5 Core Habits
Uses words, specifically written or spoken, to share knowledge.
(example: Can you tell me a story about this?)
What is Storytelling?
Discovering what something is.
(example: What IS this? Can you describe this? What are the parts of this?)
What is Definition?
The flooding of words and sensory stimulus associated with an idea.
(example: When did you learn about this? Does this remind you of anything else? How could you make this topic memorable?)
What is Memory?
The words we learn whenever we learn something new.
What is Grammar?
An acronym for Classical Conversations, a group of homeschoolers working together to fulfill the mission: To Know God and Make Him Known.
Remembering the definition to build a knowledge base.
(example: What would help you memorize this?)
What is Memorizing?
Discovering similarities first, then differences.
(example: How is this like something you already know? How is this different from other things you know?)
What is Comparison?
The sorting of Invention into organized thoughts.
(example: What do people generally know about this FIRST? How does this fit into history? What is most important to know about this topic?)
What is Arrangement?
An acronym for a writing program for young people and a ninja thinking program for parents of these young people, disguised as a writing program.
What is LTW?
A low cost, optional online hub of multimedia learning resources designed to support and equip CC families to homeschool through high school with confidence.
What is CC Connected?
Knowing the appropriate word.
(example: What do you call this? Where does this name come from? Are there any other names for this?)
What is Naming?
Discovering what else is happening at the same time in other places.
(example: What else is happening elsewhere, since this is also happening?)
What is Circumstance?
The asking of questions through the 5 Common Topics.
(example: What new words do I need to know in order to explore this? Where can I find more information about this topic?)
What is Invention?
A beginning or introduction to a discourse or composition.
(example: usually a question, challenge, or quote.)
What is an Exordium?
Challenge courses designed to accomplish both high school and college credits (concurrent enrollment), through partnership with colleges around the country.
What is CC Plus?
Differentiating the word from other known ideas.
(example: What are the parts of this? Where do you usually see this? What makes this special?)
What is Attending?
Discovering causes and effects.
(example: How is this related to me? To you? What is this caused by? What does this cause?)
What is Relationship?
The choosing of the best way to present the thoughts.
(example: How could you make this topic interesting to a friend? A family member? A stranger? What is another way to explain this?)
A writing or speech with conveys information.
What is Exposition?
A program for students who are 12 years of age and up. This program focuses on the arts of grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric, students participate in 6 seminars spanning subjects like math, latin, literature, history, science, logic and more while practicing essays, conversation, presentations, speeches, discussion leadership, and debate.
What is Challenge?
Using the body and senses to share knowledge.
(example: Could you draw a picture of this or write a song about it? Could you act it out?)
What is Expressing?
Discovering what others say.
(example: How do you know about this? Why do you believe this? Are you an eyewitness?)
What is Testimony?
The practicing of presenting the best thoughts.
(example: How has this impacted your life? Does this topic make you happy or sad? How could you help someone else feel the same way about it?)
What is Delivery?
What is a Simile?
A time-tested philosophy of education that mentors students in learning and cultivating knowledge, understanding, and wisdom; this method of learning embodies the Trivium which utilizes the timeless arts and tools of learning.
What is Classical Education?