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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Our School of Logic Mustangs took to the track yesterday for their first-ever meet! The 5th-7th graders competed in the long jump as well as various distance running. Though it was a long day, their attitudes never waned, and we
When I played basketball in high school, the third quarter was always the most difficult eight minutes of game time. Any momentum our team built up in the first two quarters seemed impossible to maintain after that fifteen-minute break in
On Friday, March 1st, the students in the school of Logic, 12 parents, and a handful of Logic Teachers spent the day out in the Hill Country at Camp Buckner. As you may know, our current School of Logic is
We have a saying around our hallways that “our teachers are the curriculum” – and we absolutely cherish that idea. We have some wonderfully-talented instructors in each and every grade level, and we get the opportunity to meet as a
In the last post on attention and formation, we looked at inward attention. By attending inward, the farmer recognizes the presence of wayward branches in a maturing evergreen that require pruning if the tree is to thrive. Similarly, by attending
Celebrating the New Year as a teacher or co-teacher is always a little confusing. Doesn’t the “new” year start in August? And aren’t we about to spend the first five months of 2019 with the same group of students we
Save the date and plan to attend Lessons and Carols at Austin Classical School at 8:30am on Monday, Dec. 17. The program will include Christmas music, Scripture and prayers sung and recited by our faculty, staff, and parents. The whole
One of the great things about our collaborative schedule is that co-teaching parents get to decide exactly how they’ll foster learning during their homeschool days each week. Every family goes about this differently, but the underlying elements of the curriculum
Attending Inward In the last post on attention and formation, we looked at our outward gaze. Both the farmer and the classical educator, by attending outward, recognize a responsibility to cultivate an environment that promotes flourishing. At Austin Classical
This Christmas season, we had the privilege of partnering with Pathways Youth and Family Services in caring for kids across Central Texas who are in Foster and Kinship placements! What a wonderful opportunity for our students to serve and love
This semester, we’ve been looking at the idea of attending, and what that looks like not only in the world of Classical education but in a broader view, what that means as believers. This week, our Assistant Head of School,
As our study of medieval history continues, our Grammar students embarked on a pilgrimage this past week, which took them to the far reaches of our campus. They began their journey in “Canterbury”, wound their way through Europe, finally arriving
Cheezy Medieval jokes can only mean one thing! It’s castle week at Austin Classical School! Our 1st – 5th graders (and their dedicated parents) pulled out all the stops this week as they brought in their castles to show to
From time to time, we like to have just a little more fun than normal. Today was one of those days. In addition to our monthly “Wacky Wednesday”, during which we have dads come on campus to serve pizza, our teachers wanted
Attending Outward In the last post on attention and formation, we looked at our upward gaze. Both the farmer and the classical educator, by attending upward, recognize who is in ultimate control. Hint: It’s not us. At Austin Classical school