life lessons of shepherding your student through these last years of high school.

EE Celebrating Summer, Prepping for Fall: Preparing for Challenge I and II Sep 07, 2021

Challenge I and Challenge II: What are your expectations? Do you have assumptions about the studies, your students, and your role as the lead learner? On this week’s episode of the Everyday Educator, Sonya Lindsey and Lisa Bailey explore both the practicalities and the ideals of these challenge levels. Listeners will gain both insights and ideas, and discover the real blessings of homeschooling teens.

EE Celebrating Summer Prepping for Fall: Preparing for Challenges A, B, and I Aug 31, 2021

Families preparing for the early Challenge years often ponder the transitions they know are ahead with concern: How will my student manage the increased workload? Will my student accept responsibility for his work? Can we manage the faster pace of assignments? Will we adjust to our new roles as we change and grow? Listen in as Angela Oxford offers insights on the early Challenge years, sharing what is special about each Challenge, and how parents and students find their new roles together as they live and learn as a family.

EE Celebrating Summer Prepping for Fall: Preparing for Essentials Again Aug 24, 2021

Heading into Essentials for the second or third time? You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers! Listen in as Sarah Pederson shares practical ideas for keeping it fresh from year to year, and for learning English grammar, writing, and math facts family-style. Essentials is meant to be repeated; join us for some encouragement on how to tackle it all again, with increasing ease and understanding.

EE Celebrating Summer Prepping for Fall: Preparing for Essentials, First Timers Aug 17, 2021

Are you and your student preparing to join an Essentials community for the first time? Are you wondering what to expect, why it will take three years to learn everything, and where to get more help when you need it? Listen to this week’s Everyday Educator Podcast as guest Randa Clay talks first time Essentials families through the beauties of this program. Be sure to listen for the “surprise lesson” Randa shares at the end!

EE Celebrating Summer, Prepping for Fall: Preparing for Cycle 1 Aug 10, 2021

Excited, eager, curious, hopeful…the countdown to Foundations Cycle 1 has begun! Whether you’re brand new to Classical Conversations Foundations or a returning community member, guest Lindsey Winter will be a blessing to you. She’ll share what to expect this year, how to extend your enjoyment at home, and ways to find wonder that will last!

EE Celebrating Summer Prepping for Fall: Preparing for Foundations Aug 03, 2021

Getting ready to jump into Foundations? If you’re looking for answers, resources, encouragement, or new ideas, this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast is for you. Guest Sarah Pederson offers insights on how to get started, what to expect, how to extend the learning at home, and which resources will bless your whole family.

EE Celebrating Summer Prepping for Fall: Preparing to Dive In Part 2 Jul 27, 2021

As you prepare for the new academic year, questions about setting up a schoolroom, building a collection of resources, and finding that perfect schedule may be swirling in your mind. Listen in as veteran homeschoolers Jennifer Courtney and Lisa Bailey talk about what to gather, where to store it, and when to use it. You’ll gather ideas for cultivating good family habits and maintaining the consistency that will make learning together a blessing.

EE Celebrating Summer, Prepping for Fall: Preparing to Dive In Part 1 Jul 20, 2021

As you prepare for a new homeschool year, what questions are you asking yourself? On this week’s episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast you’ll find some answers—and some advice on which questions you might really need to answer! Listen in as Kelli Wilt and Lisa Bailey offer suggestions on how to make sure you get your mind right, not just your school supplies!

EE Celebrating Summer, Prepping for Fall: Blueprints for the Best Education CCEMA Jul 13, 2021

As July unfolds and we continue to celebrate summer, our minds inevitably begin to turn to preparing for the fall season of homeschooling. This week, our new series “Celebrating Summer, Prepping for Fall” begins with a throw-back podcast from 2018. Enjoy “Blueprints for the Best Education” as you set your minds toward the coming academic year and join us for this new series that will look at each CC program and how to prepare for family success.

EE Celebrate Summer Cousin Camp Jul 06, 2021

Are you building a family legacy? Do you want to start?! Listen to this week’s Everyday Educator Podcast and hear how one family is making memories that will last as they attend “Cousins Camp”. Guest Chelly Barnard (the “Fun Aunt”) shares spot-on tips for enjoying low-tech high-fun good times with her youngest relatives at Cousin Camp. It will make you long for a summer camp experience at your house—and give you the practical details on how to pull it off!

EE Celebrate Summer Blast From the Past Jun 29, 2021

Some people find history as dry as summer without rain…not this week’s podcast guest! Join Lisa Bailey as she talks to Kelli Wilt about celebrating summer by “playing with history” on this week’s Everyday Educator podcast. You’ll be encouraged to explore the history of your hometown, to find history at a family reunion, and to fuel the imaginations of your kids as they act out what they’re reading about with you. Gain some practical ideas that sound like so much fun you’ll want to play too!

EE Celebrate Summer Get Outside Jun 22, 2021

Grab some new ideas for nature explorations on this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast; join Amy Jones and Lisa Bailey for a rousing conversation about the blessings and benefits of exploring the outdoors with your family. Practical suggestions are offered for outside AND inside science study that will bring rest, peace, camaraderie, and fun to your summer!

EE Celebrate Summer Ease Into Latin Jun 15, 2021

Think studying Latin doesn’t sound much like a celebration of summer? Think again! Listen to these inviting suggestions for incorporating a little Latin learning into your summer celebrating and discover how to strengthen the skills that will make learning languages easier as your kids grow. Playing games, solving puzzles, dressing up, reading stories-even some Latin ideas to incorporate into vacation travel! Guest Denise Moore is a fountain of enthusiasm and good ideas!

EE Celebrate Summer: Number Fun Jun 08, 2021

You have what seem to be competing goals: extend and build on the math skills your kids acquired during the year AND have a restful, fun-filled summer break; is there a resolution? Of course! On this week’s Everyday Educator podcast, Kelli Wilt and Lisa Bailey brainstorm some easy ways to incorporate math skills into the fun you have with your family: building projects, cooking experiments, small business opportunities, and other “as you go” suggestions for creating memories as you play with numbers together.

EE Celebrate Summer: Wonders of Old and Wonders Right Here Jun 01, 2021

Did you know that ants have cows? Really! I learned all about it from listening to Stephanie Meter talk about our new Copper Lodge Library selection Exploring Insects with Uncle Paul! If you want to discover more about this read-aloud resource, listen to this week’s Everyday Educator podcast; you’ll be reminded about using read alouds to start your morning off well, and how easy it is to explore creation when you pique the curiosity of your kids. Stephanie introduces both Uncle Paul and the new Kings of Rome volume, and helps us see why stories of all kinds fuel our imaginations, build family relationships and encourage wonder. Find new material for your morning baskets and prepare for Cycle 1 at the same time!

EE Celebrate Summer: Living Stories May 25, 2021

Are you looking for fun, creative ways to bring more reading into your summer? Or maybe you’re pondering ways to bring the words you read to life, to do something with what your family is reading? Listen in this week as guest Chelly Barnard offers up some awesome ideas for building activity into reading, and for building relationships as you read together this summer.

EE Celebrate Summer A is For..... (Phonics Fun) May 18, 2021

As you and your family ease into summer, keep in mind that these long days offer lots of opportunities to “play with intention” and enjoy family fun while preparing for lifelong learning. Listen in this week as Jennifer Courtney and Lisa Bailey reminisce about play that promotes important pre-reading skills, the fun and utility of phonics, and the possibility that summer is made for simple self-education for us parents.

EE Celebrate Summer: Travel May 11, 2021

Are you looking for a new way to “celebrate summer” as a family? Have you ever considered…camping? Listen in as Heatherly Sylvia shares her family’s love of camping, and gives us all some ideas of how traveling around as a family builds bonds that last. Even if you can’t get out and go this summer, Heatherly will bless you with some ideas that will generate excitement and draw your family together.

EE Celebrate Summer: Restful Zest May 04, 2021

Summer gives us time to enjoy family traditions as well as embrace summer surprises! If you are looking for ways to make every day a celebration, tune in to this episode of the Everyday Educator and grab one some suggestions from Amy Jones. Amy shares practical ways to pray, play, read, explore, and serve with your family, building a family culture that will make this summer truly special.

EE Celebrate Summer: Family Fun Apr 27, 2021

Summer is almost here, and your family is likely ready to celebrate! On this edition of the Everyday Educator Podcast, Delise Germond and Chelly Barnard regale our host with ideas that draw families together, celebrate simple pleasures, and build lasting memories. Listen in for some new ideas that will make doing life together feel fresh and celebratory this summer.

EE Celebrate Summer Explorers Camp Apr 20, 2021

Looking for a way to “celebrate summer” with your family this year? Become Explorers! On this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, Jeremiah Wentz and Delise Germond introduce us to CC’s Explorers Camp, and help us see how exploring is really about learning to love the world around you as you find your place in it. You’ll hear about what to expect, how to prepare, where to register, and when to get started. (hint: go to classicalconversations/explorers and enter code EE10 to get 10% off!) Join us this summer: there is so much “new” still to be discovered!

EE What is Academic Orientation? Apr 15, 2021

In this episode, Daniel Shirley, homeschool graduate and Challenge IV tutor, talks with long-time homeschooling moms and CC leaders: Amanda Butler, Academic Director, and Heather Shirley, Academic Officer, about new training opportunities for licensed directors and tutors. If you liked what you heard about how CC trains homeschooling parents, consider becoming a CC tutor. Visit classicalconversations.com and click on “contact a local leader” to learn more about starting a CC homeschool community in your area.

EE Celebrate Summer READ Ancient World Echoes Apr 13, 2021

Everybody loves a good story, and we have a new collection to tell you about. Join the Everyday Educator podcast this week as Jennifer Courtney tells us why these “ancient stories” are so timely for your family! You’ll also discover some ways to use these wonderful read alouds to start great conversations, and maybe encourage a budding storyteller in your midst.

EE Graduating into a New Beginning The Conversation Ch 12 Apr 06, 2021

As you approach graduation with your student—or imagine what it will be like in the “sweet by and by”—are you filled with gratitude, excitement, or trepidation? This Everyday Educator podcast will remind you of the causes for celebration in this milestone, and perhaps reframe your thinking as you look toward a new beginning with your child! Join Brittany Lewis and Lisa Bailey as they celebrate the “end” of this journey: rich conversations, solid learning habits, preparation for God’s next steps, and confidence that the best is yet to be!

EE Speaking the Language of Art The Conversation Ch 11 Mar 30, 2021

Why should we pay attention to art education with our children, or be intentional about reclaiming our own educations in the arts? What does art have to do with Truth? Does art make us more human? If these questions intrigue you, or if you just want to know what the Five Canons of Rhetoric have to do with fine arts, this latest Everyday Educator podcast is for you! Join Chelly Barnard and Lisa Bailey as they think out loud about the language of art, and how we can all become fluent.

EE Study Latin to Pursue Truth, Beauty, and Goodness The Conversation Ch 10 Mar 23, 2021

Looking for good reasons to study Latin alongside your student? Join Latin students and tutors Denise Moore and Stephanie Bailey as they show us some unexpected benefits from studying Latin and other foreign languages. Find out how the arts of grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric are sharpened, and how the Five Canons of Rhetoric can equip us to study with intention and success.

EE The Lesson That History Teaches The Conversation Ch 9 Mar 16, 2021

Parents, do you yearn to have lively and enlightening conversations with your high-schoolers about history—and everything else? Join Lisa Bailey, Kelli Wilt, and Marc Hays as they talk about the real reasons we should study history. Listen as they explore some great ways to start conversations about history, and reveal the real lesson that history should teach us all.

EE Harmonizing Economics and Government The Conversation Ch 8 Mar 09, 2021

Are you a “discuss-er”? Do you wish you were, or that your family had the habit of wrestling with big ideas together? This week, Leslie Hubbard, Stephanie Meter, and Lisa Bailey talk about what entices family members to pursue truth together through conversations. Listen and learn to ask good questions, find the value in timely examples, and see the usefulness of the Five Canons of Rhetoric in family discussions.

EE Math, The Conversation You Want to Have The Conversation Ch 7 Mar 02, 2021

What’s the easiest way to bring math into the conversations you’re having with your family? Get outside your math book and feast on the beauty and wonder in creation! Guests Jennifer Courtney and Marc Hays help host Lisa Bailey discover the relationship between numbers, patterns, creation, and math conversations. Listen in as these long-time lead learners discuss how the Five Canons of Rhetoric and a playful spirit will improve the math sense of your whole family.

