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CCP Podcast - Why Mythology Matters Sep 14, 2018

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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