Sometimes today's success can be achieved by recalling yesterday's secrets. A look at yesterday's version of elementary language instruction reveals an important language art neglected today.

 

 

{331} IT has often been observed that, when the eyes of the infant first open upon the world, the reflected rays of light which strike them from the myriad of surrounding objects present to him no image, but a medley of colours and shadows.

 

 

Since 2003, a select group of Catholic junior and senior high school students have enjoyed the privilege of spending their days in a charming and historic brick structure in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood. The building, a little gem on the corner of Murray Hill and Paul Roads, is an old church called "Chiesa Giovanni."

 

 

Educators enamored with classical education desperately need materials that will help them realize their goals. Thankfully, the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) offers a Trivium-based approach to writing that is well-planned, well-explained, and definitely successful. Headmasters will be pleased with its teacher-oriented approach: IEW's primary program is directed to teaching teachers the classical approach to writing.