Dear friends, All of the Academy’s lessons are being made available on the Curriculum pages on the Academy website. The old student dashboards and private lessons are no longer being supported or updated and students should begin using the curriculum pages for their studies. Functionality of the old student dashboard may be unavailable. If you … Continue
Dear friends, As of today, I am making myself available for private tutoring sessions with students. Parents may arrange tutoring sessions as frequently as they wish, based on the level of service and support they desire for their children’s studies. In short, I will work with students as intensely and regularly as parents desire. By … Continue
Dear friends, It will be along time before any “high school” students take up the formal study of Classical Astronomy in Ptolemy’s Almagest. In fact, few may ever do so. It’s very difficult and will likely require the help of a tutor. As an alternative, I recommend that students study Aristotle’s Physics and then his … Continue
Dear friends, If you’re not aware, our family lives on a farm in North Carolina and my wife and I will be planting our vegetable gardens this week, taking advantage of a few days of clear weather. We will not be available for support work during daylight hours (EST), but will be working in the … Continue
Dear friends, In 2021, I will be publishing multimedia content in the form of audio and video lessons to help students work through the classical Catholic curriculum. All of this media content will be hosted privately on the CLAA website and made accessible for enrolled students without any ads, links to other videos. This is … Continue
Dear friends, I often criticize modern schools and homeschools serving minimum standards, which are inappropriate for Catholic education–especially in this generation. What would the ideal classical Catholic college preparatory curriculum look like for the most gifted and dedicated students? On the Academy College Prep page, I have provided my answer to this question. Academy College … Continue
The first lessons of the new Petty School Bible course are now available for young students wishing to get started. This is a video-based course that is available only to enrolled students/families. Petty School Bible This is a new course being published this year. I will be adding lessons weekly as I see families using … Continue
Dear friends, Beginning this week, I will be teaching through the natural sciences for students in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. The first videos for the course will be available today. I intend to lead students through the study of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, which are the three chief courses in the natural sciences, and … Continue
Dear friends, This year, I have begun publishing tutorial videos for students in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. I intend to produce hundreds, if not thousands of videos, to help students progress comfortably through every course in the classical Catholic curriculum. These videos will be embedded directly in online lessons for easy access, and will … Continue
I trust your all enjoying a Happy Easter, as our family certainly is. This evening, Dania and I watched an inspiring and beautiful video on European Easter celebrations that I’d like to share with all CLAA families. God bless you all this holy week! William C. Michael, Headmaster Classical Liberal Arts Academy