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Getting your young children ready for formal
studies is a simple, yet important task. The best teachers of
history would tell you that education begins at birth, and that the
parents determine whether that education is good or bad.
The old philosophers believed that "Youth
was the time for extraordinary toil." and when we look back through
history we rarely find a great figure whose greatness did not begin in a
well-ordered nursery. Only a fool will allow exceptions to form a rule.
The masters who taught the great classical
academies of the past did not neglect early education. The "Petty
School" was the place where young children were equipped with the basic
learning skills that would be employed in the Grammar School.
Instruction in early reading, writing and
arithmetic must be based on sound principles that flow from a true
understanding of human
nature and corresponding educational goals. The classroom is no place
for trial and error. Moreover, the lessons learned in the
beginning must be useful in the end--not busy work for the early years.
The CLAA's Petty School program offers
parents a return to simplicity. While founded on the principles of
classical education, we provide a basic introduction to each of the
school readiness skills. In a short time you will find your
children reading, writing and counting rightly--and ready for the
Academy.
In addition to Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic we also provide devotional aids to help children establish
good habits of prayer from their earliest years. Check out the
first of our
Guide to Daily Prayers.
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This affordable program does not require that students read their typing
lessons, which allows the youngest children to begin typing.
