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Homeschooling allows families to customize education, grow closer as a family, and cultivate a Christ-centered worldview. CC offers the structure, support, and community to make homeschooling both effective and joyful.
Check out the Homeschooling in Texas page for more information about homeschooling in the state of Texas.
In today’s fast-paced world, information is everywhere—but wisdom and discernment are rare. Classical education focuses on teaching students how to learn, because content will change, but the ability to think critically, ask good questions, and communicate well will serve them for life.
Instead of just memorizing facts to pass a test, students trained in the classical model learn how to gather knowledge, evaluate it, and express it clearly and confidently. This gives them the tools to learn anything—whether it’s Latin or chemistry, a new job skill, or even how to start a business or lead a family.
By walking through the trivium—first building knowledge (grammar), then understanding it (dialectic), and finally communicating it (rhetoric)—students are equipped not just to succeed academically, but to thrive in life with wisdom, humility, and purpose.
The word "trivium" comes from Latin and simply means "three roads" or "three ways." It refers to the first three stages of classical education—each one building on the last to form a complete and powerful way of learning.
Here’s what the Trivium includes:
Focuses on memorization, facts, and building knowledge
Kids are naturally great at soaking up information, so this stage fills their minds with foundational truths across subjects
In CC, this is primarily the Foundations and Essentials programs
Focuses on understanding, reasoning, and asking questions
Students begin to connect ideas, debate, and explore the “why” behind what they’ve learned
In CC, this aligns with Challenge A and B
3. Rhetoric Stage (roughly ages 15–18)
Focuses on expressing ideas clearly and persuasively
Students learn to communicate with wisdom, confidence, and grace
In CC, this stage is covered in Challenge I–IV
The Trivium isn’t just a method—it mirrors how children naturally grow and develop. That’s what makes classical education so effective and life-giving: it works with your child’s development, not against it. All CC programs are built around this natural learning progression.
Parents are the teachers
Families /Parents attend class with their students
Weekly community days
Christ-centered curriculum
Emphasis on memorization, discussion, and public speaking
Capstone projects that showcase student learning
Structured support + flexible homeschool rhythm
Most communities begin in August and run for 24–30 weeks, depending on the program. Your Director will provide the specific calendar. As long as we have spots open, we can add a new student at any time!
Contact a Director if you have any questions.
Each program has various requirements, but generally you’ll bring:
Your Classical Conversations Guide or other level appropriate guide
Snacks, Lunch, and water bottles
Basic school supplies (pens, pencils, paper, etc.) that you/your student may want to use over the course of the day. The paid supply fee is used to purchase all of the supplies your student will need for class, our weekly science experiments, and our fine arts projects.
Any projects or written assignments (Essentials Program and Challenge Programs)
Foundations Students - as we work on public speaking and asking quality questions, every Foundations Student will give a 2-3 minute presentation to their class each week.
While each campus may have slight variations, we encourage students and parents to dress modestly and respectfully in a neat and classroom-appropriate way.
We suggest bringing an apron or cover shirt while our Foundations Students are working through our Famous Artist quarter of our Fine Arts segment.
Our Foundations program meets for our Morning assembly at 9:00 AM followed by Tutor-led memory work, science experiments, fine arts, and student presentations. The entire campus dismisses for lunch at 12:00 Noon.
Lunch: Most of our families will pack a lunch or have something delivered each week. This allows us additional time of fellowship and play time for the kids!
Essentials: This afternoon program focuses on grammar, writing, and math games. We meet from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM and younger siblings go into our afternoon childcare program at that time.
Challenge programs run from 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM with a 30 min lunch break. These full-day seminars cover multiple subjects and involve rich discussions, presentations, and peer interaction.
Classical Conversations is not a drop-off program. We believe parents are the best teachers for their children. Our tutors serve as lead learners—modeling how to teach at home—while parents remain in the classroom to observe, support, and participate.
Yes! We provide childcare for children ages 3 and under from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (during Foundations) and we offer childcare for children ages 8 and under from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (during Essentials). This allows parents to fully engage in class with their older students and grow alongside them.
Costs vary by program and campus. Families pay an application fee and enrollment fee, their annual tuition and supply fee, purchase any suggested curriculum, and we have a small facility fee per family.
Any of our Local Directors can provide a full breakdown and it is separated out on the Family Application as well. Click HERE to request more information.
Using the Classical Conversations curriculum is strongly encouraged, as it’s central to the structure of our community days and is designed to integrate seamlessly across all subjects and age levels. It allows for consistency, unity, and deeper engagement for both students and parents.
That said, you are the parent and the teacher, and you ultimately make the final decisions for your child’s education. Especially in the Challenge years, there is room to scale assignments or adapt as needed to fit your family’s season or student’s needs. Just keep in mind that modifying too much may affect how much your student is able to fully participate in discussions or benefit from the program. Our tutors and Directors are always happy to help you find a balanced approach that works well for your family.
Yes! CC communities exist in over 50 countries worldwide. No matter the location, you'll find the same classical, Christian, and community-driven approach.
We know many families connected to Fort Cavazos live a mobile lifestyle, and we’re honored to serve a strong military community here. While we hope you’ll put down roots in our local CC community, one of the wonderful things about Classical Conversations is its global network of like-minded families. If your family needs to relocate, you can typically transfer to another CC campus with minimal disruption—most communities stay closely aligned in both content and calendar.
If you’re new to the area and looking for a Classical Conversations community, we would love to welcome you! As long as we have space, you’re welcome to join us at any point in the year. Reach out to the local Director to check availability—we’re excited to meet you and walk alongside your family!
