1 Greek for “restful learning”.Schole’ Greek for “restful learning”. It embodies a slower, sane education that cultivates truth, beauty and virtue through the lens of God’s creation and Word.
2 Our Vision Sola Gratia Classical Academy is a blend of classical and creative education. It is a community experience in excellence for homeschool families that facilitates contemplative, intentional learning, with a particular emphasis on Truth, Beauty, and Virtue. Using the Christian Classical Tradition, we seek to develop a child’s educational experience through the lens of God’s Word and the beauty of God’s creation. We seek to bring together like-minded Christian homeschooling families in a liturgical community context offering rhythmic learning through high-quality, creatively taught classes, punctuated by celebrations in learning, inspiring students to excellence in the classical Christian Tradition.
3 Marks of Our Schole’ GroupLearning Celebrations Schole’ Lunch Experiences Weekly Focus on Virtue Formation Liturgical Pedagogy Science, Literature and Fine Arts focused Outdoor Classrooms (weather permitting) Fully Classical Curriculum Atmosphere of Mentorship Service Based Learning with Woodland Terrace Assisted Living Facility Classical Academic Press Discounts and Benefits
4 Woodland Terrace Children develop a heart of virtue as they come into contact with experiences that train their hearts to see truth, beauty and goodness. Serving the residents at Woodland Terrace is a beautiful experience in virtue development for our students. Opportunities in presentations for the upper/middle grades, and our 4-6 year olds will be there in the afternoons each week playing alongside them. Our lower elementary will continue with monthly service days that we began this pilot year, and we hope to have some residents volunteering next year in the classrooms as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K3H2VqQKcc
5 What is Liturgy in Classical Education?Liturgy is organizing a response, through the body with; sights, colors, sounds, smells, touch, taste, and poetic language. Simply –it’s the way we teach, what we teach. Liturgy forms virtue in our students The way we teach truth affects the way our students will love it and live it. The way to a student’s heart is through their body. Two Different Liturgies What you think Is their heart touched The Grade The experience in Truth, Beauty and Goodness Define Terms Answering with a Story Reductionistic Poetic/expansive Following a List of Rules Imitating an Example -Jenny Rallens
6 Affects of Liturgy Trains our affections with experiences as well as explanations. The way we learn something is much more influential then the something we learn. The form of a lesson teaches as much as it’s content. Because we were created as story telling, embodied, communal beings, this liturgy of specific bodily practices leads to heart change, which leads to virtue formation. – Jenny Rallens Again, it’s not the content of the curriculum but the form of the pedagogy! -Jenny Rallens
7 Two Types of Liturgy Studying the Atlantic Ocean Explanation Experience Know All the Facts Touch the ocean Read All the Books Hear and feel the waves Drawn all the Maps Smells the salt air/taste it Forcing Facts slowing down----Forming Virtue The experience is the knowing that touches the heart! -Jenny Rallens
8 Liturgy On Our Campus Uniforms (for order & beauty)Day begins with Morning Time and virtue focus Each class begins with a greeting/response Each class ends with a blessing/response Each class opens with prayer/thanksgiving Experiential embodied instruction in class Schole’ Lunch performances Learning Celebrations every 6 weeks
9 Curriculum – A Shift in ThinkingCurriculum in Latin = running, a racecourse It’s not about a book. We focus not on what we must cover but what we might uncover. How we teach is just as important as what we teach. -Sarah MacKenzie Teaching from Rest
10 Our Academic Mentors We believe students should be taught by those who are passionate about a subject. They teach out of the overflow of their passion and delight. Teachers are “masters of their art” and hold a degree in that subject and/or a high interest and personal pursuit of the subject, creating passion for it. Our Leadership Team works collaboratively with one another to create a beautiful education for our students.
11 Our Classes Lower Elementary One Day ProgramScience Through Nature Study I Math and Logic Games Latin Grammar Music Theory and Playing the Glockenspiel Fine Artists and Art
12 4 -6 Year Old Program One Day Program FridaysOur Classes 4 -6 Year Old Program One Day Program Fridays Morning Time (books, prayer, memory verses) Nature exploration Music & movement class Schole’ Lunch Afternoons at Woodland Terrace with the assisted living residents – crafts, song, fine motor and gross motor activities
13 Our Classes Upper Elementary Two Day Program Great BooksEnglish Grammar – Analytical Grammar Writing – Institutes for Excellence in Writing Science Experimentation – Berean Builders Around the World – Research/Presentation Class Same Classes Offered as Lower Elementary on Day Two
14 Our Classes Middle School Two Day Program Great BooksEnglish Grammar – Analytical Grammar Writing – Institutes for Excellence in Writing Science Experimentation – Berean Builders Around the World – Research/Presentation Class Same as Lower/Upper elementary with exceptions: Science - Nature Study II Logical Fallacies
15 Class Days and Times Our 4-6 Year Old Program & Lower Elementary one day programs that will meet: Fridays from 8:30am to 3pm. Upper Elementary & Middle School two day programs that will meet: Wednesdays 8:30am to 3pm and Fridays from 8:30am to 3pm
16 Why Latin *Vocabulary*Grammar*Thinking Skills*The easiest way to learn English Grammar Over 60% of academic English is Latinate. Unparalleled study in Critical Thinking. (complex and always follows the rules –much like math) The average student who has two years of Latin tests 150 points higher on the SAT.
17 Schole’ Group BenefitsFree access to all teacher-training courses on ClassicalU.com Monthly Training Webinar 25% discount on products by Classical Academic Press 25% discount on live, online courses at Scholé Academy Access to the File Library Access to Full Zones at HeadventureLand.com Access to all forums Monthly Newsletter
18 Our Future Vision Growth through partnership with TOL and WT in order to remain in this area To grow through 12th Grade To offer a food co-op on campus from MAE Farms for next year