The Conundrum of Obedience and Free Will “How can we exercise free will when God wants us to be obedient to Him?” This question has been asked in various formulations down through the ages by theologians, philosophers…and children. How indeed? As parents, a natural corollary question is, “How do we teach our children to beContinue Reading
In this episode, Jordan interviews his mother, Robbi Almanzar, who decided to homeschool her children before homeschooling became “cool”. Robbi is the coauthor of The Orange Chronicles, a forthcoming book series for young readers. Click below to hear how she took the homeschool plunge and never looked back.
1 – Celebrate Some homeschoolers get together and have large Not Back to School celebrations on the first day of public school in their area. Others intentionally do something that doesn’t involve bookwork on their first day back to school. Our family always takes our family vacation the first week that everyone in our areaContinue Reading
It’s pretty slick to be married to a man who has never listened to Vanilla Ice or the Beastie Boys on purpose, or watched Pulp Fiction or Sixteen Candles. It’s a blessing to have a husband who has never smoked a cigarette, who saved his first kiss for his wife, and has prayed the Rosary almost every singleContinue Reading
7 Ways to Prepare as a Homeschool Parent Pray for Wisdom – Each of my children are unique in their learning styles and needs. Although I think I know my children best, I realize that their Creator knows them far better than I do. Seeking wisdom from God about the needs and direction for my childrenContinue Reading
This year’s faculty speaker was Mrs. Kim Crawford, Kolbe Academy’s English and Literature Department Chair and one of the most beloved teachers by students, parents and faculty alike. Click “play” below to her her address. As introduced, my name is Kim Crawford and today is my birthday. The confluence of your graduation and my birthdayContinue Reading
The second student speaker at the Kolbe Graduation 2019 was Gavriella “Aviva” Lund who, when it was her time to speak, was still on a plane that had been diverted due to the heavy rain. It was only afterwards, during the reception following the ceremony, that Aviva arrived at the Catholic Center. In a spiritContinue Reading
We are delighted to present the speeches from our recent graduation ceremony. Check back at the blog over the coming days and weeks to read or listen to the speeches in the order in which they were delivered. Here is the first installment. The first student speaker was Monnica Prudlo, who both delighted and challengedContinue Reading
Imagine someone came to you and said, “I have a gift for you. I am giving you a special account. Every day, I will give you $1,440 to spend. No more, and no less. But you cannot save those dollars. At the end of each day, I will take whatever you didn’t spend. And IContinue Reading
As principal of a “classical” Catholic school and a lifelong advocate for the liberal arts, I am excited by the growing classical school movement—which now has reached even many public charter schools. Catholic families are understandably attracted to charter schools’ free tuition and classical schools’ commitment to established curricula, teaching methods and virtue development. ButContinue Reading
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