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Classical Conversations Foundations is an excellent, multi-sensory, classical approach to home education that is fun and very enriching! The foundations memory work is learned though mostly music and hand motions. What is Classical Conversations? From their website this is the definition:
What Is Classical Conversations?
Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We believe there are three keys to a great education: classical, Christian, and Community.
CLASSICAL
The first key to a great education is that it is “classical.” By that we mean the classical model of education which has proven effective over time. This model has cultivated great leaders in the arts of freedom. Aristotle, Newton, C.S. Lewis and Thomas Jefferson are just a few examples of great thinkers who were educated classically.
A classical education is ideally suited to children's natural learning style. The classical model divides the learning process into three stages: grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. In the grammar stage, children devour facts. In the dialectic stage, children ask many questions as they sort and evaluate these facts. In the rhetoric stage, teenagers synthesize their knowledge and apply it.Learn more.
CHRISTIAN
From beginning to end, the Classical Conversations curriculum is founded on the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. Classical Conversations teaches that all subjects are not only interconnected but that God is the author and creator of each subject. Each subject informs us more about the true nature of God, and a better understanding of God informs us about each subject that is taught. Learn more.
COMMUNITY
Classical Conversations plants and supports local communities who meet once a week across the United States and in several other countries. Being part of a like-minded and committed community provides parents and students encouragement, fellowship, and accountability. To find a community near you click here.
You can do Classical Conversations as part of a local community or you can do it on your own at home with your children, which is what we have done this year after 2 years in a community. We loved our community, but this year The Lord was leading us in a different direction with our homeschool that still included Classical Conversations, but not as part of a community to open up time for another homeschool community.
Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We believe there are three keys to a great education: classical, Christian, and Community.
CLASSICAL
The first key to a great education is that it is “classical.” By that we mean the classical model of education which has proven effective over time. This model has cultivated great leaders in the arts of freedom. Aristotle, Newton, C.S. Lewis and Thomas Jefferson are just a few examples of great thinkers who were educated classically.
A classical education is ideally suited to children's natural learning style. The classical model divides the learning process into three stages: grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. In the grammar stage, children devour facts. In the dialectic stage, children ask many questions as they sort and evaluate these facts. In the rhetoric stage, teenagers synthesize their knowledge and apply it.Learn more.
CHRISTIAN
From beginning to end, the Classical Conversations curriculum is founded on the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. Classical Conversations teaches that all subjects are not only interconnected but that God is the author and creator of each subject. Each subject informs us more about the true nature of God, and a better understanding of God informs us about each subject that is taught. Learn more.
COMMUNITY
Classical Conversations plants and supports local communities who meet once a week across the United States and in several other countries. Being part of a like-minded and committed community provides parents and students encouragement, fellowship, and accountability. To find a community near you click here.
The question that comes often comes up is, "Is Classical Conversations a full curriculum?" Yes and no. It can be the base of your homeschool curriculum but can also just be used as enrichment as well. You do need to do your own math program (we are loving CTCmath) and you could try using another curriculum in addition to Classical Conversations, or you can just take the core of Classical Conversations Foundations Memory Work and build your homeschool around that, delving deeper into the topics of each week with great resources. I have spent a lot of time preparing and building our homeschool with Classical Conversations as our starting place and also pulling from Charlotte Mason Inspired Ambleside Online Free Curriculum recommendations by year, and lots of project-based learning.
I've created an Amazon Store for Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Curriculum resources and enrichment based on what I have done and planned for our own homeschool this year. If you are planning on doing Classical Conversations with your kiddos, I hope you find this shop useful and time saving in rounding up great teaching materials! Just check out the "shop" tab at the top of this page!
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