EE Keeping Science Lively The Conversation Ch 6 Feb 23, 2021

If you are missing the delight your children took in science explorations as little kids, take a listen to how we can keep the wonder and delight in this study, even as our students head into high school. Join Leslie Hubbard and Amy Jones as they help host Lisa Bailey see that the best tools for studying science are wonder, imagination, our senses, and the ability and expectation to know God! They’ll show us all how to use the Five Canons of Rhetoric to connect science to the everyday pursuits of family life.

EE Writing Woes and Wins The Conversation Ch 5 Feb 16, 2021

Do you or your student dread writing or do you embrace it excitedly? Join Jennifer Courtney and Stephanie Meter as they discuss writing across the curriculum—in literature, history, and science. Together, they explore how the five canons of rhetoric can help you write about any topic in an organized, interesting, and persuasive way to capture the minds and hearts of your audience.

EE Winsome, Reasoned Rhetoric The Conversation Ch 4 Feb 09, 2021

Hoping to guide your student to towards gracious communication, sound judgment, and contemplation of virtue? Teach them speech and debate skills, really! Listen as Melisa Weaver, Leslie Hubbard, and Lisa Bailey talk about how the Five Canons of Rhetoric and the practice of political speech, forensic speech, and ceremonial speech lead our students toward the art of compassionate conversation.

EE Reading That Inspires The Conversation Ch 3 Feb 02, 2021

Do we really need to work on reading with our high schoolers? Isn’t it enough that they can read and know what to read and do read? Listen in as Jennifer Courtney, Stephanie Meter, and Lisa Bailey discuss the spiritual aspect of “why read?” as well as offer some insights for weaving the Five Canons of Rhetoric into reading, into experiencing books, and into family conversations.

EE Defining Rhetoric The Conversation Ch 2 Jan 26, 2021

For parents looking toward the high school years, the Everyday Educator Podcast offers “Defining Rhetoric” The Conversation Ch 2, a look at how moving into the arts of Rhetoric can bind your hearts together at home and make those high school years exhilarating and satisfying and full of conversation. Join Marc Hays, Karin Carpenter, and Lisa Bailey as they talk about the canons of Rhetoric and why we all need to be rhetoricians.

EE How to Develop Confidence as a Homeschooler Jan 19, 2021

Do you yearn to develop or strengthen your confidence as a homeschooler? Are you determined to redeem the Art of Rhetoric, and become an accomplished conversationalist who leads discussion on meaningful ideas? Whether you’re looking for a little encouragement as you continue the homeschool journey into high school or you’re just testing the waters to see if you want to jump in, this first podcast in a new series is for you! Join Brittany Lewis and Lisa Bailey as they discuss Chapter 1 of The Conversation, and share thoughts on three aspects parents really contribute to their children’s educations.

EE Advent The Gift of Celebration Dec 22, 2020

In this final Advent episode, join Lisa Bailey in re-examining the journey of the Wise Men; consider the gift of Celebration, and how and why we are called to celebrate this season. Find encouragement to slow down and allow God’s wonder to move you!

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EE Advent The Gift of Wonder Dec 15, 2020

What makes you wonder? What leaves you speechless? Has wonder ever moved you to change? Join Lisa Bailey on this Advent podcast considering the Gift of Wonder; learn from the shepherds’ response how to make room for wonder in your Christmas celebration this year! (Perfect for a personal reflection or a family devotional!)

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EE Advent The Gift of Listening Dec 08, 2020

Listen in on this second episode of our Advent series as Lisa Bailey and her husband David explore the gift of listening. How did the gift of listening position Joseph for blessing? How can listening deepen your celebration of Christmas this year? Whether you listen devotionally, or as a family activity, we hope this podcast blesses your family this season.

EE Advent The Gift of Attending Dec 01, 2020

Merry Christmas! All December the Everyday Educator podcasts will center on Advent, with devotional thoughts suitable for the whole family, and some ideas you can use for deeper reflections. This month we’ll focus on the gifts of attending, listening, wondering, and celebrating as embodied in the Christmas story; this week, we’ll look at how Mary’s gift of attending allowed her to hear God’s heart, and adjust her expectations for a blessing. Join us as we think about unexpected gifts and how our responses to them help or hinder our celebrations!

EE Finding Beauty The Question Ch 11 Nov 24, 2020

I know that we all are determined to be “the best teachers” for our kids, and we eagerly (at least usually!) join them in learning/re-learning literature, math, science, history…all the “main subjects” we’ve come to think of as vital. But, what about the subjects many DON”T see as “vital”? How are we to find the time or the talent for teaching the fine arts?! Is it possible that anything we’ve already learned can help us with the arts?! Join guests Jennifer Courtney and Marc Hays on this Everyday Educator Podcast and hear how the Five Common Topics make discussing, appreciating, and participating in art fun for the whole family.

EE Asking the Right Questions The Question Ch 10 Nov 17, 2020

Do you feel adequate for the task to teaching science to your kids?! If you are trying to prepare your child for a STEM career, you might already feel overwhelmed…but…is that what you should be doing?! Our podcast guests Leslie Hubbard and Marc Hays offer some perspective and encouragement for parents in this episode; listen as they tell us how to get started and how to use the Five Common Topics to lead our students to ask “troubling questions” in pursuit of science!

EE Connecting the Dots The Question Ch 9 Nov 10, 2020

Are you worried about “studying history” with your students as they get older—especially if youdon’t know all the history details that they know?! The good news is, studying history doesn’t have to be complicated! Join Marc Hays, Karin Carpenter, and Lisa Bailey as they reveal how to use some simple questions to “connect the dots” of your history study, building a context for your knowledge that truly leads to deeper understanding. Our experienced parents will offer specifics on using the Five Common Topics to frame some great conversation-starters, and suggest some bigger reasons to study history as a family.

EE Resistance Training The Question Ch 8 Nov 03, 2020

Have you noticed how argumentative your middle schooler can be? Wondering how to harness and channel this proclivity for good? We suggest logic studies! Join Lisa Bailey and Stephanie Meter as they advocate for studying logic with your middle schooler; as Stephanie says, teaching logic to your teens may just help them argue their way out of their own crazy ideas! You’ll also see how logic finds its way into all other studies, from Latin to math to Mock Trial. Listen in and discover how asking the right questions positions us all to find the right answers, logically speaking.

EE Why 'Where' Matters The Question Ch 7 Oct 27, 2020

What IS the value of a “mental map of the world”? Does “where” really matter to our students? Whether you’re searching for the reason to study geography or looking for new ways to learn cartography, you’ll find fresh ideas on this Everyday Educator podcast. Marc Hays, Stephanie Meter and Lisa Bailey look at how to layer the learning from Foundations through Challenge as they talk about geography and current events, pointing out ways to use the Five Common Topics to jump start the learning.

EE Making Math Count The Question Ch 6 Oct 20, 2020

What if teaching math could bring your family closer? Would you like to know how to “play with numbers” instead of only “solving problems”? Listen in as Lisa Bailey, Marc Hays, and Leslie Hubbard talk about math explorations at home and in community. Discover ways to ask good questions that model good thinking for your students, and begin the journey toward loving math—really!

EE More Than Pen and Paper The Question Ch 5 Oct 13, 2020

The art of writing well focuses on three questions; do you know what they are? If you feel somewhat unequal to the task of teaching writing to your children, or if you just want some fresh ideas, tune into this week’s Everyday Educator Podcast “More Than Pen and Paper.” Lisa Bailey and Stephanie Meter give pointers on how to harness the Five Common Topics to ask key questions that will lead you and your students toward better writing, more open dialogue, and a truly hospitable exchange of ideas!

EE The Why, What, and How of Reading The Question Ch 4 Oct 06, 2020

Whether you are a reader yourself or a parent eager to raise readers, you’ll love listening in as three lifelong readers discuss why children should read, what children should read, and how children should read. Join Jennifer Courtney, Stephanie Meter, and Lisa Bailey as they explore how parents can raise readers by using good questions to initiate conversations about what we are reading at home. You’ll go away equipped to ask good questions about a book even if you haven’t read it yourself! As a bonus, listen in to discover the hidden benefit of reading.

EE Honest Questions The Question Ch. 3 Sep 29, 2020

Let’s be honest: even after we make the decision to homeschool we have questions! “How do I know what to teach?” “How important are grades and assessments?” “What else should I be teaching?” In this episode based on chapter 3 of The Question, host Lisa Bailey and guests Marc Hays and Leslie Hubbard share insights on these and other frequently asked questions. Listen in as they ruminate on the point of education, the place of technology, and how classical education teaches self-control.

EE Rest in the Midst of Wrestling Part 2 The Question Ch. 2 Sep 22, 2020

What do “rest” and “wrestling” have in common? How can one actually lead to the other? Find out on the latest Everyday Educator Podcast as Lisa Bailey, Marc Hays, and Leslie Hubbard talk about integration, reconciliation, harmony, and enjoying the journey with your middle school children. You’ll find encouragement and some good insight on asking the right questions as you learn alongside your kids.

EE Rest in the Midst of Wrestling, The Question Ch. 1 Sep 15, 2020

Have you ever considered the purpose of education? Are you still formulating your goals for educating your children at home? Join Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Lisa Bailey as they think through the arts of the trivium and prepare to spend several weeks delving into the Art of Dialectic. This new series, based on the book The Question, will help you think through the philosophical and practical purposes for classically educating your children at home; you’ll gain valuable insight on how the Five Common Topics of Dialectic make wrestling with big ideas easier.

EE Animal Farm What Does It Mean to Me? Sep 08, 2020

A tool that could produce better readers would be worth its weight in gold to many of us! Happily, just such a tool is waiting for us all: Active Reader Questions! Whether you want to become a more discerning reader, raise a more intentional thinker, or enjoy deep conversations about what you read with your family, this tool is a wonder. Join Lisa Bailey, Marc Hays and Stephanie Meter as they explore how asking questions (of ourselves and others) leads to richer reading.

EE: Animal Farm What Does It Mean, Marking a Text Sep 01, 2020

Are you still on the fence about writing in your books, even after Practicum? Join Lisa Bailey, Marc Hays, and Stephanie Meter as they reveal how “marking the text” made reading Animal Farm a different experience this time around. You’ll gain some practical tips on methods of marking, and discover how marking your books leads to conversation: with the book, with the author, with yourself, and with others! (This is the second episode in a series using Animal Farm to illustrate the tools good readers use.)

EE: Animal Farm What Does It Say? Story Sequence Chart Aug 25, 2020

How do you start a conversation about a book or story? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a tool that could ensure you remember all the important details, identify the key plot points, connect the aspects of the story, AND help you have a better conversation about what you’ve read? Good news: a story sequence chart can do just that! Listen in as Marc Hays and Stephanie Meter help host Lisa Bailey discover the vital aspects of George Orwell’s Animal Farm by following a story sequence chart. These readers and thinkers introduce the story in this first of three episodes demonstrating how to use the three tools learned during Practicum 2020 to talk about literature.

EE: What I Wish I Had Known Aug 18, 2020

Edging closer to the start of the a new academic year are you filled with excitement, anticipation, or…nerves?! Join veteran homeschoolers Lisa Bailey and Jennifer Courtney for a conversation about what they wished they had known at the outset of their journeys. They’ll discuss the value of habits, relationships, and “pressing on”, and offer a suggestion for where to seek security and rest when the journey is challenging.

EE: So You're Gonna Homeschool Aug 11, 2020

Are you still wrestling with your decision about homeschooling for this fall? Sometimes it can seem like you don’t know what you don’t know! Join veteran homeschoolers Jennifer Courtney and Lisa Bailey as they share the questions they wish they had known to ask, and the answers they found along the way. Homeschooling, it turns out, is about much more than academics!!

EE: Come Play in the Sandbox Aug 04, 2020

Families looking for a buffet of resources to enliven their homeschool journey are loving two new e-zines from Classical Conversations! The Sandbox and Onward have recently debuted to rave reviews, and a sneak peek inside these two resources reveals blessings for busy families practicing the arts of learning at home. Listen in as Kelli Wilt gives us the scoop on what we’ll find inside, how we’ll use them at home, and where we’ll go to get more issues.

EE: We Believe So We Reach For the Future Jul 28, 2020

How does a classical, Christian education lead to virtue? Can you even TEACH virtue?! As you ponder the home-centered education you are designing for your family, consider the place that Truth holds. Join Lisa Bailey, Melisa Weaver, and Stephanie Meter for a thoughtful conversation about “soul cultivation”, the “little t’s and Big T”, and how to embark on a homeschool journey that is not wandering!

EE: We Believe So We Keep Learning Jul 21, 2020

What are the benefits to children when parents keep learning? How can we hope to give our children a better education at home than the one we received? Glean some keen insights and some reproducible ideas from Leigh Bortins, Jennifer Courtney, and Amy Jones as they think on these things in this episode of the “We Believe” series.

