The Four D’s of Challenge B

The Challenge program in Classical Conversations is a full curriculum for middle and high school home-schoolers.  Meeting once a week, the students have an opportunity to discuss, present, and ask questions about the work they completed at home over the last week. Last year, my son and I completed Challenge A.  I say I completed…

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What is a Commonplace Book?

Recently I realized how often I quote movies.  I grew up in the age of an amazing invention:  the VCR.  This meant I could spend hours watching and re-watching any great movie I came upon.   Don’t get me wrong.  I was an avid reader as well….of Nancy Drew and Sweet Valley High.  But those…

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Top 3 Skills Gained in Challenge A

Classical Conversations Challenge A

Our family has been a part of Classical Conversations communities since 2010.  I homeschooled a year without it, and while I enjoyed being able to guide the direction of our studies, I knew that if I was going to make it through the high school years, I’d need a community.  When I found CC, I…

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