CPLS was pleased to add Edith Kerns as our new K-8th Academic Interventionist this school year. This is a new position that we prayerfully considered as a way to better meet the academic needs of our students. Mrs. Kerns’ role is to provide academic support in reading and math for students who need additional instruction …
The CPLS Little Lions Learning Center has been selected as the #1 Best Childcare Center in the “Best of Topeka 2020” contest sponsored by the Topeka Capital Journal. After hearing the news, CPLS Head of School, Melody Congdon said, “This is an amazing honor for our program which began as a simple idea to create a space for preschool-aged children that was more than traditional daycare.” Little Lions started six …
There are questions that we have asked and tried to answer throughout human history: Why are we here? How did we get here? Who are we? Our education should address these universal questions and examine how great thinkers have answered them. Classical education prepares students to engage in this Great Conversation by introducing them to …
Today’s post is from 8th grade teacher Mr. William Barron. Student: “Mr. Barron, may I ask a question?” Mr. Barron: “Sure” Student: “Why DO we do the 8th grade bike ride?” As an educator, I love this type of question. Asked simply and honestly, it reflects the desire of a student to understand the larger …
Today’s blog post is from CPLS parents Ron & Susan Cornwell. Their fourth child, and final CPLS student, Shelby, is graduating in May. We never thought we would see it. You know, the proverbial ‘light at the end of the tunnel’. Our oldest of four children entered Kindergarten 18 years ago and this year, our …
Today’s post is from guest author and CPLS Guidance Counselor Melissa Gossard. Today’s post serves to reach out regarding the significant role screen time plays in our children’s’ lives. Some days it feels like a blessing and other days it can be tough to sort through as a parent. I’m of the mindset that ongoing …
Today’s post is from guest author and CPLS Librarian Rachel Duncan. National Reading Day was celebrated on January 23, 2018. If you survey the Cair Paravel Latin School literature lists, you’ll find that CPLS, more often than not, aligns with the “older” literature standards. Often, educators are primarily concerned that children are reading. Classical, Christian …
Today’s post is by CPLS mom and guest author Rachelle Colombo. In the hallway between our family bedrooms hangs a hand-lettered quote from Mother Teresa. It reminds us, as only one who left an indelible mark on the world can, how exactly that is done. It reads, “I alone cannot change the world, but I …
Tristan Marsh graduated cum laude from CPLS in 2016 and this holiday season he is more than 700 miles away at Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He doesn’t know it, but a very special package will soon arrive in his mailbox. In high school, Tristan excelled on the …
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Cair Paravel Latin School
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Topeka, KS 66606
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