EE: We Believe So We Build Community Jul 14, 2020

Have you ever wondered why “community” is emphasized by classical, Christian educators? At CC, we believe we were created for community--to support one another, teach one another, encourage one another--to do life together! Listen in as Michele Earles and Eva Zaldumbide share what learning in community has taught their families, and discover how “community” goes beyond in-person in the COVID-19 era. You might be surprised!

EE: We Believe So We Prepare to Discover Jul 07, 2020

How does what you believe impact what you do? At Classical Conversations, we understand that what we believe drives what we do, educationally! Join us for this first episode of a new series, “We Believe…So We…”, and think with us about the purpose of education. Listen in as homeschooling parents Kristi Dye and Tim Knotts share how their beliefs about the purposes of education directs both their choices of what and how to teach at home and their motivations to be lifelong learners. What do classical educators DO because of their beliefs?

EE: As You Go - Discipleship Thoughts For Families Part 2 Jun 30, 2020

Looking for some more “organic” ways to seize the teachable moments with your children? In this second episode on “as-you-go-discipleship”, guest Jill Philbrick shares some key principles and some practical examples for parents seeking winsome ways to talk about spiritual matters with our kids. Be sure you stick around for the blessing at the end! And, don’t miss the “As You Go-Discipleship for Families” devotional offerings on CC Connected later this summer.

EE: As You Go - Discipleship Thoughts for Families Part 1 Jun 23, 2020

Wondering why your efforts at family devotion time fall flat? Maybe you need a new perspective! In Part 1 of this series, veteran homeschool mom Jill Philbrick shares her struggles with “devotions” and how she has discovered a more winsome way to share Biblical truth with her children.

EE: Practicum At Home Jun 16, 2020

Practicum-at-home: cause for mourning or reason to celebrate? The answer might surprise you! While we all miss our community and the exhilaration of being together, Cultivating the Conversation: The Art of Exposition is surprisingly adaptable to our “new normal”. Listen in as four Practicum Speakers share how the content of this year’s Practicum (teaching reading!) meets the needs of all families, while the On Demand format means more folks than ever can be part of the conversation! Discover conversational tools to excavate truth and find inviting ways to engage with others about hope and life!

EE: Moving On Up! The Challenge IV Program Jun 09, 2020

You’ve come to the last stop on the educational journey, senior year of high school! Is Challenge IV right for your family? Listen in as Brittany Lewis and Lisa Bailey, veteran homeschoolers and CC directors, describe this crown jewel of the Challenge program. They’ll discuss the skills sharpened and the subjects used in the sharpening! You will find discover how Challenge IV prepares students for life not just academics, developing the moral imagination needed to identify virtue and live it out. You’ll hear about leadership education and how the pace of this last year of high school is designed as a “gift of contemplation” for students, encouraging them to become deeper thinkers, truer friends, and better citizens. Parents will find their role as mentors and cheerleaders as the homeschool journey draws to a satisfying end.

EE: Moving On Up! The Challenge III Program Jun 02, 2020

As your student moves into the latter years of high school, you might have some questions about the Challenge program. Listen in as Karin Carpenter and Lisa Bailey reveal the gems to be mined in the Challenge III year! You will hear how the study of Latin, algebra, American history and Shakespeare are winsomely pursued, and how community day provides chances for each student to help and be helped as they stretch the learning muscles. You’ll discover how community day conversations give students the chance to love their neighbors more naturally, as they practice sharing ideas together.

EE: Moving On Up! The Challenge II Program May 26, 2020

What have you heard about Challenge II? If you want the real scoop, listen in as Tonya Rozelle and Lisa Bailey describe this transformational year of high school. You’ll hear how the theme of choices is realized in each strand of study, and how this intentional focus helps you raise deep thinkers who revel in changing their world. Parents, find out how to balance your involvement with your student’s independence, and be encouraged by what your student will gain through this year of discussion.

EE: Academic Orientation Training Tips May 21, 2020

In this episode, Daniel Shirley, homeschool graduate and Challenge IV tutor, talks with long time homeschooling moms and CC leaders: Amanda Butler, Academic Director, and Heather Shirley, Academic Officer, about new training opportunities for licensed directors and tutors. If you liked what you heard about how CC trains homeschooling parents, consider becoming a CC tutor. Visit classicalconversations.com and click on “contact a local leader” to learn more about starting a CC homeschool community in your area.

EE: Moving On Up! The Challenge I Program May 19, 2020

Wondering what’s so great about Challenge I as your child enters the high school years? Listen in as Lisa Bailey and Julie Dickens reveal the blessings of this program for students and families. Get the answers to key questions such as “Is Challenge enough to prepare my student?” and “How involved should parents expect to be?” You’ll be excited to hear what students learn, and how that changes them!

EE: Moving On Up! The Challenge B Program May 12, 2020

Those of you looking toward Challenge B for the fall will want to listen in as Stephanie Meter and Lisa Bailey discuss the details of this program. You will hear how the “Ownership” theme of Challenge A naturally leads to the “Discipline” of Challenge B. You will get a practical sense of how students continue to hone the skills of learning they’ve been cultivating. And, you’ll discover the biggest surpriseof Challenge B! Listen in and discover the richness…

EE: Moving On Up! The Challenge A Program May 05, 2020

Wondering what to expect as you and your student move into the Challenge years? Join Lisa Bailey and Angela Oxford as they discuss the beauties and benefits of Challenge A. You’ll gain some great insights on this “year of firsts” and hear from experienced parents how to navigate this new part of your journey, both academically and relationally.

EE: Homeschool Dad Discussion-Enjoying Music Together Apr 28, 2020

Marc Hays and Timothy Knotts discuss homeschooling from a dad’s perspective about why is music important, how they incorporate music in their homes, and how the unified diversity of music itself provides for the differences between family practices and children’s gifts and desires. Timothy currently serves as the president of The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers in Connecticut and as an area representative for Classical Conversations.

EE: Homeschool Dad Discussion-Playing Together Apr 21, 2020

Marc Hays and Timothy Knotts discuss homeschooling from a dad’s perspective and continue the conversation about activities we enjoy with our children where no books are involved whether inside, outside, near our homes or far away. Timothy currently serves as the president of The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers in Connecticut and as an area representative for Classical Conversations.

EE: Homeschool Dad Discussion-Reading Together Apr 16, 2020

Marc Hays and Timothy Knotts discuss homeschooling from a dad’s perspective and begin the conversation about books we are reading aloud, have read aloud, and want to read aloud with our children. Timothy currently serves as the president of The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers in Connecticut and as an area representative for Classical Conversations.

EE: New World Echoes Apr 06, 2020

Good news ALERT! A welcome addition to the Copper Lodge Series is hot off the press, ready to delight readers everywhere. Join host Lisa Bailey as she interviews Jennifer Courtney, compiler of our newest story collection, New World Echoes! Discover why these tales stand the test of time and why they resonate with us today as much as they did with the settlers of the “New World.”

EE: Moving On Up! The Essentials Program Mar 31, 2020

In this episode of the “Moving On Up” series, join Lisa Bailey, Holly Morales, and Sarah Pederson as they talk about the Essentials program. Discover how this English grammar, writing, and math practice program provides encouragement, support, and fun for students AND parents within community each week. Covered ideas: parents as learners, scalability of material, and foundations for future language learning.

EE: Moving On Up! The Foundations Program Mar 24, 2020

Looking into the Foundations Program for your children 12 years old and younger? Join Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Holly Morales as they discuss the beauty of the Foundations Program as a fun way to build a foundation for knowledge, as a community for parents eager to reclaim their own educations, and as a delightful way for children to have some hands-on fun while learning to better love their neighbors! This is a community-based program that truly resonates with the way your children love to learn; find out how to get started today!

EE: Moving On Up! Scribblers Mar 17, 2020

Catch this new series, “Moving On Up!”, designed to highlight Classical Conversations’ offerings for the whole family. In this first episode, join host Lisa Bailey and guests Holly Morales and Jennifer Courtney as they uncover the gems in the Scribblers At-Home Collection, designed for your little treasures ages 3-8. Listen in as these homeschooling veterans discuss the gentle ways to begin learning as a family.

EE: The Abolition of Man Part 4 Mar 10, 2020

In this final episode Marc Hays and Daniel Shirley reflect on C.S. Lewis’s total argument and explore whether or not our future is a hopeful one.

EE: The Abolition of Man Part 3 Mar 03, 2020

Join Marc Hays and Daniel Shirley as they review the second essay and begin the third essay of The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis.

EE: The Abolition of Man Part 2 Feb 25, 2020

Marc Hays and Daniel Shirley continue their conversation about The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. Covering the first half of the second essay "The Way", Marc and Daniel discuss Lewis's "Innovators" and the "Tao".

EE: The Abolition of Man Part 1 Feb 18, 2020

In this first episode of a four-part series, Marc Hays and Daniel Shirley delve into the first Essay of C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man discussing ideas like the head, heart, and appetites and what it means to inculcate proper sentiment in students.

EE: Parent Resources Feb 11, 2020

Join Daniel Shirley and Heather Shirley as they discuss the Parent Resources on pages 68-69 of the 2020 Classical Conversations Catalog. Learn how each of these well-chosen books can inform and enrich parents’ homeschool journey across each Classical Conversations program from Scribblers through Challenge IV and beyond.

EE: Five Canons of Rhetoric - Delivery Feb 04, 2020

Just how important is the canon of Delivery? What are the elements that will help us move an audience? How can we help our students overcome a possible reluctance to present? If you’ve wondered about these questions, or even if you just want to finish out the Five Canons podcast, join Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Brittany Lewis as they talk about sharpening the skills of Delivery with all our children.

EE: Five Canons of Rhetoric - Memory Jan 28, 2020

Is the Canon of Memory more than just memorizing a speech? Join podcasters Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Brittany Lewis as they probe this canon more deeply! You’ll discover that Memory blesses as it allow students to focus on their audience, distill their message, and revive their confidence. Find out how the canon of Memory can be practiced by students of every age, and enjoyed by families as they read together, share stories, learn hymns, and memorize scripture.

EE: Five Canons of Rhetoric - Elocution Jan 21, 2020

If you are ready to explore ways to be memorable and moving with your communication, join Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Brittany Lewis as they think about the canon of Elocution. Discover how the style of our communication should be governed by both the subject material and our audience, and get some practical ideas for incorporating elocution into all your lessons with all your students.

EE: Five Canons of Rhetoric - Arrangement Jan 14, 2020

In the second of our podcasts on the Five Canons of Rhetoric, our team discusses “Arrangement” and how this canon leads us to organize our thoughts, to love our neighbor, and to become clearer thinkers. With insights gleaned from years of leading students and children, Jennifer Courtney, Brittany Lewis, and Lisa Bailey examine how to use Arrangement across all subject strands to grow our understanding. Listen, and learn how Arrangement helps us communicate effectively and think deeply.

EE: Five Canons of Rhetoric - Invention Jan 06, 2020

As classical, Christian educators, we are interested in finding the truth and communicating that truth well! An ancient tool can help us achieve that goal; join Lisa Bailey, Brittany Lewis, and Jennifer Courtney as they begin to explore the 5 Canons of Rhetoric in this podcast on the canon of Invention. You’ll be encouraged as these veteran homeschoolers share how Invention can help your student overcome the “tyranny of the blank page” when thinking and writing about a new idea, and how Invention can help us all become more gracious communicators.

Advent Part 3: Anticipation Dec 16, 2019

We hope you enjoy the final episode of a three-part series on the topic of "Advent." We hope you enjoy Part 3 as we discuss a variety of topics surrounding advent and anticipation.

Advent Part 2: Associations Dec 09, 2019

We hope you enjoy episode 2 of part of a three-part series on the topic of "Advent." We hope you enjoy Part 2 as we discuss a variety of topics surrounding advent and memory.

Advent Part 1: Assessment Dec 02, 2019

This is the first part of a three-part series on the topic of "Assessment." We hope you enjoy Part 1 "Advent Assessment" as we discuss a variety of topics surrounding assessment during the current season.

EE: The Five Common Topics - Testimony Nov 19, 2019

In this final episode of the series “The Five Common Topics”, Lisa Bailey, Leslie Hubbard, and Stephanie Meter share how a consideration of Testimony helps seekers pursue Truth. They show that Testimony (including authorities, testimonials, statistics, maxims, laws, and precepts!) helps us wrestle with ideas, stimulate conversations, and gain wisdom. Join these friends and discover how to wield this tool well with your own learners!

