Beautiful Teaching: Classical Education Courses for Parents and Classroom Teachers

What: This is a beginner course to teaching poetry.  Learn how to memorize, read aloud, think about, and write poems. 

Who: Anyone who will be teaching poetry to children ages 9-18 will benefit from this course.  Anyone hoping to learn more about poetry will enjoy it.

Cost: $25 (non-refundable)

When: Thursday, October 3, 2024, 7:00-9:00 PM CENTRAL.

Recorded: Our courses are interractive, so we encourage live attendance. All courses are recorded and available 48-72 hours after the course and will be available for 1 month. You will be sent a YouTube link. 

About the Instructor: 

Benjamin Lyda holds a Master of Humanities degree from The University of Dallas and is certified by the state of Texas to teach 6-12 grade literature, history, speech communication, special education, and debate. He is the author of Scriptorium – Writing with the Progymnasmata, a 3rd-8th grade curriculum. 

He has been head of a classical charter high school and founder of a Charlotte Mason inspired K-12 school.  His more than 20 years of teaching experience is wide and varied including teaching in urban and suburban settings.  In addition Benjamin regularly works with both advanced and struggling students in public, private, and homeschool settings.  He founded and ran The Children’s Shakespeare Academy, directing full productions of the bard’s plays for homeschool children 9-18.   He is married to his high school sweetheart and together they are bringing up six children.