Redeemer Classical School, our students and families, and Redeemer Lutheran Church are so very grateful to the gentlemen who donated new water fountains and the work to install them in our church and school buildings. Our givers are: Bob Murdock, of Murdock Manufacturing, from City of Industry, California, who donated the funds for the water fountains. Kent … Continue reading These Wonderful Givers Brought Our Kids New Water Fountains
Wall Street Journal: More Research Finds Screen Technology ‘Weakens The Intellect’
This blog seems a little tech-obsessed lately. Blame the media (because why not, right?). Recent months have seen a spate of reports on various negative aspects to our society's increasing obsession with screens. This is pertinent here because screens are becoming a ubiquitous part of K-12 schooling, with even kindergarteners given iPads for up to … Continue reading Wall Street Journal: More Research Finds Screen Technology ‘Weakens The Intellect’
What Our Art Class And Classroom Look Like
Art is important to human culture and to enlarging and refining the souls of both young and old. This is why art is not an elective to us, but part of our core curriculum. We believe in training students to recognize and carefully practice specific art skills and knowledge as a crucial foundation for their … Continue reading What Our Art Class And Classroom Look Like
Pictures From Our Recent Nature Walk At Fox Island Park
Every week the school takes a nature walk, usually Friday at 1 p.m., that is also open to anyone interested (more info). Each time we study something specific, such as insects or particular aspects of plants. This time it was leaf classification. Students keep nature notebooks and draw what they are learning and observe. Most … Continue reading Pictures From Our Recent Nature Walk At Fox Island Park
How Regular Memorization Strengthens Your Brain
The Lutheran Schools Partnership here in Fort Wayne recently published a blog post discussing what many schools, including ours, call "memory work." At Redeemer Classical School, students memorize hymns, Bible verses, poetry, science and math facts, theology through the catechism, folk songs, geography, excerpts of famous historical documents and speeches such as the preamble to … Continue reading How Regular Memorization Strengthens Your Brain
How You Can Join Our Elementary Art Classes And Free Weekly Nature Walks
Here's an alert to blog readers about two new pages on our website heralding new community offerings: a biweekly art class for children ages five to ten, and a weekly nature walk in local neighborhoods and parks open to all ages. You'll want to come, it will be good for you body and soul! Learn … Continue reading How You Can Join Our Elementary Art Classes And Free Weekly Nature Walks
New, High-Quality Study Finds Laptop Use Dramatically Reduces Student Grades
Researchers at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point recently conducted a study on the effects of tech use in classrooms by randomly assigning 450 students to one of three sections of the same required economics class: one that permitted laptops and tablets, one that did not, and a control group. Since West Point is … Continue reading New, High-Quality Study Finds Laptop Use Dramatically Reduces Student Grades
Research Increasingly Finds More Screen Time Makes Kids Depressed And Illiterate
The Atlantic recently published a major feature article by big-name author and social science researcher Jean Twenge exploring the effects of young people's constant phone and computer use. In short, her findings are ominous. Here's one factoid from a long-running national teen study: "Teens who spend more time than average on screen activities are more … Continue reading Research Increasingly Finds More Screen Time Makes Kids Depressed And Illiterate
Before, During, And After Pictures Of Our School Hallway Transformation
I'm just going to say the truth: our school hallway was atrociously ugly. Take a look at it before our volunteers got their hands all over it. But then we installed brand-new lights and teams got painting. Herewith, the after picture. Ta-da! We've done more work since these pictures were taken, finishing off the paint … Continue reading Before, During, And After Pictures Of Our School Hallway Transformation
A Seventeenth-Century Englishman Explains Why We Need To Take Studying History Seriously
John Seldon was one of the earliest English political philosophers. A recent journal article discussing his contribution to American law and culture points out how well he articulated the importance of studying history in great detail. Selden responds to the claims of universal reason by arguing for a position that can be called historical empiricism. On … Continue reading A Seventeenth-Century Englishman Explains Why We Need To Take Studying History Seriously
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