This course follows a straightforward organizational scheme: The first lesson is an overview of the essential principles of classical pedagogy, or teaching methods. He then presents on each principle. Within each lesson, you will find a video lecture, reading assignments, questions for discussion and reflection, and additional recommended resources.

 

• Introduction: An Overview of the Principles of Classical Pedagogy
• Lesson 1: Festina Lente (Make Haste Slowly)
• Lesson 2: Multum non Multa (Much Not Many)
• Lesson 3: Repetitio Mater Memory (Repetition Is the Mother of Memory)
• Lesson 4: Embodied Learning 1—Rhythms, Practices, Traditions, Routines
• Lesson 5: Embodied Learning 2—Visual Tour
• Lesson 6: Embodied Learning 3—Liturgical Learning
• Lesson 7: Songs, Chants, and Jingles
• Lesson 8: Wonder and Curiosity
• Lesson 9: Educational Virtue 1—Cultivating Habits of Learning
• Lesson 10: Educational Virtue 2—Cultivating Habits of Learning
• Lesson 11: Educational Virtue 3—Cultivating Habits of Learning
• Lesson 12: Scholé and Contemplation (Restful Learning)
• Lesson 13: Docendo Discimus (By Teaching We Learn)

 Dr. Christopher Perrin is an author, consultant, and speaker who specializes in classical education. He is committed to the renewal of the liberal arts tradition. He cofounded and serves full-time as the CEO/publisher at Classical Academic Press, a classical education curriculum, media, and consulting company. Christopher also serves as a consultant to charter, public, private, and Christian schools across the country. He serves on the board of the Society for Classical Learning and as the director of the Alcuin Fellowship of classical educators. He has published numerous articles and lectures that are widely used throughout the United States and the English-speaking world.

Christopher received his BA in history from the University of South Carolina and his MDiv and PhD in apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary. He was also a special student in literature at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. He has taught at Messiah College and Chesapeake Theological Seminary, and served as the founding headmaster of a classical school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for 10 years. He is the author of the books An Introduction to Classical Education: A Guide for Parents, The Greek Alphabet Code Cracker, and Greek for Children, and the coauthor of the Latin for Children series published by Classical Academic Press.

To obtain a certification credit for this course, simply complete each presentation lesson or discussion in the course (by marking it complete or by taking the quiz) and then also take the certification test at the end of the course. The quizzes are designed to ensure that you have understood the essential content of each presentation, and they can be taken more than once if necessary. The cumulative certification test at the end of the course is given as a pass/fail test and requires that you upload one or more essays demonstrating your understanding of the course. (Please note that essays are simply evaluated by word count.) When you have completed the course, a certificate that you can print or email will become available within “My Courses” (accessible under “Courses” in the main menu when you are signed in as an active subscriber).

We recommend previewing the essay question within the end of course test before starting the course. This will help in guiding your note taking as you progress through the course. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for essay submissions to be reviewed.

By taking the course for certification credit, you also will be on your way to obtaining a Level 1 certification.

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