EE: The Five Common Topics - Circumstance Nov 12, 2019

Are you looking for a tool to help you dig a little deeper in literature, history, or science? Maybe you want to guide your student to understand others more compassionately, or perhaps you are trying to encourage your students to keep thinking when they believe they’re done! The Common Topic of Circumstance can help you with that! Join Lisa Bailey, Leslie Hubbard and Stephanie Meter as they continue to think about the Five Common Topics, and how these ancient tools help us pursue understanding with our students today. Find out how to use simple questions to “connect the dots” and learn to think more deeply.

EE: The Five Common Topics - Relationship Nov 05, 2019

This episode of The Everyday Educator Podcast examines the topic of Relationship, and proves just how exciting the Five Common Topics can be! Join guests Leslie Hubbard and Stephanie Meter as they explore how this topic can be used from Foundations through Challenge, in math, Latin, timeline, history, science, and Bible study. Host Lisa Bailey guides the discussion on how valuable it is to make connections, build relationships, and wrestle with big ideas, and helps us see how connecting actions and consequences through a consideration of relationship blesses our children for life.

EE: The Five Common Topics - Comparison Oct 29, 2019

On this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, host Lisa Bailey asks guests Leslie Hubbard and Stephanie Meter to consider the topic of Comparison. Listen as they reveal Comparison as an “all-purpose tool”, one useful for integrating new ideas with familiar information, for starting absorbing conversations, and even for getting acquainted with new people! You’ll discover how natural this classical tool is, and how it easy it is to use with all ages, and in practically all situations. As Leslie says, “When in doubt, compare!”

EE: The Five Common Topics - Definition Oct 22, 2019

Join host Lisa Bailey and guests Leslie Hubbard and Stephanie Meter for this Everyday Educator podcast exploring the tool of Definition. Discover just how “common” a topic definition truly IS, and how it can lead to deeper, richer explorations and conversations with your family. These ladies give great examples of how defining a term begins the learning process, and how the student actively participates in the learning when the right questions are posed. This first in a series on the Five Common Topics gives Everyday Educators encouragement and ideas on how to use the tool of Definition. Definitely DO try this at home!

EE: The Habit of Storytelling Oct 15, 2019

Join Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Kelli Wilt as they finish the series on the Five Core Habits by waxing eloquent on the Habit of Storytelling! Listen as they discuss the ways to encourage beginning storytelling, and how to coax reluctant story tellers to join the fun. These experienced moms will even help you see how storytelling sharpens skills your older kids will need to thrive and grow. You’ll gain some great insights, and pick up some tips you can use to make storytelling a more everyday part of your homeschool.

EE: The Habit of Expressing Oct 09, 2019

Join host Lisa Bailey and guests Jennifer Courtney and Kelli Wilt as they consider the habit of Expressing. You’ll be encouraged to see expressing as worship, to celebrate expressing as communication of joy in learning, and to be brave in expressing your own thoughts about what you are learning. The testimony of these experienced moms will hearten you as you ponder all the ways children express their learning in their own time.

EE: The Habit of Memorizing Oct 08, 2019

In the latest installment in “The Tools” series, join Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Kelli Wilt as they discuss the habit of Memorizing. Everyday Educators will be encouraged to practice this tool with our littles without stressing out! The beauty of this habit is found in enjoying the time spent memorizing alongside our children, building a shared body of knowledge that we can take out and discuss at will in our families—and in our communities! In fact, one of the best things about memorizing is that it can draw us together. Your podcast buddies will think about laying a foundation for later thinking, allowing children to choose their mode of memorizing, and creating a “library of the mind” as they share a conversation about the habit of memorizing.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Final Episode Sep 24, 2019

In this final episode of our series, Marc Hays, Lisa Bailey, and Jennifer Courtney discuss the last parts of Chapter 8 and the Epilogue. They discuss how a classical, Christian education depends upon divine assistance for understanding and how it leads us to the person of Truth with a capital T. Together, they celebrate a deeper understanding of students as image-bearers and the truth that all of us will be changed through classical, Christian paideia—students and parents!

EE: The Habit of Attending Sep 24, 2019

Join Jennifer Courtney, Kelli Wilt, and Lisa Bailey as they continue to discuss the value of Core Habits for our families. Today they will delve into the beauty of the habit of Attending! Learn how to cultivate this natural habit with your children of all ages, attending with joy to the world God has created and celebrating both God’s goodness and our relationships.

EE: The Habit of Naming Sep 17, 2019

In this episode, join Lisa Bailey, Kelli Wilt and Jennifer Courtney as they discuss the core habit of naming. They will define naming and discuss how naming is a tool of learning for everyone from preschoolers to parents. Learn how naming allows us to communicate more and more complex ideas and truths to others so that we can truly be a community of learners. Get practical tips for how to foster this core habit at home. Learn how naming encourages conversations that allow us to wrestle with big ideas.

EE: All About Analogies For All of Us Sep 05, 2019

Join Lisa Bailey and Marc Hays as they discuss analogies, curriculum development, frog dissection, and epic sonnets. Marc is the author of the new resource, Analogies For All of Us, which is being used in the Reasoning Strand of Challenge A this semester.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 8 Part 3 Aug 21, 2019

Join thinkers and readers Jennifer Courtney....as they continue to discuss David Hick's Norms and Nobility, Chapter 8 Part 3. In section IV, they wrestle with the modern outcome of "values free education", one that Hicks declares to be both false and dangerous. Follow our lively bunch as they ponder the beauty and necessity of teaching responsibility along with information.

EE: Benefits of Foundations & Essentials Aug 13, 2019

Have you ever pondered the benefits of Foundations and Essentials, both the obvious and the not-so-obvious? Join Foundations parent Marc Hays, parent and Director Jaime Hays, and former student/current Challenge Director Stephanie Meter as they discuss what makes these programs winners in the short AND long run!!

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 8 Part 2 Aug 06, 2019

Are classical education and Christian education opposed to one another? Join Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Daniel Shirley as they explore how Christianity actually fulfills the classical quest to unite knowledge and responsibility. They visit the age-old question “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Listen in as they compare Greek tragedy and sin. Learn how Christianity allowed optimism about education.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 8 Part 1 Jul 30, 2019

In Chapter 8, David Hicks looks at “The Promise of Christian Paideia.” In this chapter, his discussion of classical education shifts from the ancient Greeks to the era of Christian education. In this episode, our panelists consider sections 1 and 2 in which Hicks outlines the problems of classical pagan education and looks at how Christ provides the answer to those problems.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 7 Part 2 Jul 23, 2019

Why does anyone in a democracy need a classical education anyway? In this episode, Marc Hays, Lisa Bailey, and Jennifer Courtney finish up their discussion of Chapter 7. They consider four objectives of a classical education in a democracy and apply those ideas to our efforts to reclaim classical, Christian home education.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 7 Part 1 Jul 16, 2019

In this episode, our panelists ask some really important questions about classical education. Is classical education elitist or is it for everyone? Is classical education a good form of education for a modern, technologically advanced society? Is classical education a good form of education for democracy? Listen in as they explore these questions and be inspired to give your children a royal education with plenty of truth, goodness, and beauty as they seek to become more like Christ.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 6 Part 2 Jul 09, 2019

In this episode, Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Daniel Shirley finish their discussion of Chapter 6. Join them as they think about how to educate both the heart and head of our children. Listen in as they consider how to resist modern notions of education. Be inspired to think about education as preparation for life instead of a strictly practical, utilitarian endeavor to prepare young adults for increasingly complex jobs.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 6 Part 1 Jun 26, 2019

In this episode, we move away from the aims of classical education to the method of classical education. Panelists Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Marc Hays explore questions like “What is dialectic?” “What is the relationship between dialectic and conscience?” and “What can we learn from Socratic dialogue?”

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 5 Part 5 Jun 18, 2019

This podcast covers chapter 5, section 5 to the end of the chapter. In this episode, Lisa, Jennifer, and Marc ask and attempt to answer the questions: “Why did modern educators walk away from the classical education tradition?” and “What were the consequences of that decision?” They conclude by thinking about how we can teach science in a classical, normative way.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 5 Part 4 May 28, 2019

Join your Norms and Nobility fellow-readers as they discuss the question of why the ancients seemed to mistrust scientific inquiry. We'll explore the idea that the ancients were wary of giving the "answers" science provided too much power; instead, they wanted ideology to first provide the unifying vision for discoveries and technology, so that students might be saved from "chaos" and moved to just courses of action.

20% off Norms & Nobility at www.classicalconversationsbooks.com through May 31 when listeners use NORMSPOD20 at checkout.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 5 Part 3 May 22, 2019

Join your Norms & Nobility friends as they discuss part 3 of chapter 5! The crew explores the idea that mathematics bridges the gap between ancients' focus on the ideal types and the moderns' focus on the utility of harnessing nature for man's own ends. The ancients found that math could explain the immanent forms of matter (the "perfect forms" undergirding reality), and that helped them make peace with their observations of the "irrational" concrete universe.

20% off Norms & Nobility at www.classicalconversationsbooks.com through May 31 when listeners use NORMSPOD20 at checkout.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 5 Part 2 May 17, 2019

Join Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, Daniel Shirley, and Lisa Bailey as they discuss the results of modern science's emphasis on things that can be empirically measured in the material world while discounting and ignoring the immaterial world.

20% off Norms & Nobility at www.classicalconversationsbooks.com through May 31 when listeners use NORMSPOD20 at checkout.

Why Read Aloud to Your Children? May 14, 2019

Join Jennifer Courtney and Lisa Bailey as they discuss the reasons for starting the valuable practice of reading aloud to your children. Also, get a brief glimpse of Old World Echoes, a hand-picked collection old classic tales of awe and wonder from around the world.

Perfect for Cycle 2 read aloud time!

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CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 5 Part 1 May 07, 2019

Join Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays and Daniel Shirley as they explore Chapter 5 of Norms and Nobility. It’s all about science. In this episode, our panelists discuss the differences between how ancient, classical thinkers approach science and how modern thinkers approach science. Along the way, they examine questions like “What about technology?” and “Does the study of science help my students think more about the Ideal Type?

20% off Norms & Nobility at www.classicalconversationsbooks.com through May 31 when listeners use NORMSPOD20 at checkout.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 4 Part 2 Apr 30, 2019

In this episode Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, Lisa Bailey, and Daniel Shirley wrap up Chapter 4 of Norms and Nobility with a discussion about the efficiency in education.

20% off Norms & Nobility at www.classicalconversationsbooks.com through May 31 when listeners use NORMSPOD20 at checkout.

CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 4 Part 1 Apr 23, 2019

In this episode Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Daniel Shirley discuss and define the "tyrannizing image" encountering questions like, "What is the use of poetry?" "How do we teach without boring our students?"

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CCMM Norms & Nobility Chapter 3 Part 2 Apr 16, 2019

In this episode Marc Hays and Daniel Shirley discuss the final section of Norms and Nobility Chapter 3. They discuss questions like, "How can we learn without encountering what we don't know?" and "What does friendship between parents as teachers and their children as students look like?

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CCMM: Norms & Nobility Chapter 3 Part 1 Apr 08, 2019

Daniel Shirley and Marc Hays continue the conversation about Norms and Nobility delving into the question, "How do we keep healthy tension between having all the answers and being curious about the world around us?

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CCMM: Norms & Nobility Chapter 2 Part 2 Apr 03, 2019

In this episode Daniel Shirley and Marc Hays discuss David Hicks’ Norms and Nobility Chapter 2 on the necessity of story and of messy friendship within classical Christian education.

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CCMM: Norms & Nobility Chapter 2 Part 1 Mar 27, 2019

Join Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Daniel Shirley for this ongoing discussion of David Hicks’ book Norms & Nobility. In this episode, they look at HOW to teach virtue and define some key terms in the book like “logos” and “mythos.” They discuss questions like “what’s the relationship between words and meaning in the universe?” big questions like “What is virtue?” and “Can virtue be taught?” Along the way, gather some tips for reading and highlighting well and for teaching virtues in your own homeschool.

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CCMM: Norms & Nobility Chapter 1, Part 2 Mar 18, 2019

Join Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Daniel Shirley for this ongoing discussion of David Hicks’ book Norms & Nobility. In this episode, they discuss big questions like “What is virtue?” and “Can virtue be taught?” This is the perfect episode for families and directors of Challenge II-IV students. Along the way, gather some tips for reading and highlighting well and for teaching virtues in your own homeschool.

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CCMM: Norms & Nobility Chapter 1 Part 1 Mar 11, 2019

Join Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Daniel Shirley for a discussion of David Hicks’ Norms & Nobility. In this episode, the panelists tackle questions like “What is classical education? What is the purpose of education? and What is the theoretic life?” Get tips on reading and marking up your copy of the book as well as ways to apply these ideas in your own homeschool.

