It has been 3 weeks since our boys each finished their school year with Classical Conversations doing their Memory Master work. They had to say ALL of their memory work for the WHOLE YEAR in one sitting to both parents individually (very few mistakes allowed) and then to their tutor (had to be perfect) and then they were spot checked by their director (had to be perfect). It took about an hour or more for them to get through it all in each sitting! Trint & I are very pleased with them and their hard work! Below are some pictures I took of them today. Classical Conversations uses a lot of songs to memorize the information, so it actually is really not hard for kids to learn it all!
Here is what they learned (over 500 pieces of information!):
*161 events and people in a chronological timeline*24 history sentences
*44 U.S. presidents
*Over 100 locations and geographic features in Europe, Asia and select parts of the world
*24 science facts
*Latin verb endings of the first conjugation
*English grammar facts
*Multiplication tables up to 15x15, common squares & cubes, as well as basic geometry formulas and unit conversions
*Plus, they practiced drawing techniques, had some music theory and learned to play a tin whistle, learned about 6 great artists, were introduced to orchestra and 3 classical composers, had 12 science experiments and several science projects and also gave 24 oral presentations!
Here are the kids testing their egg protectors that they made with
popsicle sticks, rubberbands, and napkins.
The kids in our Sunman group reciting some of their memory work.
Our kids enjoyed their time with their new friends and did really well learning so much so easily!
Check it out @ www.classicalconversations.com
Check it out @ www.classicalconversations.com
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