Our 2nd annual Grammar Field Day was a huge hit this year! Just look at those smiles! From the water balloon toss to the three-legged race, our Mustangs had a blast!
We were so impressed with the final theater presentation of the season, as our 7th – 10th graders performed Chiaroscuro last week. Here’s a little more about the production from our director, Annika Jackson: “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish
One of our Upper School theater classes recently presented The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and they did a tremendous job bringing the story to life!
Students in our School of Logic had an amazing time at our 3rd annual Dine & Dance. We loved starting the evening with a photo shoot, followed by a three course meal. Students and staff were served by our Rhetoric
The culminating experience for students in our School of Logic is their 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. Our 8th graders, and a few amazing faculty and parents, got to head out east last week for a wonderful week in
We love hosting special events, and this year we were able to offer our First Annual Winter Formal for our Upper School students. These 8th – 10th graders got dressed up and dropped off at our downtown venue in order
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
“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
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