Being well informed is an important job for parents at NCCS. Find out all you can about classical education at these websites:
Circe Institute >>
(Cultivating Wisdom and Virtue)
Association of Classical Christian Schools >>
(exists to promote, establish and equip schools committed to the classical approach)
These books have been used for staff development at NCCS. Read and enjoy.
Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning >>
Douglas Wilson (1991) is credited with jump starting the restoration of classical and Christian education in America. He used Dorothy Sayers essay “The Lost Tools of Learning” to prescribe a way to restore educational excellence in the Christian tradition.
An Introduction to Classical Education
Christopher Perrin – (2011) is a quick read that includes the “nuts and bolts” of classical methodology.
Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical Learning
Robert Littlejohn and Chuck Evans
How to Read a Book
Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren