She’s given me the complete run-down and I’ve visited a CC group for a day to get a good feel for it. While I haven’t actually done CC, a good friend of mine has and has tutored. Hi! I just thought I’d chime in with my 2 cents……. In fact, we had struggled with memory work for years and I felt that CC actually freed me up to spend more time reading living books and letting the kids do a little bit of “unschooling” (or delight-directed schooling)! I can’t believe how much I learned!Īnyway, just wanted to chime in that you can partake in CC without sacrificing your Charlotte Mason ideals. It’s not at all like what I had in mind for a formal classical school! I can only speak for our group, but the class is extremely active – lots of singing, game playing, jumping around. He hated school and loved homeschooling, so I didn’t know how the classroom situation would go for him at CC. We added a foster/adopt son halfway through the year and I was even more amazed to see how he adored CC. If we were at a museum or watching a show or reading a book when the name of a famous person from their timeline or history sentence popped up, they were so excited because they already felt familiar with that person (even though they had memorized those names without beginning with any connections).
The kids did make LOTS of connections, though. It was frankly AMAZING, more amazing because of how much fun they had doing it!
They loved the class! I can’t believe how many facts they learned. Oh, and the kids did have to do an oral report for CC each week. We simply played the CC CD in the car and sometimes before bed. We did completely different things in history and science at home- nothing related to the CC facts. I didn’t change our home curriculum a bit, besides going over the timeline and memory verse every morning. Long story short, I had the opportunity to tutor for the group (so it didn’t cost me any $$) and we gave it a go. Our family is VERY Charlotte Mason-ish (we always called our philosophy Relaxed Classical with a Charlotte Mason twist) and we LOVED Classical Conversations last year. Anybody out there been to a Classical Conversations group? Can I continue doing CM style and attend the Classical Conversation groups simultaneously (with success!)? I don’t know if it makes a difference, but I have 3 boys-8,6, and 2. It seems really hard core! I am okay with helping my boys memorize some things in prep for the day they attend their class, but I don’t want to change all my lessons/teaching style. I like the things they are teaching the kids, but I am not so sure about the methods of delivery. But, I have done a little research and am questioning whether that is a good idea. I have no plan to change my curriculum or teaching style the rest of our school days, but I was thinking about looking into it just for the social aspect. We use mostly CM-friendly stuff for our homeschool- and I plan on continuing with CM! But, a friend of mine is encouraging me to join a Classical Conversations group that is forming in my town.
Hi! I was wondering if anyone had any experience with Classical Conversations.
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