![]() ![]() We actually began writing the review and the post was becoming a lengthy article – essentially a small book. We are going to write a follow-up to this post regarding our review of Classical Conversations. So even our costs listed below are conservative. We did feel nickeled-and-dimed, and from speaking with others, our community’s costs were very low as our director made sure to keep costs as low as possible. When we decided to join, we did have the money saved in our homeschooling budget, but there were additional costs throughout the whole year that added up very quickly. The cost is astounding and then there are continual fees, some of which are unique to the needs of each community, but it should be weighted heavily as a major factor in anyone deciding to participate. In the past it came out to $14 per child, per day tuition (not counting all the other fees and book costs – see below for more). Children attend for a few hours (generally a 9:15-noon) a week, so for the cost, you are probably paying a nice private school tuition equivalent for the hours spent a week for the cost. This is where the private school concept comes into play. ![]() In fact, it’s not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. Is there a fee associated with my local Classical Conversations Community? It’s very flexible.įinally, it is typically one morning a week for Foundations (grammar stage), a couple of hours a week for Essentials (dialectic stage) all day one day a week for Challenge Programs (rhetoric stage). Some use it as a supplement while others use it to base their core curriculum around. Parents then take this information and use it how they wish throughout their homeschool week. Although the tutors are not allowed to “teach” as this is the parents’ job, they are tutors who guide the children through the week’s information. The easiest explanation I have given to others is that it is basically a private homeschool co-op – a cross between private school and co-op. They meet in local churches or other buildings that will rent space just like any other co-op would. The classes are taught by parents of enrolled children, called tutors, and trained to tutor in the Classical Conversations method. This means that our opinion of these costs are especially reflected that they are over and above our full-time cost of materials for our normal homeschool.īut before we begin to break-down the costs, let me first give an extremely brief explanation about what it is.Ĭlassical Conversations is an international program where homeschooling families in general come together once a week and memorize and learn information from several subjects and then provide the tools and resources for parents to follow the classical education model in their homeschool. We have participated in Classical Conversations the past three years in both Foundations and in Essentials and hope that we can help answer some of your questions you have.Īnd please note, our review and opinion considering the costs are especially from the perspective that we were attempting to use CC for our family as a supplement to our homeschool – not a replacement for it (which some families do). ![]() Are you are parent that has heard of Classical Conversations as a great supplement and co-op option for your homeschooled children? If you have, you might be contemplating, researching, and deciding whether Classical Conversations fits (and fits well) into your homeschooling plans.
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