Abby Mayall is the Director of the School of Grammar at Horizon Prep and she joins us this week to talk about what has happened so far this year in Kindergarten through 5th Grade.
The Grammar grades have been busy, and still have a lot to do before the end of the school year.
Abby also talks about the Classical Education model that is the basis of Horizon Prep’s educational philosophy, and what that really means. She talks about the three schools that make up the Classical model at Horizon Prep. The School of Grammar is from Kindergarten through 5th Grade, the School of Logic is 6th through 8th Grade, and the School of Rhetoric is from 9th through 12th Grade. You can remember the order of the schools by remembering they are in alphabetical order: Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric.
Although she hasn’t been on in a while, Abby is a fairly frequent guest on the podcast. You can hear more from her on Episodes 1, 10, and 23. She also pops in on random episodes once in a while, like on Episode 13. That’s what they call an “uncredited cameo”.
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Lisa Jander joined us again at this months PTF meeting to talk about practical things you can do today to improve the relationship between your family and technology.
One of the tips Lisa shared is to think about buying a cell phone in the same way you think about buying their first car. “You’re going to make sure the car is equipped with safety features like anti-lock brakes and airbags” Lisa says we should treat the cell phone in the same way. “If you want this phone, we’re going to make sure it’s equipped with the appropriate safety features”.
Recently, having your teenager sign a “Cell Phone Contract” was a popular idea. Instead of writing a contract and making your kid sign it, Lisa says to have THEM write an agreement that you will agree to. That way any restrictions are their idea and they will have more buy-in with the rules.
Near the end of this episode Lisa mentions a C.O.A.S.T. worksheet, a tool for two people in the family to spend time together with zero technology. C.O.A.S.T. stands for:
Creative Cooking
Ordinary Occurrence
Awesome Activity
Selfless Service
Talk Time
To learn more from Lisa Jander, go to DatersEd.com.
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This is Episode 50 of the Horizon Prep Lioncast! Celebrate with us by writing a review on iTunes and letting people know what you enjoy about the podcast!
For Episode 50 we're joined by Michelle Castiglione and Dr. Jorge Munoz to talk about the Logic and Rhetoric Science program.
For Michelle the best part of being a science teacher is when a student gets that "Aha!" moment and it all comes together for them. For Dr. Munoz the best part is being able to invest in the student and help to build the whole student through discipline, accountability, and responsibility.
Dr. Munoz says "The point is not to break them. The point is to stretch them to their potential"
Dr. Jeff Pratt joined us for the second half of the episode to discuss how HP handles the topic of evolution. Dr. Pratt says “We teach about Evolution because Evolution is actually not science. Evolution is a worldview".
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Carly Cosentino and Andrea Needham join us to talk about the Math program in the Schools of Logic and Rhetoric.
Both Carly and Andrea have a love of math. Math was always Carly's favorite subject as a child. Andrea was inspired to love math by her high school math teacher who "made it come alive".
Andrea encouraged parents not to force their children through the math program faster than they can handle. She said that kids who rush through math "just to check a box" tend to have holes in their math knowledge that become obvious as they continue in higher math such as Physics or Chemistry.
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