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Getting Ready for a Successful School Year

With the first day of school approaching, most of us are wondering where the summer went, yet again. We may be even be ready or anxiously awaiting a “normal” routine...

What is the Logic Behind Logic Class?

There are exciting days ahead at Genesis Classical Academy. In the 2019-20 school year, our oldest students will fully step into the Dialectic Phase (sometimes referred to as the Logic...

What is a Classical Education? Why Does it Matter?

Genesis Classical Academy engages students in an education based on Christ, character, and classical methodology, or what we call “The Three C’s.” The first two—Christ and Character—are pretty much self-explanatory....

Reading to the Presidents

“Are you learning to read in kindergarten?” I asked my five year old granddaughter. “Yes, Grandma,” she replied. “And, sometimes we get to read to the presidents.” “You read to...

Let’s Go Exploring

Last week, Connie Clay shared childhood memories of outdoor adventures and made a strong case for encouraging our children to explore nature in her blog “Second Nature”. This week, Millicent...

Second Nature

When I was a young girl, my family lived in a small northern Iowa town, of around 350 residents. When you grow up in a small town, you feel like...

Retirement and Farewell Open House

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.”—Flavia Weedn Genesis Classical Academy cordially...

Paying it Forward – Foster Parenting

35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was...

Eighty-Eight Keys and a Million Dreams – 2019 Spring Fling Recap

“A Good Time was Had By All” is the title of a book of poetry by English author Stevie Smith (published in 1937), but this description could just as easily...

Getting Our Kids Involved

The sun is shining. The weather is warm. The disappearing snow confirms the season that is upon us. It is spring cleaning time, and we are ready to accomplish more....

Seek Him First

Having a plan seems to be the hallmark of millennial parents. Calendars, schedules, and to-do lists run the day. Having a plan is a good thing, yet balancing the plan...

New Teacher on the Block

I am the new teacher on the block at Genesis (GCA), yet not a newbie by any standards to education. I retired last year from teaching, after having taught in several districts...
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