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By Mr. Ward (Middle School Teacher): While greeting the children at drop off each morning, I have the opportunity to see many of our students in a light that I would not otherwise get to see during the course of … Continue reading →
By Julie Reynolds, Director of Curriculum We were all meant to be naturalists, each in his degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care for … Continue reading →
Class Five has been studying amphibians as part of their science class this year. They had a chance to dissect frogs last week. Click the link below to watch Mr. Ward, Clapham’s middle school science teacher, guide the class during … Continue reading →
By Christine Escareño, Curriculum Assistant At our recent Fall Benefit, our speaker Dr. John Seel reminded us of the importance of training the affections, of exposing children to the the good, the true, and the beautiful. Through Composer Study, we … Continue reading →
By Doug Reynolds, Head of School, and Julie Reynolds, Director of Curriculum We are nearing the end of our series on “Joyful Discovery.” We have spent the past few weeks discussing the ways that Charlotte Mason’s pedagogy uniquely shapes our model. … Continue reading →
By Julie Reynolds, Director of Curriculum At Clapham, students narrate across the disciplines. We encourage our families to narrate with their children at home to help them along in the learning process, but it is sometimes helpful to stop and … Continue reading →
The Wall Street Journal this week posted a wonderful article that reinforces the approach that we take at Clapham School. Our goal in the classroom is to train students to create beautiful work. Some of the latest research supports how, … Continue reading →
By Julie Reynolds, Director of Curriculum Recitation is one way we cultivate poetic knowledge at Clapham. How many of us still remember the verses memorized as a child in the beautiful words of the King James Version? What images have … Continue reading →
by Julie Reynolds, Director of Curriculum We describe our model as “classical education in an atmosphere of joyful discovery.” In the coming posts, we will explore this model in a series of articles. To start off, I thought it might … Continue reading →
by Julie Reynolds, Director of Curriculum In the Charlotte Mason model, one of the give-away characteristics of a living book is its presentation of living ideas. As Christians, our ultimate source of truth is the Word of God, but cannot … Continue reading →
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