What do you love about your CC community?  What blessings have you discovered?  Join host Lisa Bailey and Foundations/Essentials director Kim Lawson as they share the impact that community makes on learning and on growing in Christ. Get some ideas for Open House season, and some reminders of why we share what we love with others.

Why is Essentials so important?  Listen in as Lanelle Lowe and Lisa Bailey discuss how the program is both a foundation and a bridge.  Discover what you’ll study, what materials you need to get started, and how to make it enjoyable as you go.

Bonus:  These veterans will reveal how Essentials will become the gift that keeps on giving!

As we head into the final weeks of our CC year, our minds turn to celebrating the past year together.  “What’s the purpose of celebrating?”, Courtney Bradshaw was asked.  Join Lisa Bailey as she picks the brain of our Foundations/Essentials Academic Advisor, and discover not only why we celebrate, but what, who, how, and when to celebrate!  Director, tutors, and parents:  you will be inspired and refreshed!

Heading into Essentials for the second or third time?  You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!  Listen in as Sarah Pederson shares practical ideas for keeping it fresh from year to year, and for learning English grammar, writing, and math facts family-style.  Essentials is meant to be repeated; join us for some encouragement on how to tackle it all again, with increasing ease and understanding.

Are you and your student preparing to join an Essentials community for the first time?  Are you wondering what to expect, why it will take three years to learn everything, and where to get more help when you need it?  Listen to this week’s Everyday Educator Podcast as guest Randa Clay talks first time Essentials families through the beauties of this program.  Be sure to listen for the “surprise lesson” Randa shares at the end!

In this episode of the “Moving On Up” series, join Lisa Bailey, Holly Morales, and Sarah Pederson as they talk about the Essentials program. Discover how this English grammar, writing, and math practice program provides encouragement, support, and fun for students AND parents within community each week.  Covered ideas:  parents as learners, scalability of material, and foundations for future language learning.

Have you ever pondered the benefits of Foundations and Essentials, both the obvious and the not-so-obvious?  Join Foundations parent Marc Hays, parent and Director Jaime Hays, and former student/current Challenge Director Stephanie Meter as they discuss what makes these programs winners in the short AND long run!!

Do the words "literary analysis" make you quiver with fear and trepidation? Are you vexed with nightmares from a previous literature class and hesitate to begin exploring the elements of stories with your students? Set your worries aside, and join Jennifer Courtney, the Director of Parent Education, and Jaime Kovanda, the Essentials Academic Advisor, to explore a NEW curriculum that teaches an approachable method for using the tools of literary analysis. No need to read War and Peace to accomplish this skill since Teaching the Classics uses children's short stories to present a step-by-step method for reading, analyzing, and discussing literature with students of all ages.

Fourth through Sixth graders, diving into the grammar of the english language.