One of the reasons I have been neglecting my poor blog (and opting for the much quicker and easier Facebook) has to do with a program my son participated in for the first time this past academic year. For second grade, Andre joined Classical Conversations, which supplemented his education through Visions Charter School. Considering the nature of the program, it proved to be a rigorous school year for us both! I can't say enough about how impressed I am by this program, which challenged Andre to memorize and retain facts I never would've imagined he had the capacity to do. Here's just a few of the things he learned in Cycle 1:
- All of Exodus 20
- All the presidents of the United States
- Times tables up to 15, squares and cubes
- History timeline from Creation to present day
- Facts such as what caused the fall of Rome to the four types of ocean floors to the major provinces of Canada and the major types of vertebrates and invertebrates.
My mom joined the hubby and I in attending the end of the year's Open House and was blown away by how much knowledge the children had retained. What makes the program even more attractive to me as a Christian mom is that their focus is to train children to "know God and make Him known."
Andre's class, Tribe of Asher
Andre giving his presentation.
The children are required to give a presentation each week.
Andre dissecting an owl pellet and identifying the various bones.
Dissecting a crayfish.
Learning to play the tin whistle. The class learned "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
and "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
Going on a nature hike to identify flora.
For Art, painting like Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel-style).
Presenting their Classification of Living Things chart.
Class picture, with their amazing tutor, Mrs. Whittet.
At the end of the year, each student is presented with a notebook
of all the year's artwork and science project worksheets.
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