what is the point of a classical education?
Please register here for our Classical Education workshop. Payment and zoom link will be sent out after registration. Please see all details below!
On today’s podcast episode classical education is a disposition, not a curriculum: an interview with Crystal, we discuss the nature of a classical education. We can think classical, and assume rigorous and uncompromising. But classical education really takes to heart the whole human person. There are often misunderstandings of what a classical education means, and how we approach this. Classical education is a means of helping a human to flourish, and not a series of subjects or even the honing the human faculties or skills.
We delve into this topic, and Crystal and I are offering three workshops to delve even deeper! At the bottom of this post is a registration form for a series of three workshops on classical education:
Honing Your Craft: How Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric Can Help You Thrive as A Homeschool Mom
In classical education, one foundational principle is the Trivium Arts. The Trivium Arts are broken down into Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric. If you are working at providing a classical education or would like to learn more about the practices, terminology, and how to apply them in your everyday teaching, then this workshop series is for you.
This series will provide the opportunity to explore the nature, purpose and practices of the Trivium Arts. You will learn about the art of grammar and how it applies to the foundation of understanding, the art of logic and making connections, and the art of rhetoric to bring it all together. As we develop our understanding and application, we hone our craft. The result of this is the flourishing of our homeschools.
Bonnie and Crystal will lead you down a fun, thought-provoking path of exploration, understanding, application, and implementation of the Trivium Arts.
Workshop 1
Grammar – Not Just the Parts of Speech
You will learn how naming and knowing build the best foundation for understanding.
Workshop 2
Logic – All Things Connected
You will learn how to make connections to lead us toward the true, good, and beautiful.
Workshop 3
Rhetoric – The Meeting of Minds and Hearts
We will explore how sharing information with clarity and charity cultivates community.
The workshops will be held Wednesdays, July 14th, Aug 4th, Sept 1 st starting at 10 am PACIFIC
THESE WORKSHOP WILL BE 50$ CAD FOR THE SERIES OF THREE. They will be held via zoom.
Upon registration, you will receive a payment link and a zoom link.
Here are the resources mentioned in today’s episode:
What is Classical Catholic Education by Jonathan Beeson
https://sttheresacatholicschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/What-Is-Classical-Education.pdf
An Introduction to Classical Education by Dr. Christopher Perrin
http://classicalsubjects.com/resources/ICE.pdf
Books:
Classical Education by Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Jr and Andrew Kern
Beauty in the Word by Stratford Caldecott
Consider This by Karen Glass
The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark, DSL and Ravi Scott Jain
IEW Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization
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