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Archives for Character Education

Character Education

Why We Have High Expectations in Kindergarten

October 3, 2022 by Sydney Ackerman

This is adapted from a talk that Mrs. Ackerman gave at a parent education event called Lightning Talks on September 28, 2022. Watch it here. On the front end I want to warn you that this talk may make kindergarten sound like a battlefield, but in this short time I don’t have time to go […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Character, Character Education, Culture, Discipline, Failure, Faith, Grammar School, Grit, Growth Mindset, Habit, K-12 education, Kindergarten, Parental Partnership, Rigor

The Adventure of Reading Alone

February 25, 2022 by Maria Berggren

Congratulations! Your child can read. He has mastered the first stage of reading: decoding and recoding. Now that he can sound words out, he has even started reading chapter books on his own. Supporting your child in this next big step is a little bit like un-babyproofing the house. Once the baby gate is stowed […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Building a Strong Family Culture, Character Education, Cultural Literacy, Culture, Family, Grammar School, Habit, Literature, Moral Imagination, Reading, Reading Instruction

Cedar Hallways

January 25, 2022 by Sydney Ackerman

You come into Cedar Classical Academy for the first time and many unique practices fill your first impressions. You notice our uniforms, the orderliness of the students’ boot mat, the friendly greetings of students when you enter a classroom. You say, “Wow! A school in a church!” (To see how the Lord orchestrates this weekly, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Character Education, Culture, Grammar School, Habit, K-12 education, Logic School, Moral Imagination, Observation visits, Parental Partnership, Rhetoric School, Stewardship, Virtue

In Defense of Mastery: Our Approach to Assessment

October 28, 2021 by Amber Knapp

One of the primary goals outlined in our mission statement is to “offer a rigorous course of study in the Western liberal arts tradition, teaching students to discover goodness, truth, and beauty in every discipline as a reflection of God.” A great deal of preparation goes into the fulfillment of this statement. The governing board supports the school by upholding the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Assessment, Character Education, Culture, Curriculum, Family, Grades, Grading, Grammar School, K-12 education, Lifelong Learning, Logic School, Mission Statement, Parental Partnership, Rhetoric School, Virtue

The Magic of Reading Aloud

August 6, 2021 by Caroline Hummel

Think of the turning points in great stories that have shaped you. What are the moments you remember? These moments still feel as vividly real to me as my own childhood memories: Bilbo in the tunnel just before he meets Smaug, Aslan coming back to life, Mole apologizing to Rat after upsetting the boat, Puddleglum […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Audiobooks, Building a Strong Family Culture, Character Education, Cultural Literacy, Culture, Curriculum, Family, Habit, Lifelong Learning, Movies, Parental Partnership, Reading, Reading Instruction

Family Worship

June 21, 2021 by Jason Helopoulos

A Neglected Grace

Jason Helopoulos is a Cedar dad since 2019 and pastor of University Reformed Church. He is author of A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home which calls parents and church leaders to reclaim the practice of family worship. To encourage Cedar families to build strong family cultures in their own homes, we asked […]

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Count the Cost, Part IV: Failure

February 6, 2021 by Katherine Bradford

count the cost

Count the Cost is a blog series designed for prospective parents. In our fourth installment, we asked Miss Katherine Bradford about how a classical school’s high standards inevitably mean that students will deal with failure. (Spoiler Alert: We think that is a good thing.) Katie was a founding teacher at Oakdale Academy in Waterford Township […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Admissions, Character Education, Count the Cost, Culture, Curriculum, Grit, K-12 education, Parental Partnership, Rigor, Virtue, Worldview

Count the Cost, Part II: A Singing Culture

January 16, 2021 by Christin Peng

count the cost

Count the Cost is a blog series designed for prospective parents. In our second installment, we asked our music teacher to explain why we spend so much – so much – time singing. If you a spend a day at Cedar Classical Academy, you will quickly notice that we constantly sing together throughout the school hours. The […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Admissions, Character Education, Count the Cost, Culture, Habits, K-12 education, Liturgy, Music, Parenting, Singing

Count the Cost, Part I: Money Etc.

January 4, 2021 by David and Ellen Liebing

count the cost

Count the Cost is a blog series designed for prospective parents. In our first installment, we asked the Liebing family about the financial sacrifices they have made over the past 21 years of their involvement with Mars Hill Academy.  Our core conviction is this: we have a responsibility as parents to do the best we […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Admissions, Character Education, Count the Cost, Culture, Faith, K-12 education, Parental Partnership, Parenting, Stewardship, Tuition

Training to Serve: Our Physical Education Curriculum

October 7, 2020 by Sydney Ackerman

Human beings are composed of Mind, Soul, and Body. As a classical and Christian school, you are right to assume that we care about the mind and soul. But how many classical school graduates do you hear about in the NFL? Did we forget about the body? (The short answer is “no.”) The education of […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Character Education, Curriculum, Grammar School, Grit, K-12 education, Lifelong Learning, Logic School, Physical Education, Rigor, Virtue

From Great to Okay: What we’ve learned about distance learning

May 19, 2020 by Caroline Hummel

We at Cedar Classical Academy are confident that, right now, mid-pandemic, we continue to offer the best K-6 educational option in Lansing. Now beginning our ninth week of distance learning, we have kept our mission alive. Cedar Classical Academy’s culture has been marked since our founding by parental partnership, high standards, character emphasis, and real […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Character Education, Culture, Curriculum, Grammar School, Grit, K-12 education, Literature, Mathematics, Online Learning, Quarantine Chronicles, Science

“A fountain of joy alive in you”: How Music Tunes the Soul

May 13, 2019 by Jon Anderson

What did Plato observe in music that prompted him to label it the most important of the liberal arts? He perceived that, of all seven, music best “tunes the soul.” Here Plato addressed the development of character, for music can inspire the unfolding of moral and mental qualities needed to be a virtuous person. Our […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Character Education, Mathematics, Moral Imagination, Music, Quadrivium, The Liberal Arts, Virtue, Wonder

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