Mrs. Dania C. Michael, O.P.Mrs. Dania C. Michael, O.P.

Dania Michael is the wife of CLAA headmaster, William Michael.  She studied Classics at Rutgers University and worked as an elementary private school teacher before the birth of her first child.  Since then, Mrs. Michael has homeschooled her ten children.  Mrs. Michael provides direct, daily support for homeschool families by live chat and email through the Academy website, Study Center and at office@classicalliberalarts.com.

The Steeple-Chase, by Louise De La Rame (Ouida)

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The following text is studied in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy’s Elementary Literature 7 course. Thirty-two starters were hoisted up on the telegraph board, and as the field got at last under way, uncommonly handsome they looked, while the silk jackets of all the colors of the rainbow glittered in the bright noon sun. As Forest King closed in, perfectly tranquil still, but beginning to glow and quiver all over with excitement, knowing as well. as his rider the work that was before him, and longing for it in every muscle and every limb; while his eyes flashed fire as … Continue

Latin Vocabulary, Lesson 02. God

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To complete this lesson, complete the following tasks: Study the lesson below, carefully and completely. Read the instructions for translation exercises. Complete translation exercises. Memorize all lesson vocabulary. Work to earn a perfect score on your lesson exam. Lesson Deus est ex seipso, ab aeterno in aeternum. Perfectissiumum et beatissimum ens. Essentia Spiritualis et unus. Hypostasi Trinus. Voluntate, Sanctus, Justus, Clemens, Verax. Potentia maximus. Bonitate Optimus. Sapientia, immensus. Lux inaccessa; et tamen omnia in omnibus. Ubique et nullibi. Summum Bonum, et solus et inexhaustus Fons omnium Bonorum. Ut Creator, ita Gubernator et Conservator omnium rerum, quas vocamus Mundum. Exposition 1. … Continue

September 29. St. Michael, Archangel

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MI-CA-EL,  or “Who is like to God?” Such was the cry of the great Archangel when he smote the rebel Lucifer in the conflict of the heavenly hosts, and from that hour he has been known as “Michael,”. St. Michael is the captain of the armies of God, the type of divine fortitude, the champion of every faithful soul in strife with the powers of evil. Thus St. Michael appears in Holy Scripture as the guardian of the children of Israel, their comfort and protector in times of sorrow or conflict. He it is who prepares for their return from … Continue

Homeschool Scheduling for Multiple Ages

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CLAA mothers often ask me how to lay out a family schedule that includes all the different ages of the children.  I am going to share with you a sample of how I have scheduled our homeschool days using Google docs.  If you would like to make a copy of the doc in your own Google Drive and make changes to fit your own family’s schedule, you can view the Schedule document or click on the image below.  

My Life Principles

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Recently, I’ve been working to really nail down the key principles for my daily life.  So this is a work in progress, but I want to share with other mothers.   (They will be updated and added to over time.)  Have a good marriage. A woman was created by God to be her husband’s helper.  Avoid “mommy culture”.  I’m raising my children to be future husbands and wives, and they all will leave home one day. Keep the Precepts of the Church. Don’t be a hypocrite.  Don’t hold my children to things that I myself don’t practice. Live a balanced life. … Continue

The Family Home

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“Who is not struck with beholding your lively faith; your piety full of sweetness and modesty; your generous hospitality; the holiness which reigns within your families; the serenity and innocence of your conversation?” St. Clement, Pope and Martyr, First Epistle to the Corinthians. “All the institutions and ordinances which God has created in civil society or bestowed upon his Church, have for their main purpose to secure the existence, the honor, and the happiness of every home in the community, from that of the sovereign or supreme magistrate to that of the most obscure individual who labors to rear a … Continue