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Classical Education

At Caprock Academy, we believe that the best way to prepare our students is an education that develops the skills to think critically, reason effectively and communicate clearly and persuasively. Classical education is a time-proven, three-part educational process patterned according to the way children learn.

 

An Introduction to Classical Education ~ A Guide for Parents

 

Classical Education Training for Parents/Guardians

We are excited to announce our partnership with ClassicalU.com, offering exclusive access to Classical Education courses specifically designed for you. These courses feature customized learning tracks, enabling you to earn certificates at both beginner and advanced levels.


ClassicalU provides over 50 teacher training courses for classical educators, many of which will interest our parents and guardians. The goal of these trainings is to help everyone understand what Classical Education is and isn't. This initiative aims to educate our community and answer the question, "Why classical education?" Many of you have requested more information and tools related to our curriculum and teaching methods, as well as insights into how learning takes place at our school. With ClassicalU, we have the opportunity to enhance our own learning daily.  


We invite you to join us on this journey to develop a deeper understanding of what makes the Caprock Academy experience unique.


Follow these steps to start your own odyssey as a classical education parent:


  1. Register here for a user account, and give ClassicalU a call at 717-857-3362 if you need help.
  2. Sign in here with your registered user credentials.
    1. At any time to reset your password, you can follow the "Forgot Password?" link for the sign in page 
    2. Check your Spam or Junk email folders as needed for the reset email.
  3. Save these pages with your two parent training certificate tracks:
    1. Beginner Certificate in Classical Education for Parents
    2. Advanced Certificate in Classical Education for Parents
  4. If you are looking for more, consider subscribing to our other content with a monthly or annual subscription of your own.

If you have already had a user account on ClassicalU in the past, simply sign in here with your credentials to start reviewing your materials and courses.


ClassicalU is happy to help in any way with access or content questions at this email and phone number, 717-857-3362.


Sincerely,


Evan D. Hunt

Head of School

Caprock Academy

970-243-1771 Ext. 1116

[email protected]

 

 

Core Knowledge

The idea behind the Core Knowledge Sequence is simple and powerful: knowledge builds on knowledge.  For the sake of academic excellence, greater fairness and higher literacy, Core Knowledge provides a core curriculum that is coherent, cumulative and content-specific in order to help children establish strong foundations of knowledge, grade by grade.  To read more about the Core Knowledge Sequence click here.

 

Character Education 
 
Character education is an educational movement that supports the social, emotional, and ethical development of students. It is the proactive effort to help students develop important core ethical (recognizing what’s right) and performance (doing what’s right) values such as caring, honesty, diligence, fairness, fortitude, responsibility, grit, creativity, critical thinking, and respect for self and others.
 
Character education provides long-term solutions to moral, ethical, and academic issues that are of growing concern in our society and our schools.  Through character education, students learn how to be the best citizens they can be and how to do their best work while making school a place where students and educators feel comfortable and able to work.
 

Core Virtues

Core Virtues is a literature-based program with the goal of cultivating character through the promotion of basic moral, civic, and intellectual virtues.  It emphasizes such “core virtues” as:  respect, responsibility, diligence, honesty, generosity, perseverance, courage, faithfulness, compassion, openness to inquiry, and humility in the face of facts.

 

At Caprock, we integrate core virtues into as many classes as possible and strive to help students grasp the importance of these virtues in their daily life.  To learn more about Core Virtues click here.

 

Singapore Math

In contrast to a traditional U.S. math curriculum, Singapore Math focuses on  "The Why Before the How"  and places a strong emphasis on conceptual understanding and mathematical problem-solving.   By the end of the series, students will have mastered the basics along with fractions, complex word  problems and will  be ready to move in to pre-algebra.  To learn more about Singapore Math please click here.

 

Orton-Gillingham

The Orton-Gillingham Approach has been rightfully described as language-based, multisensory, structured, sequential, cumulative, cognitive, and flexible. The basic purpose of everything that is done in the Orton-Gillingham Approach, from recognizing words to composing a poem, is assisting the student to become a competent reader, writer, and independent learner. It is made up of components that ensure that students are not only able to use learned strategies, but can also explain the how and why of phonological strategies. This instructional approach encourages students by seeing, saying, sounding, and writing letters to master decoding and encoding of words. The Orton-Gillingham approach emphasizes multisensory learning, which combines sight, hearing, touch, and movement. This approach works well for students with dyslexia who lack a basic level of phonemic awareness.

Classical Education Training for Parents/Guardians