Many of you have forwarded some great opportunities, ideas, etc. over the last few weeks. Below is a list of resources, field trip ideas, suggestions, etc. Hope you find it helpful!
Black Rock Christian Retreat is a great Christian retreat center. They often host homeschool activities and outdoor educational events. More information can be found on their website (or see Barb!):
www.blackrockretreat.com/Here is a link with a video explanation of the memory box Rita shared with us during our opening ceremony last week:
http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/memorysys/Here is a link to a great missions project that encourages your kids to consider areas of the world where many have not heard the Gospel. It is a 6 week learning and giving adventure that you and your kids will enjoy! Visit this website for more information: http://www.phoenixphaxx.com/
Great Wolfe Lodge is an amazing indoor waterpark. They have several homeschool weeks with great rates in the next few months. Check out their website at:
www.greatwolf.com/
Friday, September 29th is National Museum Day. Many local museums have free admission. Visit this site for more information:
smithsonianmag.com/museumday.
Finally, here is some helpful information about CC Connected:
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| | Webinar Dates | Please note: the webinar dates in the September Director Connector for Challenge A and B were incorrect. We apologize; please note correct dates and times: Challenge A:
September 28, 5:00 PM EST https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/138679190 Challenge B:
Challenge I:
Foundations:
Essentials:
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| Dear April,
We're excited about the new changes and updates that are occurring in CC Connected! Please take a moment to review the information concerning changes in all tiers and note the times of webinar training for program levels.
We're particularly excited to see the Challenge tier opening NEXT WEEK (October 1) with resources available for Latin study and comprehension.
If you have questions or problems after the webinars, please submit them via e-mail to ccconnected@classicalconversations.com.
Sincerely,
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| Foundations Tier The Foundations tier of the CC Connected community offers four important areas to assist families and tutors. New for 2012-2013 is the Foundations Classical Learning Center, which contains short training videos for families and other optional videos, such as the new hand motions developed for Classical Acts & Facts History Card timeline. Returning features include the Dialectic Discussion Forum, which allows families to post their questions to one another, and the At Home Sharing Center, where families can upload or download useful documents for use at home. While some of these documents have been created by Classical Conversations, many have been created by talented families and tutors across the United States. Please use them at home in a way that complements your home school and accomplishes your family goals. In other words, use them to bless your family--not stress them.
Now online! The Cycle 1 tutorial has been updated for 2012-2013 and is online for your family in theMemory Work Tutorial area of CC Connected. This tutorial matches the updated memory work in the Foundations Guide, 4th edition.
Please join the Foundations Program Manager for a walk through the CC Connected Foundations tier:
Essentials Tier The Essentials tier offers three areas to assist families with the study of English grammar, writing, and arithmetic. The Essentials Classical Learning Center contains video tutorials of grammar tasks, a video introduction to the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) program, and arithmetic resources. The At Home Sharing Center allows tutors and parents to post helpful documents from their Essentials classes and home schools that can then be used at home by other subscribers. The Dialectic Discussion Forums provide a private discussion with Essentials tutors and families across the country.
Please join the Essentials Program Manager for a walk through the CC Connected Essentials tier:
Challenge Tier, Coming October 1, 2012! The Challenge tier offers three areas to assist families with their Challenge program studies. There is a wide variety of tutorials available at the Classical Learning Center. To follow up the Latin studies from this summer's 3-Day Parent Practicums, parents can start with videos created by Courtney Sanford that help them learn Henle Latin with their Challenge students. Next, parents can learn about the parts of speech and the big picture of the Latin language by watching Denise Moore'sLatin Tour videos. Finally, many of our talented directors and program managers have created short instructional videos that follow the scope and sequence of Henle Latin I so parents can dive into the parts of speech in greater detail.
Also available at the Classical Learning Center, the CiRCE Institute (one of our valued partners) has allowed us to offer the first two lessons of The Lost Tools of Writing to Challenge tier subscribers. This classical rhetoric program helps students develop strong writing and thinking skills that inform all of their learning.
The At Home Sharing Center allows tutors and parents to post helpful documents from their Challenge classes and home schools, which can then be used at home by other subscribers. In the Dialectic Discussion Forums, families can ask questions and engage in discussions with other Challenge families across the United States.
Please join your Challenge Program Manager for a walk through the CC Connected Challenge tier. Challenge I: September 27, 6:00 PM EST https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/621638950
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