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We are not among
those who believe that "parents are the best educators". Education is a
bit more complicated than that. Never in history did elite
students receive a liberal arts education from their parents, unless
their parents happened to be the schoolmasters.
However, in our
generation, technology has made elite education available at home.
Students no longer need to go to another location to receive expert
instruction. Parents, rather than trying to oversee their
children's behavior and work at school, can fulfill their duties much
more efficiently at home. These are the reasons we promote home
schooling.
The Classical
Liberal Arts Academy offers the six things many home schooling families
are seeking: (1) clear religious instruction, (2) elite
academic standards, (3) simple administration, (4) flexible scheduling ,
(5) accessible expert assistance and (6) affordability.
While there is a
lot to learn for families new to the CLAA, once you get used to things,
you will find our program the simplest and most efficient program
available.
WHERE TO BEGIN
The Academy
offers a number of aids for home schooling families which we would
recommend to you.
First, we
recommend that you subscribe to our newsletter, the
Examiner. The Examiner
includes a monthly column for home school families and many other
helpful resources.
Second, read the
articles posted on the
home page of the site. These
take aim at the root of the many of the problems that must be overcome
in education. Generally, the answer most of the questions new
families have when they get started in the CLAA.
Fourth, contact
us! We are happy to help you with the details of your
classical home school. Send us your questions knowing that a
helpful, personal response will be on the way in no time.
Fifth, parents
who are really serious about home school instruction may complete our
Praeceptor Training Program.
This provides detailed practical and philosophical training in how to
teach the classical liberal arts curriculum. It can also provide a
source of flexible income from home if there are other Academy families
in your area.
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"What joy and peace is there in
our home school! "
CLAA Mother |
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"Before we enrolled in the CLAA,
most of my mornings were spent beside my older sons. Now, my
oldest son has been more independent, and I have more time for my younger
kids." CLAA Mother |
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SUPPORT FOR MOTHERS
 While
the CLAA doesn't require parents to teach, there are many ways parents can improve
and support their children's studies. CLAA Home Study
Support is managed by Mrs. Dania Michael.
Mrs. Michael
graduated with a degree in Classics from Rutgers University and
studied in the Rutgers Graduate School of
Education. After a short teaching career, Mrs. Michael became a full-time home
schooling mother with the birth of her first child in
2000. Since then, she has welcomed six more children, and has worked with her husband (William
Michael) to ensure that home schooling families may study the
classical liberal arts with success. Mrs. Michael knows the
program inside and out--from a mother's perspective--and has used it
with great success.
We offer no-nonsense,
practical advice to CLAA parents, rooted in "real-world"
experience and sound classical/Catholic principles (not random
"good ideas"). Feel free to submit your
questions directly to Mrs. Michael:
dmichael@classicalliberalarts.com |
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"A married woman must leave God at
the altar to find Him in her domestic cares."
St. Frances of Rome (1384-1440)
Butler's Lives of the Saints |
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