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Four Steps to Start -- and Keep -- Family Devotions
Family

Four Steps to Start -- and Keep -- Family Devotions

Christian parents desire to raise our children in a way that glorifies the Lord. Family devotions are an important part of that, but finding the time is hard. Here are four practical steps to start and keep them.

Four Reasons why I appreciate Classical Christian Education for my pre-Kindergartner
Classical Education

Four Reasons why I appreciate Classical Christian Education for my pre-Kindergartner

Choosing a school for your child feels like one of the weightiest decisions you can make as a parent. Six months into our first school year, here are four reasons I am happy we chose Classical Christian education.

From Shopping Bingo to I Spy: Making Grocery Shopping Fun with Kids
Family

From Shopping Bingo to I Spy: Making Grocery Shopping Fun with Kids

Going to the grocery store with kids can be difficult, and different ages present different challenges. But there are many ways to involve your kids that make shopping bearable and maybe even fun.

Parenting with the End Goal in Mind: Children as our Inheritance
Family

Parenting with the End Goal in Mind: Children as our Inheritance

Children are a heritage from the Lord, and like arrows in the hand of a warrior. If children are our arrows, where are we aiming? Having a clear target of hopes and goals for our children is paramount.

Classical Education Spreads Across the San Francisco Bay Area
Classical Education

Classical Education Spreads Across the San Francisco Bay Area

The third and final post on Donum Dei's Equipping Event: a panel of Classical Christian school leaders from across the Bay Area shares how their schools build up the whole human child.

Seeking Truth, Goodness, and Beauty through Classical Education: Lessons Learned from C.S. Lewis
Classical Education

Seeking Truth, Goodness, and Beauty through Classical Education: Lessons Learned from C.S. Lewis

This blog continues our overview of the Equipping Event, a day of learning from Classical Christian leaders. Head of School Dr. Christine McLean spoke on C.S. Lewis as an apologist for classical education.

Beauty in San Francisco
San Francisco

Beauty in San Francisco

Donum Dei Classical Academy hosted our first Equipping Event in January 2019, designed to inspire participants to consider how educating the whole human person can support Christian families, thought, and influence.

Three Ways to Start Well and Finish Well this Year
Holidays

Three Ways to Start Well and Finish Well this Year

It is already February and 2019 is well under way. Here are three suggestions - Define, Design, and Align - to help parents set a sustainable pace and use family time wisely all year long.

Tricks and Tools for Memorizing Scripture with Your Family
Family

Tricks and Tools for Memorizing Scripture with Your Family

When it comes to parenting, my husband Will and I desire above all that our sons would know the Lord and love His Word. Here are the simple tricks and tools we use to memorize scripture together as a family.

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