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EE: Setting and Refining Schedules Mar 06, 2019

Join Jennifer Courtney, Lisa Bailey, and Jamie Hays as they discuss the valuable topic of the why and how of schedules, specifically what works and what does not.

Your Firstborn is the Guinea Pig Feb 21, 2019

Jennifer Courtney, Lisa Bailey, and Marc Hays share their experiences as first time parents. They discuss their expectations, anticipations and assumptions, as well as how realizing that though reality often failed to meet expectations, maturing alongside their firstborn didn't mean they had failed as parents, but meant accepting that His mercies are new everyday.

Challenges and Joys of Classical Education (The Core Epilogue) Feb 13, 2019

Jennifer Courtney, Lisa Bailey, and Jamie Hays share some of their journey as homeschooling mothers through classical education, remembering the enjoyable moments and the tough times.

The Rhythms of Reading: Preschool to Post-School Jan 29, 2019

Leigh Bortins and Jennifer Courtney discuss the development of a child's ability to read beginning with pre-reading skills, the phonics stage, middle school, high school, and beyond Challenge IV.

The Leigh Bortins Show Episode 2 - On Movies and Films Jan 25, 2019

In this Episode of the Leigh Bortins Show, Leigh speaks with Chris, Tobin, Jeremiah and William, about movies, and the Christian entertainment industry. From, horror to fantasy – they dissect the goals of cinema, as both an art form and a rhetorical device. Listen to them model tools of conversations, this week – On Movies and Films.

Outside the Museum: Fine Arts at Home (The Core Chapter 10) Jan 23, 2019

Do you want to incorporate fine arts into your home education but don't know how? Join veteran home educators Lisa Bailey, Jennifer Courtney, and Jamie Hays as they discuss painting, poetry, music, dance, sports, and even home economics. Gather some fresh ideas for enjoying these arts with your family.

Becoming a Math Person (The Core Chapter 6) Jan 09, 2019

In this series, we are discussing the book The Core by Leigh Bortins a chapter at a time. This episode features on the three big ideas you need to know as you learn to love math and as you teach math to your children.

Living Science and Loving It (The Core Chapter 9) Jan 08, 2019

Listen in on this discussion of science for students ages 4-12. Learn how to inspire wonder in your children and how to teach them to use their five senses while observing God's world. Science helps us to know God through His world. As we marvel at the beauty and order, we will worship Him.

CCP: History-to-Go! (The Core Chapter 8) Dec 31, 2018

Be sure and tune in to this insightful episode on Leigh Bortins' book The Core. In this eighth installment in our CCP series, we will explore the 8th chapter from The Core and discuss history!

The Leigh Bortins Show: Episode 1 - On Immigration Dec 14, 2018

We hope you enjoy this new podcast series "The Leigh Bortins Show"! On our first episode, Leigh sits down with Tobin Duby, Jeremiah Wentz, and Christopher Blackburn to talk on the hot topic immigration. Immigration is a topic many disagree on, and we hope this episode helps instruct how to converse with one another in a loving and understanding way.

CCP: Getting the World in Your Mind, One Map at a Time (The Core Chapter 7) Dec 07, 2018

We hope you enjoy this seventh installment in our CCP series on Leigh Bortins' book, The Core. Join us as we explore the 7th chapter from The Core and discuss the importance of geography!

CCP: Writing For Life (The Core Chapter 5) Dec 05, 2018

We hope you enjoy this fifth installment in our CCP series on Leigh Bortins' book, The Core. Join us as we explore the 5th chapter from The Core and discuss the value of training our students and kids to be writers for life.

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CCP: Reaping the Rewards of Reading (The Core Chapter 4:P2) Nov 07, 2018

We hope you enjoy this fourth installment in our CCP series on Leigh Bortins' book, The Core. You can learn more about the rewards of reading by reading Chapter 4 in The Core.

Also be sure to check out other special CCP offers by visiting our bookstore online. Just for our listeners and viewers! Save $5.00 off your total order when you use the offer code CCP2018 at checkout.* Finally, be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.

CCP: "Golden Fleece" (Tanglewood Tales) Nov 07, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the resource for Challenge B, Tanglewood Tales "Golden Fleece."

CCP: The Magic of Reading (The Core Chapter 4 P1) Nov 07, 2018

We hope you enjoy this fourth installment in our CCP series on Leigh Bortins' book, The Core. You can learn more about the magic of reading by reading Chapter 4 in The Core.

Also be sure to check out other special CCP offers by visiting our bookstore online. Just for our listeners and viewers! Save $5.00 off your total order when you use the offer code CCP2018 at checkout.* Finally, be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.

CCP: "Pomegranate Seeds" (Tanglewood Tales) Oct 19, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the resource for Challenge B, Tanglewood Tales "Pomegranate Seeds."

CCP: Building a Legacy of Learning (The Core Chapter 3) Oct 19, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses Leigh Bortins' book The Core. In this episode, the focus will be on Chapter 3.

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CCP: "Circe's Palace" (Tanglewood Tales) Oct 19, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the resource for Challenge B, Tanglewood Tales "Circe's Palace."

CCP: Classical Education- A Positive Solution to the Problem of Modern Education (The Core Chapter 2) Oct 16, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses Leigh Bortins' book The Core. In this episode, the focus will be on Chapter 2.

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CCP: Restoring Your Education While Teaching Your Kids (The Core Chapter 1) Oct 05, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses Leigh Bortins' book The Core. In this episode, the focus will be on Chapter 1.

Just for our listeners and viewers! Save $5.00 off your total order when you use the offer code CCP2018 at checkout.* Finally, be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.

CCP: "Dragon's Teeth" (Tanglewood Tales) Oct 05, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the resource for Challenge B, Tanglewood Tales "Dragon Teeth."

CCP: Tanglewood Tales (The Pygmies) Sep 22, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the resource for Challenge B, Tanglewood Tales, "The Pygmies"

CCP: What Homeschooling Can Do For Your Family (The Core Intro) Sep 22, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses Leigh Bortins' book The Core. In this episode, the Introduction will be discussed.

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CCP: "The Minotaur" (Tanglewood Tales) Sep 19, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the resource for Challenge B, Tanglewood Tales, "The Minotaur"

CCP: Blueprints for the Best Education Sep 19, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the Classical Christian Education Made Approachable!

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CCP Podcast - Why Mythology Matters Sep 14, 2018

Thanks for joining us on a Cultivating Classical Parents podcast or webinar! Enjoy this wonderful episode as our team discusses the resource for Challenge B, Tanglewood Tales!

Book Club: Foundations Curriculum 5th Edition Aug 24, 2018

You may have noticed in Practicum this summer and throughout the Foundations Curriculum, Fifth Edition, that we are placing a renewed focus on simplicity in the Foundations years. Leigh Bortins says in her introductory letter on page three that she has the same words of advice as she did twenty years ago…

Enjoy these precious years with your young children.

Delight in their continual discoveries of new truths about God’s world.

Praise them for working hard to memorize and recite His truths.

Join the Foundations Academic Team as they walk through some pages of the Foundations Curriculum, Fifth Edition and discuss enjoying the years, delighting in discoveries, and praising students.

Book Club: Number the Stars (Challenge A) Aug 21, 2018

Number the Stars invites you into a family, a friendship and an adventure amid the circumstances of the Holocaust. Listen to why this novel was chosen for our Challenge A audience to discuss themes of truth, goodness and beauty in an appropriate way during their season of life. Discover how this novel can spark valuable discussion between you and your child.

Book Club: Invitation to the Psalms (Challenge IV) Aug 01, 2018

Book Club: To Kill a Mockingbird (Challenge I) Jul 31, 2018

Enjoy a conversation among friends. Listen to an intriguing discussion of Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lisa Bailey and Julie Dickens explore the complexity of the story line, the depth of character development as well as the symbolism of the “Mockingbird.” The theme of social injustice permeates the book and is carefully considered. Have you ever thought about how reading thought provoking literature prepares us and our children to face situations? Come join this conversation!

Book Club: The Screwtape Letters (Challenge II) Jul 24, 2018

What value can be found in a book with such an odd title? C. S. Lewis’s epistolary work of fiction has been lauded as a “must read” in spiritual works and yet is at times laughably entertaining. Is this combination possible? Listen and judge for yourself.

Book Club: The Necklace (Challenge B) Jul 12, 2018

Why do students study short stories in Challenge B? And why is “The Necklace” a story that is enjoyed on so many different levels by students and adults? This tale, with its surprise ending, opens our eyes to the importance of how the desires of our heart can change the course of our life in an inkling. How can a character be so self-absorbed in her own beauty and worldly desires yet rise to play the part of a hero? Listen as we discuss this timeless story.

WC: Why You Shouldn't Just Ditch Latin Jun 27, 2018

Enjoy this insightful article as Kathy Sheppard helps us see the wonderful benefits of sticking with the study of Latin.

Kathy Sheppard has a B.A. in Latin from the College of William and Mary and a M.Ed. from George Mason University as a reading specialist. She taught Latin at Spotsylvania High School in Virginia for nine years and has taught home-schooled students since 2004. She also has taught online classes to parents and students since 2008 and has been a Classical Conversations Challenge Program director in Fredericksburg since 2006. She studied in Rome in 2003 as part of the American Academy of Rome's Classical summer school. She lives in Virginia with her husband, Dave, her two daughters, Annie and Elizabeth, and her son, Robert. Visit her website www.latinandclassics.com.

L@L: Larry Schweikart Jun 08, 2018

Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to listen in on our nation's history directly with Larry Schweikart.Mr. Schweikart is an American historian and the author of A Patriot's History.

We hope you enjoy the audio!

L@L: Richard Maybury May 31, 2018

We hope to have many of our Challenge I tutors, parents, and students listening as Leigh Bortins interviews author, writer, and journalist Richard J. Maybury. Maybury is the author of Whatever Happened to Penny Candy and The Money Mystery.

Richard J. Maybury is widely regarded as one of the top free-market writers in America. Maybury's articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and other major publications. President of Henry Madison Research, Inc., Maybury is a world-renowned author, lecturer and analyst who consults with business firms and individuals in the U.S. and Europe. Maybury is the Editor of the widely read newsletter, Richard Maybury's U.S. & World Early Warning Report.

L@L: Joel Belz, Founder of WORLD Magazine May 19, 2018

Author Joel Belz founded World magazine, a Christian interest weekly, in 1986. He served as editor and publisher until late 1994. Before that, Belz was managing editor of The Presbyterian Journal, a magazine of theological interest started in 1942. In 1997 Belz was elected president of the Evangelical Press Association. In 1994, he received the James DeForest Murch award from the National Association of Evangelicals. Belz focuses now on editorial tasks for World magazine, having written the lead column for more than 20 years. He also speaks across the country. He is an active churchman, having served in 2003 as moderator of the highest assembly of his denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America. He has been a member of the board of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, for most of the last 25 years. He has a B.A. from Covenant College, an M.A. in mass communications from the University of Iowa, and a doctor of humane letters from Geneva College.

WC S3, Ep23: Investing for Maximum Return May 19, 2018

We hope you enjoy this wonderful Writer's Circle episode by Lisa Bailey. Be encouraged and ready for Practicum this year!

L@L - Homeschool Mothers: "We All Have Moments" May 10, 2018

We hope you enjoy this special L@L episode as Leigh Bortins sits down with five homeschool mothers to discuss the joys and hardships of classical homeschooling. Listen and be encouraged!

L@L - James K.A. Smith Apr 27, 2018

L@L: Becky Dunlop, VP of the Heritage Foundation Apr 18, 2018

We hope you enjoy this interview from the past as Leigh Brotins interviews Becky Dunlop, Vice President of External Relations at the Heritage Foundation. Over the years, Classical Conversations has established a strong relationship with the Heritage Foundation.

"The Heritage Foundation is one of the nation’s largest public policy research organizations. More than 710,000 individual members make it the most broadly supported think tank in America."

We are excited to have Vice President Dunlop on the show this week to help you learn more about the Heritage Foundation.

WC S3, Ep21: No Habla Espanol Apr 13, 2018

We hope you enjoy this wonderful podcast episode by Tifany Borgelt as she share her journey in discovering languages. We hope you listen in and prepare for our 2018 Practicum theme this year "Art of Grammar, Unlocking Languages."

WC S3, Ep20: Reflections on Tutor Humility Mar 30, 2018

We hope you enjoy this wisdom-filled article by Amanda Butler as she shares the necessity of humility for all Classical Conversations Tutors.

