TheAutumnOak Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Does anyone here use MOH and is apart of Classical Conversations?...A group is starting in my area and I am considering it but wonder if I can still use my own stuff or is the curriculum chosen for me...The curriculum being chosen for me would most likely be a deal breaker for me ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I don't use MOH, but I know folks who do. CC is one day a week. Many people choose to go with it or go parallel to it (for example, this year we are reading SOTW2). But it can be your main thing or your I-think-it's-good-a-day-a-week-plus-socialization-and-academics-and-good-stuff-day. Feel free to PM me if you want more details. Full disclosure: I am a tutor for CC Essentials (afternoon writing/grammar class for 4th-6th graders) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I don't use MOH, but I know folks who do. CC is one day a week. Many people choose to go with it or go parallel to it (for example, this year we are reading SOTW2). But it can be your main thing or your I-think-it's-good-a-day-a-week-plus-socialization-and-academics-and-good-stuff-day. Feel free to PM me if you want more details. Full disclosure: I am a tutor for CC Essentials (afternoon writing/grammar class for 4th-6th graders) I would LOVE more info. :) I am looking into the program in MN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) I would also like more info...A group is forming near me and I am very interested in it, but my oldest son LOVES MOH...We all enjoy it...He is behind in math and grammar, but has memorized almost all of the MOH challengs cards that we have done so far...I wouldn't switch on him knowing he is doing so well with it... But I really respect CC and would want us to get the most out of it if we joined...I also just love our curricula choices this year and want to continue with them...I guess no choice is perfect...I just want the most beneficial choice... And "AngelBee", congrats on your baby due tomorrow! Edited January 29, 2011 by TheAutumnOak Something to add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I'll give you an overview, and I hope others will chime in as well. For elementary ages, the classes are called Foundations and take place one morning a week. Children are divided by age (4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, usually). Each class is led by a tutor who has been through training. Parents stay in the class and assist and encourage as needed. Here is what a typical day may look like: 9:00 - Opening assembly. All families gather together. Announcements, prayer, etc. 9:30 - Students in their classes. First 30 minutes is what is called "new grammar" or new academics to learn. This includes geography map work, history sentence and timeline, and facts related to science, math, English grammar, and Latin 10:00 Fine arts or music -- these subjects rotate every six weeks. Right now we are studying famous artists, and kids get a chance to learn about the artist and then paint or draw in a similar style 10:30 Snack and presentations -- each child gives a short oral presentation each week. For younger ages, this is more like show and tell. For older kids, their tutor may give a topic. (This area has had the most impact on my shy oldest DD, who is much more able to speak to others now as a result of these presentations) 11:00 Science experiments -- I love that there is an experiment every single week, as this is a weak area for me at home. 11:30 Review - Tutor leads kids through review of material learned in the last six weeks. This can be lots of fun, too, as review can be musical chairs, games, chants, and other things to keep kids engaged 12:00 Lunch -- all families join together. At our campus, we also have games from 12:30-1:00. After 1:00, many people are finished. Kids in grades 4-6 may stay for an optional writing and grammar class called Essentials which is from 1:00-3:00. CC operates its curriculum on 3-year cycles. So, for example, this year is Cycle 2, and every campus from Seattle to Miami is on Cycle 2. History is medieval and renaissance, science is astronomy and physics, etc. Next year is Cycle 3, which is American history (I can't recall what the science is, but I could look it up if you wish). So....that's an overview of what the day is like. Then you have to decide what you will do at home. I have chosen to keep things somewhat similar at home, though not exactly match each week for week. So, in the fall, when the CC science was astronomy, we studied it as well. But if CC did planets one week, I didn't stress if we did planets a week or two before or after. The kids see the connections -- it's cool to watch even my 4-year-old light up when she recognizes something from home at CC, or vice versa. The one thing you will have complete control over at home is -- whatever you want. There is no rule that you have to do what CC does at home. And math and language arts are not a big part of CC, and so you'll have to work on that at home. There are many days that all we do at home is math and language arts, because I know that we can listen to the CC CD in the car and review at dinner or read a book and have a good sense of everything else. OK -- my 2 year old is crawling on me and I have to stop. Feel free to ask more questions -- and see if there is an open house you can attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) I wrote these two articles on my blog to help sort out some of the reasons for attending CC, and how best to use it as a tool in your school box. Hope you find them helpful. Part one Part two Edited January 29, 2011 by Hedgehogs4 fixed link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thanks so much Gwen...There is an open house meeting 10 minutes away from my house in 2 weeks...My husband and I are planning to attend... Kelly, that was such a helpful post!...The second link sent me to another page, but I found the second part of the CC post and it is a very inspiring set of posts!...I understand totally about "the right tool is the one that gets the job done"....I will look at it from that point of view when I attend the meeting... The responses here have been very helpful and I feel so much better about the whole thing now... Thanks :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Kelly, that was such a helpful post!...The second link sent me to another page, but I found the second part of the CC post and it is a very inspiring set of posts!...I understand totally about "the right tool is the one that gets the job done"....I will look at it from that point of view when I attend the meeting... :001_smile: I fixed the link! sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_Household Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Be sure to check out your local CC group! I'm in a group here in SC and love it....so much that I'm tutoring this year and all 3 of my kids go. It's a wonderful program and you can tailor it to fit your family as you like. You pick the curriculum that you want to do for your family when using the Foundations Program. I use CC as my spine and work from there....so for History and Science we to the same topics as CC but I pick the curriculum that we like (We used Story of the World and Apologia Astronomy this year). The Foundations Memory Materials will help give your child pegs to put other information on....so they learn these facts....and then when they come across something they learned in CC.....they have a light bulb moment and add more information to it. It's very cool to see that happen. They have a great time in their class learning the work together, sharing their presentations, doing science experiments, art projects and learning music/tin whistle. I can't imagine doing school without it at this point and hope to stay in our group for many years to come. Check it out and see if it would be a fit for your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julesnpebbles@suddenlink. Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 You can use whatever history or curriculum you'd like! I'm a director here and there are so many ways you can incorporate CC into your school. For us, I want my eldest son to get the memory work - lay the Foundation down. He's in 6th grade and finishing up VP History. I didn't change his schedule because he was on his way. This year it's 1815-Modern which doesn't match up with the history sentences at all. However, it's not been a problem in the least. My 4th grader uses SOTW 2 - Medieval My 2nd grader does the VP online scholars self-directed history - Medieval If you love MOH, you can easily continue MOH. If you want to streamline it, there are ways that CC can be your entire 'spine' for history, science etc. I would go to the open house, attend an info meeting and pick your director's brain for help. It's such an awesome program! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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