Information Meeting

We are in the midst of registration season for the coming school year, and there will be an Information Meeting for families interested in learning more about Classical Conversations next week.

Information Meeting 

6:30pm Thursday, April 16th

Calvary Baptist Church

505 S Englewood Drive

This is a time when we simply share the overall vision of CC and what our programs provide to homeschooling families.  Everyone is welcome!

Open House - November 18th

The Rocky Mount CC community will hold a fall Open House on Tuesday, November 18th.  This is a time when families can visit to observe what happens at our community meetings, learn more about the programs CC offers, and ask questions about how CC might benefit their homeschools.  We welcome everyone who is interested in learning more about Classical Conversations.


Our community currently serves students who are K4 through 11th grade in our Foundations, Essentials, and Challenge A - II programs.  We meet each week to encourage one another in the pursuit of classical education and to develop skills that are difficult to practice in a homeschool setting.  If you'd like to visit our community on the 18th or if you'd like to learn more about this opportunity, you can email RockyMountCC@gmail.com.

Cycle Two

Are you ready for Cycle Two?  I just posted on my personal blog about my family's plan for homeschooling with Classical Conversations this year.  I wanted to share it over here in case someone might find it helpful!

A Well-Feathered Nest

-Crystal

Classical Conversations Testing

One of the many services offered through Classical Conversations is Stanford testing.  We are looking at the possibility of hosting a Stanford testing site in Rocky Mount during the spring of 2013.  We are still in the planning phases, and you can sign up for an email list to receive additional details and updates.

The Stanford-10 Achievement Test is a nationally recognized test used by educators across the US. 

As a norm-referenced test, the Stanford-10 not only offers the home educator information on their student’s achievement, it also provides comparisons based on nationwide test results.

Contents of Stanford Tests:

Grades 1-2: Word study skills, vocabulary,

comprehension, spelling, listening, math,

environment

Grade 3: Vocabulary, comprehension, spelling,

listening, social studies, math, language,

science

Grades 4-12: Vocabulary, comprehension,

spelling, listening, social studies, math,

language, science, study skills

We will also be looking for volunteers to help administer the test, and you can email us at Rocky Mount CC at gmail.com (remove all the spaces) if you are interested in  participating in this way.  Proctors must have a 4-year college degree and attend training.

Nature Journaling

The science memory work we will be covering this year makes now a great time to begin a nature journal.  Charlotte Mason once said, "We are all meant to be naturalists, each in his own degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care for none of these things."

I know we all want our children to see the wonder and majesty in God’s creation, and keeping a nature journal is a great way to help them develop their skills of observation.  Some of the science projects we will be completing in Foundations this fall would be great to add to an existing nature journal or to expand upon at home. 

A nature journal can be as simple or complex as you’d like.  Some children will only want a place to collect loose pages while others might be excited by the idea of elaborate sketch books.  There is no right or wrong way to go about it.

One resource that might complement your science study this year is The Handbook of Nature Study.  I have come also across a few printable resources to share with any of you who may want ideas for beginning a nature journal with your students this year. 

A Variety Journal Pages from Donna Young

Animal Notebooking Page

Burgess Animal Coloring Sheets

Free Nature Notebooking Pages

Two Informational Meetings Now Scheduled

PLEASE NOTE: The Hobgood meeting has been cancelled - we're encouraging all interested folks to attend the meeting on July 10th in Rocky Mount.  Thanks!!

Catch the Vision: Homeschooling Classically with Classical Conversations

July 10th, 2012 - 7:00pm

Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church

Rocky Mount, NC

RSVP: rockymountccinfo@gmail.com

Informational Meeting in Hobgood

Help spread the word!  There will be an Informational Meeting from 10am-12pm at Hobgood Baptist Church in Hobgood, NC on Saturday, June 30th.  Over the two hours we intend to give an overview of the classical model and an introduction to Classical Conversations.  There will also be time for Q&A.  If you can attend, please let us know by emailing us at rockymountccinfo@gmail.com so that we'll know how many to prepare for.  Thanks!

FREE Homeschool Informational Seminar

Our CC Community will be hosting a FREE homeschool informational event on Saturday, March 31st at Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church just south of Rocky Mount.

Sessions:
8am - The pros and cons of homeschooling
9am - The benefits of a Classical Christian education
10am - Homeschooling with Classical Conversations
11am - Homeschooling Classically through the upper grades: An introduction to the Challenge Program

The first two seminars will not be specific to Classical Conversations while the last two will address elements of the programs we offer.  This event is open to anyone interested in homeschooling, learning more about the classical method, or learning more about Classical Conversations.

Visitors are welcome to come to any or all of the sessions, so come on out, bring a friend, or pass this flier along to someone who may be considering homeschooling.

For more information, contact us at RockyMountCC@gmail.com.

Open House

Our community will be holding an Open House next Tuesday.  We hope you'll join us!

Announcement

We will be hosting an informational meeting for anyone interested in Classical Conversations' programs.  Please join us and bring any questions you may have!

Thursday, November 3rd

7:00 pm

Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church

5556 Bend of the River Rd.

Rocky Mount 

We will be discussing how Classical Conversations assists families in homeschooling classically as well as information about the Foundations, Essentials, and Challenge programs.  For more information, you may email us at rockymountCC@gmail.com.

Cherokee Indian Extravaganza

The Wilson Classical Conversations Community is planning an event to kick off Cycle 3, and they have extended an invitation.

CC at NCHE

The annual conference held by North Carolinians for Home Education begins in Winston-Salem on Thursday.  I am excited to say that Classical Conversations will have a presence at the book and vendor fair this year.  If you are headed to Winston-Salem for this event, this would be a great opportunity to stop by and learn more about Classical Conversations and the programs offered by CC.

If you are attending the conference, you will find Classical Conversations vendor workshops on the schedule.  There will also be workshops presented by our NC State Manager, Lisa Bailey.  And, of course, you won't want to miss Nancy Pearcey as one of the featured speakers!

Justin and I will be at the CC booth on Friday evening.  Feel free to stop by and say, "Hi."

Challenge A Informational Meeting

UPDATED!
Monday, May 23rd

7 pm

at Mt Hermon Missionary Baptist

This meeting is open to anyone who may be interested in learning more about the Challenge program and potentially enrolling students in the Challenge A (7th - 9th grades) program in Rocky Mount next year.  Justin Nale is the director and tutor for that program, and he will be discussing the seminars for next year as well as answering any questions.  This meeting was originally scheduled for May 9th, but a death in Justin's church required that the meeting be moved to the 23rd.

You can find more information about the Challenge Program at the Classical Conversations web site.  Information about tuition and fees is available in the registration packet.  The 2011 catalog is also helpful in explaining the seminars that will be a part of the lineup for Challenge A.

Questions about the upcoming meeting may be sent to Justin Nale via email.

Essentials of the English Language - 4th Edition

Classical Conversations has been working hard over the last year to bring you a new edition of the Essentials guide.

The new edition is not presently available for purchase, but it expected to be in stock some time in May.  The hope is that it will be available for purchase in time for the practicum season that begins early in the summer.  It will not be available for pre-order.

 The price of the new guide will be $45.  However, CC is committed to making it available at the practicums and conventions for $30 until August 1st, and via the online bookstore for a limited time.

While the new edition has vastly improved in the user-friendliness department, the overall content is very much the same.  It will be up to each family as to whether you prefer to purchase the new guide or continue with the old one.

You can check out some FAQs for the guide and also view sample pages to help you decide if you want to invest in the new edition.

You must be registered in an Essentials program to purchase the Essentials guide, so you will need to know the name of your Foundations/Essentials Director.

Classical Conversations Informational Meeting

You’re invited to attend an informational meeting for Classical Conversations of Rocky Mount!

Saturday, March 19^th

10am to 12pm

Nashville Baptist Church

Classical Conversations is a nationwide classical, Christian community providing academic programs, events, and services to home school communities, parents, and educators.

Our goal is to empower and support parents through our local Classical Conversations Communities as well as our other programs and services. We want to ultimately equip parents to educate their children with the classical tools of learning and a biblical worldview so that they might impact the world for God’s glory.

The Rocky Mount CC Community is new for the 2011/2012 school year, but we have grown out of the established Wilson community, so we will have many experienced tutors and families in our fellowship.

We will be meeting on Tuesdays, August through April, at Calvary Baptist Church.

Registration is open for Foundations (K-4 through 6/7^th grades), Essentials (4^th through 6/7^th grades), and Challenge A (7^th through 9^th grades).

For more information, you can visit the contact page above

or you may visit the Classical Conversations web site:

http://www.ClassicalConversations.com/

 

**Please, feel free to pass this announcement along!**

Launching a Rocky Mount CC Community

A new Classical Conversations Community will be beginning in Rocky Mount, NC for the 2011/2012 school year.  Enrollment is open for Foundations, Essentials, and Challenge A.  We welcome visitors to the existing Wilson, NC Community through March, and we will be holding informational meetings in various locations throughout the spring and summer. Please email for more information.