Behind WHO?

Pauline
Homeschooling is individualized

The Fear of Failing Them I think we all worry about failing our children. That they will be “behind”. But in the homeschooling community there is a great question that we like to ask each other as a way of reminding each other and encouraging one another, “behind WHO?” You worry your child will be behind? Who are they behind? Behind who? Who sets the standards? The state? The teachers union? Your in-laws? The nosy neighbor who has an opinion? Your best friend whose kid aced the SAT? Who sets Read More …

Join us at the Arizona Classical Christian Homeschool Conference!

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arizona classical curriculum conference

Arizona Classical Christian Homeschool Conference – July 18, 2020 9am-4:30pm Registration closes Tuesday, July 14th 11:59pm AZ time for the conference -sign up now! We are classical Christian parents, educating our children, training them up in the way they should go so that when they are old they will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). We come from many walks of life, many different curriculums. But now more than ever we need community. We need each other. This conference is a celebration of this beautiful education we are all giving Read More …

Starting a Garden

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Homeschool Garden

Amidst all the Corona Virus concerns and chaos, stores with empty shelves, there are those who calmly weather the storm because they practice self-reliance. The Bible talks so much about the wisdom of preparation and providing for our children. The Proverbs 31 woman prepares and provides for her household: 14 She is like the merchant ships,    bringing her food from afar.15 She gets up while it is still night;    she provides food for her family    and portions for her female servants.16 She considers a field and buys it;    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.17 She Read More …

Virtual Memoria Press Classical Convention 3/19-21! (Speakers, curriculum on display, etc!)

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Memoria Press Convention

Corona virus can’t keep us down!  Friends, I have to share the coolest thing with you–Memoria Press (at this moment–and all Friday and Saturday) is doing a virtual homeschool convention!  You sign up here (it’s free!) https://www.memoriapress.com/2020-conventions-calendar/And you’ll instantly get sent links to go to the curriculum fair or to the speaker lecture.  The speaker is speaking right now and they’ll be done with lectures for the evening but the curriculum fair will be open a little longer and then all Friday and Saturday.  I chimed in on booth and the technology Read More …

Open House CANCELED Open Enrollment Still Begins March 16th

Pauline
Reading the classics together at co-op

On Sunday, March 15, at 4pm, Governor Doug Ducey issued a statewide emergency announcement that all gatherings of 50 or more are to be canceled. Although we expected to be less than 50, in the abundance of caution we will be rescheduling the open house for a later date. Open enrollment will still open today for any families who would like to enroll. Details on the website: www.classicalhomeschoolcurriculum.com We will reschedule but at this time do not know when. We pray everyone stays healthy and well and look forward to Read More …

We’re coming back! The Memoria Press Booth will be at the AFHE Convention 2020!

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AFHE homeschool convention Memoria Press booth

UPDATE: May 2020 – AFHE convention was canceled–super bummed! BUT we decided to host our own conference! Checkout the details on the Arizona Classical Christian Homeschool Conference on July 18th (click here!) Last year was our first year with the Memoria Press booth and it was very exciting. All of our curriculum was there for all to see. We will be back! Are you coming to the annual homeschool convention? It is such a time of encouragement and fellowship. It was my first time every attending and being the person Read More …

Officer Buckle Teaches Safety!

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preschool homeschool class

The beautiful enrichment part of the Memoria Press curriculum teaches the children what is good, true, and beautiful through timeless literature, music, art, and poetry. This week was very fun. The pre-K class read the Caldecott Medal Award winning book: “Officer Buckle and Gloria” – a really cute story about safety. I don’t know what I love more– the cute puppet or a teacher who is willing to be silly and do the “voice” for a puppet to bring joy to children and to help teach a lesson. I told Read More …

The Mother’s Role in the Fight for Freedom

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paradise valley homeschool field trip liberty festival

The Liberty Festival is put on by We Make History and it’s been on my bucket list for a long time to take the kids. I believe it’s so important that we teach our children the grand history of this amazing country. So many young people have forgotten what the great men of the past fought and died for. If we don’t teach them how will they know? How can they ever comprehend the words of Nathan Hale as he was about to be hanged: “My only regret is that Read More …

Renaissance Festival 2020

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scottsdale homeschool field trip

The Renaissance Festival is always a fabulous time. This year the Cardinals (our homeschool nature and culture outing group) went together on the elementary student day. The festival often has adult type humor so the student day eliminates that and adds a lot of educational type events that wouldn’t be there. Some of the vendors even had reduced pricing knowing that kids don’t come on field trips with endless amounts of money so that was really cool. But on a downside, many of us noticed that some of our favorite Read More …

Midsummer Night’s Dream at Mesa Community College

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homeschool field trip az

We laughed until we cried! This was so incredibly well done. It was hilarious. The actors wore modern costumes and used modern accents and allusions to bring the play to a understanding we all could appreciate, but the words were all Shakespeare! I’m a very traditional person but I found I didn’t mind the modern costumes or allusions in the least. It actually really helped us understand the language better. I really liked how we all could “get” the jokes because of it. And also, I think just the fact Read More …