Our family had a blast at the third annual Classical Conversations National Conference in early May. Lily and Trey both attended the kids’ camps and played with CC kids from around the country while Jonah was well cared for in the nursery and at home with a babysitter. I can’t believe our youngest just turned three. Time is flying! This upcoming academic year is our last year as a Foundations-only family, which is hard to wrap my mind around.

After a short break, we are starting back to our math and reading summer schedule. All our children love to swim, and we anticipate them doing that regularly in the next few months. It is our busy time at the home office, so we will enjoy an at-home summer and will look forward to family vacations in the fall and winter.

Be sure to sign up for a Practicum near you. You won’t want to miss enjoying the company of homeschooling friends and applying the classical tools of learning to the subject of the worldwide salt trade!

Robert Bortins
Husband to April, son to Leigh, first CC graduate
Father of three, ages eight and under
Chief Executive Officer

International Community

Celebrate with us! Our international community has exceeded eleven thousand students globally! In 2018, we began with two thousand students. In five short years, we have seen exponential growth, thanks to the help of Classical Conversations, Inc., and the many teams who support our global leaders, families, and students. We praise God for the blessing of growth, and we are encouraged to continue the work of advancing international CC communities!

College Credit in Community

Classical Conversations Plus makes it possible for your student to pursue college credit while enrolled in your local CC community. Whether your student wants to take a few college classes while enrolled in a Challenge program or earn his or her associate degree, CC Plus has you covered! Please visit our website at ClassicalConversationsPlus.com, and sign up for a free student consultation on our program page.

Classical Parents in Community

Many of us are enjoying our summer academic break. Although local communities do not gather weekly in the summer to review memory work or have discussions, many do meet for swim days, field trips, picnics at the park, and, of course, Practicum! It’s easy to register for Practicum. We love when you share photos of your Practicum experience. Use #ccpracticum and #myccday when you post to social media so we can find you! For information on registering for a global Practicum, please connect with our International team to learn where you can find a Practicum near you!

Perhaps you’ve heard us refer to the classical tools of learning? Some of those tools are the Five Common Topics of Dialectic, developed by Aristotle. The topics include Definition, Comparison, Circumstance, Relationship, and Testimony. In this recent blog post, Theresa, a Product Sales Specialist for Classical Conversations, tackles the Five Common Topics of . . . “Why to Support Your CC Bookstore.” She makes a compelling case!

Our Classical Conversations blog continuously presents articles that encourage and support your homeschool journey. Most articles take around 3–4 minutes to read and are especially relevant for CC parents and other homeschooling families. We post every Monday and Wednesday, and much of our content is written by parents in a Classical Conversations community. We include some great reposts from our archives, too! You might enjoy:

• “A Summer Homeschool Reading List”
• “What Are the Five Core Habits of Grammar”
• “Five Paths for Homeschoolers after Graduation”