WC S3, Ep19: Five Great Reasons for Studying Science Mar 23, 2018

We hope you enjoy this episode as Kate Deddens explores science discovery within the research strand in Challenge B. You are sure to enjoy this audio and delight in the incredible gifts of God given to us in science!

L@L: Classical Educator and Pastor Douglas Wilson Mar 15, 2018

We hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation from the Leigh!@Lunch archives. Leigh Bortins interviews Douglas Wilson about Classical Christian Education. Douglas Wilson is the Pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, ID. He is a strong supporter of the Classical Christian model and wrote the books Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning and The Case for Classical Christian Education.

WC S3, Ep18: Can I Homeschool Mid-Year? Mar 07, 2018

We hope you enjoy this wonderful article by April Foster as she answers some questions about starting homeschool that many parents have considered and asked about.

WC S3, Ep17: Can We Put the Phone Down? Feb 23, 2018

Can We Put the Phone Down is an insightful article written by Tifany Borgelt. We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S3, Ep16: The Common Topics and the Universe Feb 16, 2018

Have you considered the 5 Common Topics and its relationship to the universe around us? We hope you enjoy this audio from Challenge I Tutor David Bailey.

WC S3, Ep15: Brr...Bur...Burdened Feb 07, 2018

We hope you enjoy this wonderful article from Jen Greenholt.

L@L: Martin Cothran (2011) Jan 24, 2018

Listen in to this exciting episode from our L@L archives as Leigh Bortins interviews Martin Cothran! Martin is the author of Traditional Logic, Books I and II, as well as Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle, both published by Memoria Press. He is also Latin, logic and rhetoric instructor at Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky and is Master Teacher at Mars Hill, Lexington. In addition to being editor-in-chief of Classical Teacher magazine, he serves as senior policy analyst for The Family Foundation of Kentucky, where he directs legislative and media relations and is a frequent guest on political and cultural issues on radio and television in his home state of Kentucky. He holds a B.A. in economics and philosohpy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.A. degree in Christian Apologetics from the Simon Greenleaf School (now part of Trinity University. He lives with his wife and four children in Danville, Kentucky.

L@L: Lawrence Reid (2011) Jan 15, 2018

You are sure to enjoy this fantastic episode as Leigh Bortins interviews president of Foundation for Economic Education. This episode aired in 2011.

Lawrence W. Reed became president of FEE in 2008. He was a founder and president for twenty years of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. A champion for liberty, Reed has authored over 1,000 newspaper columns and articles, 200 radio commentaries, dozens of articles in magazines and journals in the U. S. and abroad, as well as five books. His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Baltimore Sun, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, among many others. His interests in political and economic affairs have taken him as a freelance journalist to 69 countries on six continents. Lawrence W. Reed holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Grove City College (1975) and an M.A. degree in History from Slippery Rock State University (1978), both in Pennsylvania.

WC S3, Ep14: Why a Lead Learner Will Never Be a Fully-Rendered Panda Jan 09, 2018

A Lead Learner sounds intimidating right? But should it? Listen in to this wonderful Writer's Circle episode as Leslie Hubbard talks the importance of "becoming." We hope you enjoy the audio! You can read the article here!

CCMM: Norms and Nobility Prologue Part IV Jan 08, 2018

Whew! We made it through the prologue in David Hicks astounding book Norms and Nobility. Please be sure to check out this last section of the Prologue and be ready for more episodes to come where we can actually start on CHAPTER ONE! :)

CCMM: Foundations to Challenge: How Memory Master Helps Jan 03, 2018

Sit down with Lisa Bailey and Elisabeth Webber to talk Memory Master and its importance. You are sure to benefit from this rich and lively discussion!

WC S3, Ep13: Dual Enrollment? Concurrent Enrollment? Dec 19, 2017

Dual Enrollment? Concurrent Enrollment? is an article written by Linda Tomkinson. We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S3, Ep12: Raising Imaginative Children Dec 07, 2017

Raising Imaginative Children is an article written by Lisa Bailey. We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S3, Ep11: Homeschooling Through Every Season Dec 07, 2017

Homeschooling Through Every Season is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S3, Ep10: The Penelope Dec 06, 2017

This particular audio is based from an article written by Marc Hays. The article demonstrates a socratic dialogue read in parts. We hope you enjoy the article!

CCMM - Quadrivium Musings Nov 29, 2017

CCMM's Math in Motion 2nd edition will be coming next year. In order to help us think more about music and math, here is a podcast done by your CCMM education team. We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S3, Ep9: Making a Home for the Holidays Nov 17, 2017

Making a Home for the Holidays is an article written by Ruth Holleran. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S3, Ep8: The Truth About Thanksgiving Nov 17, 2017

The Truth about Thanksgiving is an article written by Courtney Sanford. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here!

CCMM - Norms & Nobility Prologue Part 3 Nov 15, 2017

We finally made it! Through the prologue... But it was worth it. Please listen in to our discussion on the 3rd section of David Hicks prologue to his thoughtful and inspiring book Norms and Nobility. We know you will be encouraged through this discussion!

WC S3, Ep7: What Potlucks Teach Us About Choosing Curriculum Nov 03, 2017

What Potlucks Teach Us About Choosing Curriculum is written by Rachel Brown. We hop you enjoy the audio!

CCMM - Norms and Nobility Prologue Part 2 Oct 27, 2017

Ready to keep tackling David Hicks' Norms and Nobility? Well, we are going slow and still talking about the prologue in this second episode on Hicks' intriguing treatise of education. What is the difference between prescriptive and descriptive education? Normative or analytical? Join this episode as members of the CCMM education team wrestle and struggle through the intro of Norms and Nobility.

CCMM: Playing with Numbers Oct 23, 2017

Listen in to this special episode about playing with numbers. Are you curious about math sense? Do you want to learn more about numbers? This episode also includes Nation Number Knockout guru Elisabeth Webber and 2017 N2K winner Ethan Gates!

L@L - The Classics & Latin with Dr. E. Christian Kopff Oct 09, 2017

Be sure to tune into this wonderful episode! Matt Bianco interviews Dr. Kopff on the Classics and Latin.

Dr. Kopff has taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder since 1973. For about five of the last thirty years he has lived in Rome, Italy, teaching and studying. He is editor of a critical edition of the Greek text of Euripides' Bacchae (Teubner, 1982) and author of over 100 articles and reviews on scholarly, pedagogical and popular topics. He currently works with the Classics Department of the University of Urbino, Italy on ancient Greek lyric poetry.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the CU Committee on Research. His book, The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition is widely cited in the new Classical Education movement.

Dr. Kopff is the founding faculty father of the CU-Boulder Honors Journal, which is the elite undergraduate publication for the university. He is winner of the Jacob Van Ek Mentor Award, the Faculty Essay Award of the CU Graduate School Committee on the Arts and Humanities, and two-time winner of the SOAR Award (Student Organization for Alumni Relations. To win this award twice is a very exceptional accomplishment).

CCMM - Me Teach Math? Oct 04, 2017

Do you have insecurities about teaching math? Do you feel like you are not a "math person"? Well we want to help! Join us on this episode as Lisa Bailey and Elisabeth Webber talk math and why learning to love math is like any journey worth having!

WC S3, Ep6: The Real Impact of Imagination Sep 29, 2017

The Real Impact of Imagination is an article written by Stephanie Meter. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S3, Ep5: Rhett Butler and Relationship Advice Sep 22, 2017

Rhett Butler and Relationship Advice is written by Rachel Brown. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

CCMM - Norms and Nobility Prologue Part 1 Sep 19, 2017

Please join members of our Parent Education Team as they discuss the Prologue of David Hicks fascinating Treaty of Education, Norms and Nobility. We hope you enjoy the episode!

CCMM - Blessings of a Small Community Sep 11, 2017

Join some of our CCMM team members as they discuss the blessings of small communities with Classical Conversations. We hope this episode brings you encouragement and inspiration as you continue on your classical educational journey

WC S3, Ep4: A Glorious Journey Sep 08, 2017

A Glorious Journey is an article written by Scott Whitaker. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S3, Ep3: The Year of the Bold Aug 30, 2017

The Year of the Bold is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

L@L: Attorney Mike Smith, President of HSLDA (2009) Aug 28, 2017

Attorney Mike Smith is the President of HSLDA, an organization that he helped found in 1983. Established to protect the right of parents to teach their children at home, HSLDA now represents over 80,000 member families. Mike and his wife Elizabeth began homeschooling their children in 1981. He has been defending families for 28 years. Mike has been speaking to homeschool audiences for 23 years. His columns on home education appear regularly in the Washington Times, and he has been a guest on numerous television and radio programs, including Focus on the Family with Jim Dobson and Hannity and Colmes on Fox News. He believes that there is a revival taking place in America through the homeschool movement and that, through the second and third generation of homeschoolers, there is great potential to return America to its moral and religious foundation.

CCMM - CEO Robert Bortins Jr. Talks Two New Scribblers Products Aug 22, 2017

Join this week's CCMM episode as your host Caleb Skogen sits down with CEO of Classical Conversations Robert Bortins Jr. to discuss two new Scribblers products from CCMM. Robert authored both of the following products: Lily Stays for School and My CC ABCs. We hope you enjoy the show!

WC S3, Ep2: A Homeschool Parent’s Musings: What Is Christian Paideia and Why Does It Matter? Aug 16, 2017

This article was written by Linda Tomkinson. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S3, Ep1: Woo Your Reluctant Reader: Put Away the Books Aug 12, 2017

Woo Your Reluctant Reader: Put Away the Books is an article written by Leslie Hubbard. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

Book Club: Up From Slavery Aug 03, 2017

Although he was delivered from the manacles of slavery by the Emancipation Proclamation, Booker T. Washington knew that freedom was not free. In the Reconstruction-era South, he knew that in order to manage their freedom well and benefit from it fully, former slaves would have to undertake a lot of hard work. How does his experience compare to ours? One hundred fifty years later, is freedom free? Or does it still come at a cost? How can we manage and protect our freedom? And how does the study of the liberal arts help us do that? Listen as we discuss these questions and more!

Book Club - Jane Eyre Aug 01, 2017

Editors describe Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë's classic Gothic novel, as "a love story, an unlikely coming together of two people far apart in age and social situation, yet clearly meant for each other." Or are they? Listen in as we consider whether governess Jane and her master, Rochester, are well suited for each other. Whether you have had opportunity to read the novel or not, and whether your children are Scribblers or Challenge students, you are sure to enjoy the rich conversation.

Book Clubs: CCEMA Jul 28, 2017

Are you intimidated at the prospect of building a classical, Christian education for your family? Do you have others asking you where to start with homeschooling? Do you want to return to your classical roots? Then Classical Christian Education Made Approachable is the blueprint for homeschooling you need. CCEMA will help give you the tools you need for the home-centered, classical education using the building blocks of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Join the Foundations Academic Advisor Team as we discuss this booklet and be ready to share ideas about what has worked for your family during your classical education journey.

Book Club: Meno Jul 20, 2017

In this Platonic dialogue, readers are lead on a journey to examine what virtue is and whether or not it can be taught. Join us as we consider how to use the Socratic method to educate our children and the importance of teaching them "how" to think. We will reflect on how to awaken the conscience of our students through dialectic conversation as we explore timeless questions about choices, consequences, and character. Whether you have had opportunity to read the dialogue or not, and whether your children are toddlers or high school students, you are sure to benefit from the conversation.

Book Club: Teaching the Classics Jul 18, 2017

Do the words "literary analysis" make you quiver with fear and trepidation? Are you vexed with nightmares from a previous literature class and hesitate to begin exploring the elements of stories with your students? Set your worries aside, and join Jennifer Courtney, the Director of Parent Education, and Jaime Kovanda, the Essentials Academic Advisor, to explore a NEW curriculum that teaches an approachable method for using the tools of literary analysis. No need to read War and Peace to accomplish this skill since Teaching the Classics uses children's short stories to present a step-by-step method for reading, analyzing, and discussing literature with students of all ages.

WC S2, Ep59: What is Needed? Jul 14, 2017

What is Needed? is an article written by Shelly Stockton. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep58: Falling in Love at Practicum Jul 14, 2017

Falling in Love at Practicum is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the article. You can read the article here.

Book Club: The Bronze Bow Jul 13, 2017

Please join this week's Book Club episode on The Bronze Bow. Do you want to have better discussion on classical books and literature? We hope this episode gives you insight and encouragement to start book clubs in your communities and increase the importance of good reading.

