Classical Education Courses for Parents & Classroom Teachers

Who: For parents and teachers of all ages, who want to re-enchant education.  For those who understand we must learn to cultivate the soil of our children's hearts, so that they cling to the Good, True, and Beautiful as adults.  For those who can see that our culture has forgotten something that must be recovered.  

What: This introduction to John Senior course seeks to apply his teaching on how to win back the souls of our children, those souls that are so often ensnared by the noise of the twenty-first century.

Said a former student of his, "John Senior, like Socrates, had the uncanny ability to get young people to think, to wonder, and to change course in midstream. How he did this owed a great deal to his own sense of wonder and appreciation of Gods presence in our lives." Living through the radical changes of the 20th century, Senior witnessed the rise of the automobile, the arrival of the atomic bomb, television, computers, fast food, cell phones, and the internet, just to name a few. He remembers that things have not always been like this, and we would be wise to listen to him to understand what we have lost and how to recover the enchantment of reality.

Time: Tuesday, March 18, 7:00-8:30 pm CENTRAL TIME

Zoom: A link to the class will be shared on the day of the class. 

(Live attendance is encourged for an immersive experience.)

Recorded: This will be recorded and available approximately 48 hours after the class. The video will be available to view for one month. 

Cost: $25/person (non-refundable)

About the Instructor:

Benjamin Lyda 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 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 is married to his high school sweetheart and together they are bringing up six children.