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Kim Rama

Congratulations are in order!

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education
  • Comments 0 comment
January 26, 2023
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We got some great news this week! For the past few years, our Upper Logic and Rhetoric students have taken the CLT8 and CLT10 each spring. This is one of the ways we ensure our students are progressing in their

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Kim Rama

ACS Cross Country – Brentwood Invitational

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Uncategorized
October 4, 2022
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What an amazing showing by our Cross Country team this past weekend at the Brentwood Invitational! These smiles say it all!   We are so proud of the entire team, as so many of our runners placed or achieved new

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Kim Rama

Awards Season at ACS!

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Uncategorized
April 12, 2021
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2021 has been a year of firsts for us! This was our first year to participate in the Austin Regional Science Fair, as well as National History Day. We recently learned that some of our Grammar and Upper School students

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Kim Rama

Winter Storm Clean-up: Campus Update

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Uncategorized
February 21, 2021
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While much of Texas is now in recovery mode from our recent winter storm, the Austin Classical School community is no different. Please read the note below from our Executive Director, Cici Scott, as she provides an update about our

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Kim Rama

Why families choose ACS…

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative
January 6, 2021
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Year after year, the Lord brings amazing families to the Austin Classical School community. You might be curious about why families choose our Christ-centered, Classical, collaborative model, so we asked them! Today we’re chatting with Tim and Brittney French, who

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Kim Rama

ACS Amazing Race 2020

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Events
December 17, 2020
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We were thrilled to start a new tradition this year: the ACS Amazing Race! ACS Mustang Families competed across the Austin area to complete a variety of tasks, taking them to the top of Mt. Bonnell, to the UT campus,

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Kim Rama

Into a new season…now what?

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  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative, Updates
June 1, 2020
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As this school year comes to an end, we can all celebrate the closing of a challenging season. However, it may have contained some enjoyable moments for you and your family as well, as you spent time learning at home

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Kim Rama

Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers

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  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative, Habits of Effective Co-Teachers
April 17, 2020
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Habit #5: Do hard things with peace and joy As we wrap up our series on the 5 Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers, we’re turning today to two small words that can have a huge impact during this season: peace and

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Kim Rama

Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers

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  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative, Habits of Effective Co-Teachers
April 16, 2020
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Habit #4: Communication is key! As we look at some key habits of effective co-teachers this week, one thing that might be easily overlooked is the idea of communicating with the various stakeholders. In the midst of this extended time

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Kim Rama

Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers

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  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative, Habits of Effective Co-Teachers
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April 15, 2020
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Habit #3: Rolling with the punches (with grace and flexibility) We’re back again with our series on the 5 Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers.  In our previous posts, Habit 1: Stewarding your time well, and Habit #2: Taking time to prepare

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Kim Rama

Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers

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  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative, Habits of Effective Co-Teachers
April 14, 2020
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Habit #2: Preparing to teach Welcome back to our series on the 5 Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers. Like it or not, this season has made homeschoolers and co-teachers of us all! While we typically spend several days preparing our collaborative

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Kim Rama

Habits of Highly-Effective Co-Teachers

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  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative, Habits of Effective Co-Teachers
  • Comments 1 comment
April 13, 2020
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Habit 1: Stewarding your time well Whether you’ve been homeschooling for years, or you just picked up the reigns a few days ago, there’s no doubt that this season has required us all to make some adjustments. While we normally

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Kim Rama

In between advents…

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education, Virtues
December 16, 2019
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“He’s coming!” Oh the excitement that must have stirred in Mary and Joseph’s hearts as they awaited the advent, the coming of their precious son. The advent- the coming or arrival- of this baby boy had been set into motion

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Kim Rama

Justice: A Hand’s On Lesson

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  • Categories Classical Education, Virtues
December 3, 2019
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As we begin the next chapter in our walk through the virtues, we find ourselves examining the idea of justice.  While thinking through how best to introduce this topic to our students, a story from my childhood stood out fresh

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Kim Rama

Courage to Continue on in Hope

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  • Categories Classical Education, Virtues
  • Comments 1 comment
November 13, 2019
1

“It’s the story the Maker has always told, and the story my child, is true.” -Andrew Peterson. My family just finished reading Andrew Peterson’s excellent fantasy series The Wingfeather Saga and I have that familiar ache anytime I come to

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Kim Rama

Fortitude: The Courage of Staying

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  • Categories Classical Education, Virtues
October 31, 2019
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In 480 BC, an estimated 200,000 warriors led by Xerxes, the King of Persia moved into Greece. A force of this magnitude met very little resistance.  That is, until they arrived at the mountains of central Greece with only one

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Kim Rama

Courage v. Bravery

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education, Virtues
October 25, 2019
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During the month of October at Austin Classical School, we’ve been looking at the virtue of Courage.  In chapel, we discussed how the courage of David to face Goliath was rooted in his faith in the promises of God.  Mrs.

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Kim Rama

Colonial Day

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  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative, Events
October 9, 2019
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Well, it’s official – Colonial Day was a huge success! We took a deep dive into our history curriculum this week, donned our best colonial outfits, and celebrated with a huge potluck lunch and colonial games. It’s fair to say

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Kim Rama

Choosing Love

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education, Virtues
September 27, 2019
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As a school, we’re studying virtues this year, and we chose to kick things off with a fairly hefty one: love. Confession, this virtue isn’t something that comes naturally to me. And now that I think about it, that’s the

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Kim Rama

Minding the example of Christ

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  • Categories Classical Education, Virtues
  • Comments 1 comment
September 4, 2019
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Most Christians know the story of how Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, humbled Himself to serve His disciples. We know how He rose from the table, removed his clothes, girded a towel around His waist, and washed

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Kim Rama

Under Pressure: The architecture of our hearts

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education
August 23, 2019
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In the previous post, we ended with a consideration and a question.   The consideration: our cultural forces are perhaps too great to bear on our hearts, and the hearts of our students.  All around us we see evidence of hearts

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Kim Rama

Under Pressure: The Heart in a Culture of Cool Things

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  • Categories Classical Education
  • Comments 1 comment
August 15, 2019
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In science our students learn that Pressure = Force / Area.     Essentially, pressure is calculated by measuring a particular force as it is applied to a particular area.  And as you might imagine from looking at the equation, Pressure increases

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Kim Rama

Classical Education: Attending Forward

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education
June 15, 2019
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In the last post on attention and formation, we looked at the ways in which both the farmer and the classical educator attend to the past.  By attending to our history, we recognize that we do not exist in a

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Kim Rama

Pre-K at Austin Classical School

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education
June 3, 2019
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Our Pre-K program at Austin Classical School is a wonderful place for our students to have a ton of fun while getting ready for Kindergarten! We asked some of our Pre-K teachers for the inside scoop about what happens in

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Kim Rama

Good Friday: Longing for the True, Good, and Beautiful

  • Posted by Kim Rama
  • Categories Classical Education, Collaborative
April 19, 2019
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Over the course of Holy Week, many of you probably saw images and video clips of Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flame.  As the heart of France required 400 firemen to save it from collapse, the world watched and wept.

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