Book Club: The Odyssey Jul 10, 2017

Please join this week's Book Club episode on The Odyssey. Do you want to have better discussion on classical books and literature? We hope this episode gives you insight and encouragement to start book clubs in your communities and increase the importance of good reading.

L@L: John Hodges & the Quadrivium (2013) Jul 06, 2017

This L@L episode is hosted by Matt Bianco and includes the wonderful guest John Hodges. We hope you enjoy this episode as Matt and John talk about music, the arts, and the Quadrivium. Hodges is a conductor and composer, holding degrees in Music from the University of Maryland, and Indiana University. He served as Music Director for various symphony orchestras and church music programs in Memphis from 1983-2009. He also held the position of Associate Professor of the Arts and Cultural Apologetics at Crichton College where he taught art and music history, philosophy of the Christian Faith, directed theater, and founded and directed the Institute for the Arts and Cultural Apologetics.

WC S2, Ep57: Thoughts on Tanglewood Tales Jun 30, 2017

Thoughts on Tanglewood Tales is an article written by Stephanie Meter. We hope you enjoy this article to find out more information about Classical Conversations' product Tanglewood Tales. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep56: Basketball, Spaghetti Sauce, and Latin Jun 23, 2017

Basketball, Spaghetti Sauce, and Latin is an article written by Marc Hays. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

Book Club: The Cop and The Anthem Jun 22, 2017

Join our new CC podcast series Book Clubs. In this week's episode, our team discusses the book The Cop and the Anthem. We hope you enjoy the audio!

CCMM: Funny Stories Jun 20, 2017

Listen in on CCMM's Parent Education Team as they share and discuss their funny stories within classical education. We hope that this show displays the humor and goodness of homeschooling your kids while also displaying the necessity to sometimes laugh at yourself. We hope you enjoy the audio!

CCMM: Tanglewood Tales & the Greek Myth Jun 15, 2017

On this week's episode, host Caleb Skogen sits down with Stephanie Meter and Vixie Friedman to discuss CCMM's new product Tanglewood Tales (CC Edition). What is this new product from Classical Conversations Multi Media? Why are stories important? Why are the Greek myths necessary for our children and students? We hope you enjoy the episode!

Book Club: The Liberal Arts Tradition (Dialectic & Rhetoric) Jun 10, 2017

Join the Academic Team from CCMM as they discuss the book The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain. In this episode, Jennifer Courtney, Lisa Bailey, and Caleb Skogen discuss the book's ideas on Dialectic and Rhetoric (pages 41-51). We hope you enjoy the episode!

Summer Book Clubs! Jun 10, 2017

Welcome to the start of our new Summer Book Club podcast! Join members of CCMM's Academic Team as they discuss the start of our new podcast this summer. We hope you enjoy the audio. Be on the look out for upcoming podcasts focused on specific books our Academic Team is currently reading.

WC S2, Ep55: Celebrating Assessment Jun 05, 2017

Celebrating Assessment is an article written by Stephanie Meter. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

CCMM: Math Metaphors and Monkey Bars Jun 03, 2017

Still wondering how to inspire your children and students through Math? Join Jennifer Courtney, Amanda Butler, and Marc Hays as they talk about the beauty of Math sharing stories and experiences in order to encourage you in your homeschooling journey.

WC S2, Ep54: Repentance May 31, 2017

Repentance is an article written by Amanda Butler. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep53: Juggling in the Margins May 24, 2017

Juggling in the Margins is an article written by Elizabeth Do. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep52: From One Ill-equipped Leader to Another May 12, 2017

From One Ill-equipped Leader to Another is an article written by Jen Greenholt. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

L@L: N.D. Wilson (2011) May 09, 2017

Listen in as Leigh interviews best-selling author, N.D. Wilson. Leigh will discuss N.D. Wilson's book from Random House, Ashtown Burials I: The Dragon's Tooth and will also be talking about Wilson's C.S. Lewis movie project. Leigh and N.D. also talk about the importance of stories and how classical education can better prepare students in their writing skills.

WC S2, Ep51: The Power of Community May 01, 2017

The Power of Community is an article written by Lisa Bailey. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

L@L: Thomas Woods Apr 26, 2017

Join Leigh Bortins as she sits down with Thomas E. Woods. Woods is the New York Times bestselling author of 11 books. A senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Woods holds a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard and his master's, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Woods has appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, C-SPAN, and Bloomberg Television, among other outlets.

We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S2, Ep50: Blooming Anyways Apr 14, 2017

Blooming Anyways is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep49: Tending the Secret Garden Apr 06, 2017

Tending the Secret Garden is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep48: Discovering Your Child's Heartsong Apr 03, 2017

Discovering Your Child's Heartsong is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the article. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep47: Oops! We Had to Start the Book Over: Learning at a Human Pace Apr 03, 2017

Oops! We Had to Start the Book Over: Learning at a Human Pace is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep46: Help! My kid wants to support the wrong side Mar 31, 2017

Help! My kid wants to support the wrong side is an article written by Marc Hays. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep45: Beauty: Audience Participation Requested Mar 25, 2017

Beauty: Audience Participation Requested is an article written by Rachel Brown. We hope you enjoy the article! You can also read the article here.

L@L: Wesley Callihan & Astronomy Mar 10, 2017

We hope you enjoy this L@L episode where Matt Bianco sits down with Astronomer and Historian Wesley Callihan. This episode goes deeper into the liberal arts where the subject of Astronomy is explored as it relates to classical education and the quadrivium.

WC S2, Ep44: The One-Room Schoolhouse: Nurturing Community in Your Home School Feb 27, 2017

The One-Room Schoolhouse: Nurturing Community in Your Home School is an article written by Shelly Stockton. We hope you enjoy the audio! You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep43: Community and the One-Room Schoolhouse Feb 23, 2017

Community and the One-Room Schoolhouse is an article written by Amanda Butler. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep42: Things To Do When Your Firstborn Starts Foundations (sequel) Feb 10, 2017

Things To Do When Your Firstborn Starts Foundations is the sequel to Kathy's Sheppard's wonderful article Things Not To Do With Your Firstborn When Starting Foundations. We hope you enjoy the article.

L@L: The Liberal Arts (2012) Feb 07, 2017

In this Leigh@Lunch episode, Leigh sits down with Andrew Kern to discuss the Liberal Arts. We hope you enjoy this audio!

WC S2, Ep41: The Magic of Reading Aloud Feb 03, 2017

The Magic of Reading Aloud is an article written by Lisa Bailey. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep40: The Authenticity of Winter Feb 01, 2017

The Authenticity of Winter is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep39: Spring: A Welcome Change of Pace Jan 30, 2017

Spring: A Welcome Change of Pace is an article written by Shelly Stockton. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep38: Celebrating the Old and New Together Jan 28, 2017

Celebrating the Old and New Together is an article written by Jen Greenholt. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also listen to the article here.

WC S2, Ep37: Looking Towards Spring Jan 26, 2017

Looking Towards Spring is an article written by Amanda Butler. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep36: Fantastic Fails Jan 19, 2017

Fantastic Fails is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep35: Slowing Down Jan 12, 2017

Slowing Down is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep34: Ordinary Joy Jan 12, 2017

Ordinary Joy is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

L@L: Nancy Pearcey (2011) Jan 06, 2017

This L@L episode is from 2011 where Matt interviews author Nancy Pearcey. We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S2, Ep33: A Celebrated Life Dec 30, 2016

A Celebrated Life is an article written by Leslie Hubbard. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep32: Love Your Neighbor, Learn to Tailor Dec 21, 2016

Love Your Neighbor, Learn to Tailor is an article written by Marc Hays. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

L@L: Advent, Christmas, and the Saints with Steve Wilkins Dec 15, 2016

Join Leigh!@Lunch this week as Matt Bianco interviews Pastor Steve Wilkins about Advent, Christmas, and the Saints.

WC S2, Ep31: The Grammar Clams Dec 06, 2016

WC S2, Ep30: Getting the Best Fit for Each Child Dec 06, 2016

Getting the Best Fit for Each Child is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope you enjoy the article! You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep29: The Grammar Clams or Fashioning the Perfect Fit Dec 03, 2016

The Grammar Clams or Fashioning the Perfect Fit is an article written by Rachel Brown. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

L@L: David Hicks Nov 30, 2016

Listen in on this L@L episode as Matt Bianco interviews author David Hicks about his book, Norms & Nobility: A Treatise on Education.

(NEW) CCMM Session 3: How to Teach a Great Lesson Nov 18, 2016

We hope you enjoy our new podcast from our CCMM Team. In this episode you will be encouraged and better equipped with overall lesson planning. Enjoy!

WC S2, Ep28: The Eternal Pursuit of the Knowledge of God (and the liberal artist's head start) Nov 18, 2016

The Eternal Pursuit of the Knowledge of God (and the liberal artist's head start) is an article written by Aaron Hebbard. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep27: Homeschooling in the Desert of Affliction Nov 11, 2016

Homeschooling in the Desert of Affliction is an article written by Andrea Newitt. Andrea passed from death to life on August 9, 2012, finishing her journey here on earth and beginning her eternal walk with the Lord in His joyful presence. Andrea was an expert editor, inspirational writer, and lover of God and family as wife to Mark, mother to Benjamin, Nicole, and Brianna, and daughter of the King. We hope you enjoy her words of encouragement and wisdom. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep26: A Triumph in a Boy's Life: Alan and His Liberal Arts Education Nov 11, 2016

A Triumph in a Boy's Life: Alan and His Liberal Arts Education is an article written by Marc Hays. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

L@L - Christopher Perrin (2012) Nov 04, 2016

Today's episode is from 2012 with guest and classical educator Christopher Perrin. We hope you enjoy the audio!

WC S2, Ep25Math as a Conversation Oct 26, 2016

Math as a Conversation is an article written by Amanda Butler. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

CCMM Session: Family Relationship (NEW) Oct 13, 2016

Listen in to CCMM's new podcast on Family Relationships. Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Amanda Butler host a wonderful discussion on community and homeschooling. We hope you enjoy the article!

WC S2, Ep24: Letting Our Children Wrestle with Doubt Oct 06, 2016

Letting Our Children Wrestle with Doubt is an article written by Matt Bianoc. We hope you enjoy this article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep23: Embracing the Awkward Pause Oct 05, 2016

Embracing the Awkward Pause is an article written by Lauren Chastain. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep22: It's All about Conversation: Discovering Pearls of Great Worth Oct 05, 2016

It's All about Conversations: Discovering Pearls of Great Worth is an article written by Kate Deddens. We hope you enjoy the article! You can also read the article here.

CCMM Session: Community (NEW) Sep 30, 2016

Listen in to our new podcast on Community. Jennifer Courtney, Marc Hays, and Amanda Butler host a wonderful discussion on community and homeschooling. We hope you enjoy the article!

WC S2, Ep21: The "Who-What-How-What" Sep 28, 2016

The "Who-What-How-What" is an article written by Courtney Sanford. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep20: Contextual Learning Sep 09, 2016

Contextual Learning is an article written by Andrew Kern. We hope that you enjoy this audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep19: Making Sweet Memories Sep 07, 2016

Making Sweet Memories is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep18: Graduation Thinking (The Conversation: Chapter 11) Sep 02, 2016

Graduation Thinking is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep17: The Well-Made Bed Sep 02, 2016

The Well-Made Bed is an article written by Courtney Sanford. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep16: Cycle 2, Take 2 Sep 02, 2016

Cycle 2, Take 2 is an article written by Rachel Brown. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep15: Getting Organized: Garlands of Hosannas Sep 02, 2016

Getting Organized: Garlands of Hosannas is an article written by Courtney Sanford. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep14: Peace Talks Aug 19, 2016

Peace Talks is an article written by Kate Deddens. We hope you enjoy the article. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep13: The Beauty of Fine Arts Aug 17, 2016

The Beauty of Fine Arts is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep12: A Love for Doing Hard Things with Latin Aug 17, 2016

A Love for Doing Hard Things with Latin is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep11: The Joy of Reading Aloud Aug 11, 2016

The Joy of Reading Aloud is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep10: Rhyme and Rhythm: Enjoying Poetry as a Family Aug 11, 2016

Rhyme and Rhythm: Enjoying Poetry as a Family is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope you enjoy the article. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep9: The Magic Fishbone Aug 11, 2016

The Magic Fishbone is an article written by Rachel Brown. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep8: The Book of Books Aug 11, 2016

The Book of Books is an article written by Rachel Brown. We hope you enjoy the audio! You can also read the article here.

