David Hicks in Norms & Nobility says "Classical education is not, preeminently, of a specific time or place. It stands instead for a spirit of inquiry and a form of instruction concerned with the development of style through language and of conscience through myth" (p. 18).

Learn how to create a spirit of inquiry from beginner (PreK-4) to advanced levels (5-12 grades).Engage in practical activities in this interactive workshop. Learn how to identify “worksheet” or “textbook” questions and rewrite them into questions that truly engage the heart and intellect of students. Ideal for all teachers (classroom and home educators) for all grade levels and subjects.

Who: For classroom instructors or home educators at all levels seeking to  engage in intellectual and heart-felt conversations without the need of a curriculum or study guide.

What: 2 hour workshop applying the practical application of establishing a spirit of inquiry in your learning environment.  Participants will experience a lesson taught dialectically and will discuss the principles behind the crafting of such lessons. Participants will also gain hands-on experience formulating various categories of meaningful questions.

Requirements: Zoom app (courses are LIVE and not recorded) Participation is necessary for a classical experience. Zoom link will be provided prior to the class.

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Time: 9:00 am -11:00am CST Central Time (Live event - not recorded)

Cost: $25, Limited class size; register today! (non-refundable and not recorded)

About the Teacher 

Adrienne is the founder and director of Classical Education Podcast as well as Beautiful Teaching Consulting. Her expertise is in collaborating and guiding new, and established schools in classical curriculum and professional development needs. She has worked as the Classical Education Advisor for the K-12 Curriculum and Professional Development Project at University of Dallas and served as the Director of Classical Methods for Responsive Education Solutions. In both roles, Adrienne has collaborated with districts, boards, school leaders, and thousands of teachers, helping nearly 30 schools transition to a classical model. She has led teams creating classical professional development, leading parent education workshops, and writing customized educational materials that promote a strong virtue-based humanities curriculum for K-12 schools.

She specializes in Coaching and transitioning schools into the liberal arts tradition; K-8 classical curriculum development; Charlotte Mason pedagogy; Trivium-Based Lesson Planning, classical charter schools; Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant education; Homeschooling.

Adrienne has been married to Brian for 30 years. She is a retired homeschool mother of four adult children and the grandmother of five. She works part-time as a Classical Pedagogy and Curriculum Specialist for Coram Deo Academies in DFW. 

Who: This course is for anyone who is interested in the art of narration and is curious as to how narration can be used and applied with older students. 

What: An immersive lesson that shows ways to use narration when the texts get longer, the ideas become more abstract, and students become more independent. What is the goal of narration with older students? How do you narrate a chapter assigned for homework rather than a short story read together in class? What role can art play? All these questions and more will be addressed.

Dates & Time (CST):

• Saturday, September 10 9am-11am (Live event - not recorded)

Cost: $20 non-refundable

What: In this session, teachers will learn why fables and fairy tales help children develop a well-ordered imagination. We will discuss how to approach stories without getting in the way of the child's imagination. Experience the role, and proper ordering of the imagination through reading, narrating, and discussing a fable and a fairy tale. Teachers will learn the importance of respecting the imagination through reading, narrating, and properly discussing the moral of a story. We will include a progymnasmata fable writing exercise! 

Who: For parents, classroom instructors or home educators.

(good course for parents whose children are at classical schools)

Requirements: Zoom app (courses are LIVE and not recorded) Participation is necessary for a classical experience. Zoom link will be provided prior to the class.

Dates: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Time: 9:00 am -11:00 CST Central Time (Live event - not recorded)

Cost: $25 (non-refundable and not recorded)

About the Teacher 

Adrienne is the founder and director of The Classical Education Podcast as well as Beautiful Teaching Consulting. Her expertise is in collaborating and guiding new, and established schools in classical curriculum and professional development needs. She has worked as the Classical Education Advisor for the K-12 Curriculum and Professional Development Project at University of Dallas and served as the Director of Classical Methods for Responsive Education Solutions. In both roles, Adrienne has collaborated with districts, boards, school leaders, and thousands of teachers, helping nearly 30 schools transition to a classical model. She has led teams creating classical professional development, leading parent education workshops, and writing customized educational materials that promote a strong virtue-based humanities curriculum for K-12 schools.

She specializes in Coaching and transitioning schools into the liberal arts tradition; K-8 classical curriculum development; Charlotte Mason pedagogy; Trivium-Based Lesson Planning, classical charter schools; Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant education; Homeschooling.

Adrienne has been married to Brian for 30 years. She is a retired homeschool mother of four adult children and the grandmother of five. She works part-time as a Classical Pedagogy and Curriculum Specialist for Coram Deo Academies in DFW.