Classical Education Courses for Parents & Classroom Teachers

Description

I have written a new curriculum called Poetic Language Lessons: A Gentle Primer in Grammar and Rhetoric (primarily for children ages 6-8). This is a free introduction to the philosophy of the curriculum.

Ideas we will cover include:

• What is a poetic imagination?
• How do you truly integrate multiple subjects?
• Introducing grammar to children
• Rhetoric for little people
• Elements of music as it pertains to the art of rhetoric
• Incorporating wonder and a curiosity framework

When: Saturday, May 3, 9:30-11 am CENTRAL

Zoom: A link will be sent the day before the session

Recorded: This session will be recorded and available 24-48 hours after the session. It will be available for one month. 

About the Instructor

Adrienne Freas 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. She also served as a curriculum and pedagogy specialist for Coram Deo Academies, a university-collaborative model school in DFW. In each role,  She led teams creating classical professional development, parent education workshops, and writing customized educational materials that promote a strong virtue-based humanities curriculum for K-12 schools. Adrienne has been married to Brian for 32 years. She is a retired homeschool mother of four adult children and the grandmother to eight (plus a grand-puppy).