Boston University(Boston, MA): An elective core curriculum is based on the Great Books. Yes, connect me! Brock University(St. Catharines, Ontario, CAN): The Liberal Studies Program is oriented toward the Great Books. Christendom College(Front Royal, VA): The core curriculum is based on the...
and argues for a curriculum based on what he terms the great books, or significant works in Western literature. He comments that higher education policies focused on college completion and vocational learning at community colleges is misplaced and lauds the benefits of the liberal arts as a way ...
The Liberal Studies Program at Saint Anselm College is one of perhaps a dozen programs in the United States that offers a curriculum using the Great Books as its reading list. It aims at a breadth of knowledge, without being superficial, that comes from being versed in the principles and met...
Great Books is a program that aims to improve the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills of students in kindergarten through high school. The program is implemented as a core or complementary curriculum and is based on the Shared Inquiry method of learning. The program includes both oral...
college itself as well as the students, adopting the "3+1" and "1+1+N" to nurture students. It has pioneered its “toppling” curriculum in which students will develop an objective, find a main ideal position, gain the required knowledge, and find relevant courses so as to match our ...
COLLEGE curriculumARNOLD, Matthew, 1822-1888GAYLEY, Charles MillsERSKINE, John, 1879-1951UNIVERSITIES & collegesThe article discusses the formation of Western literary canons and the history of the great books program in the curricula of U.S. colleges and universities. The auth...
My girls are grown, but now I use Five in a Rowbooks as part of my library curriculum. I will forever be thankful to Five in a Row for introducing me to great children’s literature! Anelle Richardson We started Before about 19 years ago with our eldest (he is 22 now) and we foll...
I’ll tell you what…thisFive in a Rowcurriculum is amazing! We are learning more deeply than I planned. Thankful Jesus is the leader of this homeschooling journey. The depth of these books so far is beautiful. We’ve laughed & cried while experiencing multiple human emotions. We’re look...
Ed (distinction) at Leicester University in 1982 and has maintained a career long interest in the relationship between curriculum and learning. In 1989 he was appointed Headteacher of an inner urban 11-16 school in a northern industrial town from which post he retired in 2003. He has since ...
There’s no curriculum. It’s not a taught subject. The idea was to provide a time in the day when we can talk about things that are a little beyond the subject matter. There are also restorative practices, which are essentially a way to deal with conflict in...