WC S2, Ep7: The Delaware Tea Party…And Why Writing Is So Important Aug 08, 2016

The Delaware Tea Party…And Why Writing Is So Important is a article written by Kathy Sheppard. Enjoy the audio or read the article here.

WC S2, Ep6: Two Jobs All Our Kids Will Have Aug 06, 2016

Two Jobs All Our Kids Will Have is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep5: How to Build Academic Integrity and Avoid Plagiarism Aug 06, 2016

How to Build Academic Integrity and Avoid Plagiarism is an article written by Jen Greenholt. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep4: The Core Chapter 8: The Core of a Classical Education: History Aug 04, 2016

The Core Chapter 8: The Core of a Classical Education: History is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep3: History, Government, and Economics, Oh My! Aug 04, 2016

History, Government, and Economics, Oh My! is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep2: Wonderstruck by Science Aug 04, 2016

Wonderstruck by Science is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S2, Ep1: Summer Refreshment: Goofing Off Aug 01, 2016

Summer Refreshment: Goofing Off is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S1, Ep35: Let’s Build Something Together – A Blueprint to Restore the Art of Debate Jul 29, 2016

Let’s Build Something Together – A Blueprint to Restore the Art of Debate is an article written by Jen Greenholt. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S1, Ep34: Classical Acts and Facts History Cards: A Firm Foundation Jul 29, 2016

Classical Acts and Facts History Cards: A Firm Foundation is an article written by Courtney Sanford. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S1, Ep33: Math for Love Jul 27, 2016

Math in Love is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S1, Ep32: Harness the Power of the Question Jul 20, 2016

Harness the Power of the Question is an article written by Nathan Williams. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S1, Ep31: Growing Deep Roots for Speaking and Writing Jul 15, 2016

Growing Deep Roots for Speaking and Writing is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio. You can read the article here.

WC S1, Ep30: The Core Chapter 7: The Core of a Classical Education: Geography Jul 15, 2016

The Core Chapter 7 is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep29: The Use of Scripture in Public Discourse Jul 12, 2016

The Use of Scripture in Public Discourse is an article written by Jonathan Bartlett. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep28: Patrick Henry Debates Jul 12, 2016

Patrick Henry Debates is an article written by Sarah Berke. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep27: The Deep Connection of Reading Jul 08, 2016

The Deep Connection of Reading is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep26: Remembering the Heart of Homeschooling Jul 06, 2016

Summer Refreshment: Remembering the Heart of homeschooling is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep25: Drawing Out the Wonder: 5 Tools to Make Your High School Day More Delightful Jun 29, 2016

Drawing Out the Wonder: 5 Tools to Make Your High School Day More Delightful is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

L@L: James Nickel (2012) Jun 27, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh Bortins interviews different guests. In this episode Leigh interviews author James D. Nickel about the beauty of mathematics. The episode is from 2012.

WC S1, Ep24: What’s In Your Classroom? Jun 23, 2016

What's In Your Classroom? is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep23: The Life of Memory Jun 16, 2016

The Life of Memory is an article written by Kate Deddens. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep22: Reminders from God Jun 16, 2016

Reminders from God is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep21: A Life Worthy of Explanation Jun 16, 2016

A Life Worthy of Explanation is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep20: A Summer Walk through Psalms Jun 08, 2016

Finding Shelter is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep19: A Walk Through the Psalms: Finding Shelter Jun 08, 2016

Finding Shelter is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope you enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep18: Answering, "What Grade Are You In?" Jun 02, 2016

Answering, "What Grade Are You In?" is an article written by Beth Watson. We hope this encourages you and your family. Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

2016 CC Catalog: Wobbly Times: Finding Harmony in the Debate Strand May 27, 2016

The following article is an article from the 2016 Classical Conversations Catalog. Wobbly Times: Finding Harmony in the Debate Strand is written by Leslie Hubbard. You can find more articles like this in the online 2016 CC Catalog.Or read the article at our WC page here!

2016 CC Catalog: Sanctifcation through Testing May 25, 2016

The following article is an article from the 2016 Classical Conversations Catalog. Sanctification through Testing is written by Kate Deddens. You can find more articles like this in the online 2016 CC Catalog.

WC S1, Ep17: A Feast for the Soul May 25, 2016

A Feast for the Soul is an article written by Cara McLauchlan. We hope this encourages you and your family. Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

CCP Book Club: The Scarlet Letter May 06, 2016

Join some of our homeschool experts and Classical Conversations parents, as we explore the themes from one of our favorite Challenge I books, The Scarlet Letter. Pick the book up at the bookstore today!

2016 CC Catalog Article: Hunting Echoes Apr 29, 2016

The following article is an article from the 2016 Classical Conversations Catalog. Hunting Echoes is written by Amanda Butler. You can find more articles like this in the online 2016 CC Catalog.

L@L: Dr. Gene Edward Veith (2010) Apr 22, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh Bortins interviews different guests. In this episode Leigh interviews Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Jr., an Alliance Council member and Provost and Professor of Literature at Patrick Henry College. The episode is from 2010.

WC S1, Ep16: How to Be the Best Math Tutor Apr 15, 2016

How to Be the Best Math Tutor is an article written by Matt Bianco. We hope this encourages you and your family. Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep15: A Meal on a Plate: Demonstrating the Classical Model (Part One) Apr 09, 2016

A Meal on a Plate: Demonstrating the Classical Model (Part One) is an article written by Heather Shirley. Want some wisdom from an experienced CCer? Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

CCP Book Club: Carry On Mr. Bowditch Apr 04, 2016

Join some of our homeschool experts and Classical Conversations parents, as we explore the themes from one of our favorite Challenge A books, Carry on Mr. Bowditch. Pick the book up at the bookstore today!

L@L: Mike Huckabee Mar 26, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh Bortins interviews different guests. In this episode Leigh interviews former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee. The episode is from 2008.

WC S1, Ep14: Restoring Two Generations: Forming a Learning Plan for Parents Mar 25, 2016

Restoring Two Generations: Forming a Learning Plan for Parents is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. We hope this message encourages you on your homeschool journey! Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep13: 10 Lessons I Have Learned in 10 Years of Classical Conversations Mar 23, 2016

10 Lessons I Have Learned in 10 Years of Classical Conversations is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. Want some wisdom from an experienced CCer? Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

2016 CC Catalog Article: Rethinking the Daily Grind Mar 14, 2016

The following article is an article from the 2016 Classical Conversations Catalog. Rethinking the Daily Grind is written by Jen Greenholt. You can find more articles like this in the online 2016 CC Catalog.

CCP Book Club: The Hiding Place Mar 09, 2016

Join some of our homeschool experts and Classical Conversations parents, as we explore the themes from one of our favorite Challenge B books, The Hiding Place. Pick the book up at the bookstore today!

L@L: Anthony Esolen (2013) Mar 03, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh Bortins interviews different guests. In this episode Leigh interviews author Anthony Esolen. The episode is from 2013.

WC S1, Ep12: Getting Started Homeschooling: Organizing Your Schoolroom (Part 3) Feb 26, 2016

Getting Started Homeschooling: Organizing Your Schoolroom is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. This is the final part of a three-part series. Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep11: Getting Started Homeschooling: Organizing Your Day (Part 2) Feb 26, 2016

Getting Started Homeschooling: Organizing Your Day is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. This is the second part of a three-part series. Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep10: Getting Started Homeschooling: Choosing a Method (Part 1) Feb 26, 2016

Getting Started Homeschooling: Choosing a Method is an article written by Jennifer Courtney. This is the first part of a three-part series. Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

2016 CC Catalog Article: A Commencement Address to Foundations Parents Feb 24, 2016

The following article is an article from the 2016 Classical Conversations Catalog. A Commencement Address to Foundations Parents is written by Emily Shirley and is read by Rachel Brown. You can find more articles like this in the online 2016 CC Catalog.

2016 CC Catalog Article: History Lessons Feb 24, 2016

The following article is an article from the 2016 Classical Conversations Catalog. History Lessons is written by Matt Bianco and is read by Caleb Skogen. You can find more articles like this in the online 2016 CC Catalog.

WC S1, Ep9: Getting It All Done: Ten Tips from a Classical Conversations Veteran Feb 24, 2016

Getting It All Done: Ten Tips from a Classical Conversations Veteran is an article written by Ruth Holleran and is read by Jennifer Greenholt. Enjoy the audio! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep8: You Might Be a "Drop Out" Parent If.... Feb 17, 2016

You Might Be a "Drop Out" Parent If.... is an article written by Brian Tonnell and is read by Marc Hays. Enjoy the audio of this delightful article to encourage you and your homeschooling journey! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep7: Memory Master Time! Feb 13, 2016

"Memory Master Time!" is an article written by Courtney Sanford and is ready by Rachel Brown. Enjoy the audio of this delightful article to encourage you and your homeschooling journey! Or Read the Article here!

L@L: Stanley Fish (2011) Feb 06, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh Bortins interviews different guests. In this episode Leigh interviews author, Stanley Fish as they discuss his most current book, How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One. The episode is from 2011.

L@L: Andrew Pudewa Feb 01, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh chats with different guests. Today's episode is with the director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), Andrew Pudewa. The episode is from 2011.

L@L: Andrew Kern (2010) Feb 01, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh chats with different guests. Today's episode is with the founder of Circe Institute, Andrew Kern. The episode is from 2010.

L@L - James B. Jordan (2011) Feb 01, 2016

Enjoy some of our older archived podcasts where Leigh chats with different guests. Today's episode is with author and theologian Dr. James B. Jordan. The episode is from 2011.

WC S1, Ep6: Letter to a New CC Mom Jan 29, 2016

"Letter to a New CC Mom" is an article written by Brandy Ferrell and is ready by Chelly Barnard. Enjoy the audio of this delightful article to encourage you and your homeschooling journey! Or Read the Article here!

CCP Book Club: A Tale of Two Cities Jan 29, 2016

Join some of our homeschool experts and Classical Conversations parents, as we explore the themes from one of our favorite Challenge II books, A Tale of Two Cities.

WC S1, Ep5: Stick in the Sand: The Place of Technology in Community Jan 27, 2016

"Stick in the Sand: The Place of Technology in Community" is an article written by Leigh Bortins and is ready by Rachel Brown. Enjoy the audio of this delightful article to encourage you and your homeschooling journey! Or Read the Article here!

WC S1, Ep4: Things Not to Do with Your Firstborn When Starting Foundations Jan 27, 2016

"Things Not to Do with Your Firstborn When Starting Foundations" is an article written by Kathy Sheppard and is ready by Cara McLauchlan. Enjoy the audio of this delightful article to encourage you and your homeschooling journey! Or Read the Article here!

CCMM Session 1: Why Latin? Jan 20, 2016

Matt Bianco, Heather Shirley, and Tobin Duby sit down to talk about the importance of studying latin.

CCMM Session 2: One Room Schoolhouse Jan 20, 2016

Matt Bianco, Heather Shirley, and Tobin Duby discuss the one room schoolhouse.

CCMM Session 3: Getting the Most from CC Jan 20, 2016

Matt Bianco, Heather Shirley, and Tobin Duby sit down to talk the best ways parents and students can benefit from CC.

WC S1, Ep3: Beefing Up the Sixth Grade Jan 19, 2016

"Beefing Up the Sixth Grade" is an article written by Courtney Sanford. Enjoy the audio of this delightful article to encourage you and your homeschooling journey! Or Read the Article here!

CCMM Session 4 - The Master Teacher Jan 02, 2016

Matt Bianco, Heather Shirley, and Tobin Duby sit down to talk about the master teacher.

Classical Conversations' "Challenge Program" 3/3 Dec 30, 2015

Leigh Bortins explains grades Seven through Twelve in depth.

The Grammar Stage: Knowledge-Learning Grammar and Observation Skills Dec 30, 2015

The first stage of Classical education, Grammar. Learning begins with knowledge and knowledge begins with grammar. Join Leigh as she explains the relationship between knowledge and grammar.

The Rhetoric Stage: Wisdom, The Rhetoric of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty Dec 30, 2015

The third stage of Classical education, Rhetoric.

The Dialectic Stage: Skills, Ideas, and Conversations Dec 30, 2015

The second stage of Classical education, Dialectic.

Education: Modern vs Classical Christian Thought Dec 30, 2015

Leigh Bortins explains the differences between modern thought and Classical Christian thought.

WC S1, Ep2: Delighting in People: Service Staff Are Our Neighbors Dec 15, 2015

Enjoy some of Classical Conversations' most popular articles now available in audio. As Christians, should we not delight in people more than we do? Christmas time is a perfect opportunity to practice loving people as we ought.This article was written by Matt Bianco. Read the article here!