We are excited to provide this overview of the plays that will be produced this year by our new drama course, led by Kolbe graduate Dolores Ann Mihaliak . Each play on this list was chosen according to two criteria: it had to mark a historically significant change in the way plays were written it had toContinue Reading
When we started homeschooling our children, it was largely for family reasons. My older children briefly attended a Catholic school, but we found that the school schedule consumed almost every hour of the day. My fourth child had to spend some time in the hospital after birth and was a high-needs infant, and it was very difficult to be an involvedContinue Reading
In this episode, Jordan Almanzar interviews two Kolbe students who are on their way to university studies this fall. Click play to hear about their experiences at Kolbe, the advice they’d give to incoming and current students of the online program, and much more!
Some home-schoolers like to preserve their summers as a time to relax, visit friends, go to the pool or beach, and prepare lesson plans for next year. Other home-schoolers school year around. There is a third category: doing a combination of both the above. Summer gives my family lots more time for leisure activities, butContinue Reading
In this Kolbecast, two veterans of online teaching–Kelly Powers and Jordan Almanzar–discuss whether online education can be real education. The conversation was prompted by Randall Smith’s article, appearing last week in The Catholic World Report , wherein he claims, “…the promises people made (and are still making) about online ‘distance education’ were always bogus.” For a number of reasons,Continue Reading
In this Kolbecast, Dr. Almanzar interviews the new director of Elementary Online Learning at Kolbe Academy, Nicole O’Connor. Click “play” to hear about all the exciting things that the faculty and staff have been working on to create this new opportunity for young students. For additional information, including how to register for classes or oneContinue Reading
The parent is the primary educator of the child. The child’s education begins as soon as he comes home from the hospital. The natural way to educate the child academically is in the home. These are truisms that all home schoolers know. Knowing these truths, however, does not always help parents to avoid the pitfallContinue Reading
In the past several months, we have seen nearly every school in the nation adapt to online education. Learning platforms are bombarding the internet with support and services for teachers looking to adapt to this new mode of teaching. However, as many have pointed out, this version of education we are seeing is not homeschool.Continue Reading
I have just finished writing a letter of reference for my oldest son, who is in his senior year and hopes to attend Thomas Aquinas College. After eleven years of homeschooling, almost ten of those with Kolbe Academy, I will soon have my first graduate. Time to reflect back on those ten plus years andContinue Reading
Easter Sunday found them sleeping; unable to stay awake. The deep sleep of unbearable grief. Fear, pain, shame, disappointment…a pall too heavy to shake. Who could understand the events that preceded the dawning of this Pascha? A lifetime ago they had shared the cup, drank in thanksgiving, satisfied every hunger with the Bread of Life.Continue Reading
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