Scott S. Phillips

“The History Rotation” by Scott Phillips, J.D. The third and final stage or component of the Trivium that distinguishes classical education from other models is the integration of the curriculum on a very specific historical cycle. Beginning in the first grade students start a four-year cycle of history that they will address three separate times […]

The Importance of Language Arts by Scott Phillips, J.D., Last month we started a three part series to answer the question, “What is Classical Education?” As we shared then, classical education is not traditional nor is it old fashioned; it is a proven methodology of training students “how to think” not “what to think.”

by Scott Phillips, J.D. Many people ask, “What is Classical Education?” In order to answer this, we have decided to publish this is a three part series entitles “Classical Education”. We hope that this is both informative and enlightening.

by Scott Phillips, J.D. There are numerous studies from the past two decades by universities, organizations, and government leading to increased support for preschool education. These studies indicate that children benefit greatly from early learning experiences, usually between ages of 3-5 years.

by Scott Phillips, J.D. This is the time of year when three little words bring anxiety to millions of young Americans across the country, those words are “Back to School.” But what do those words really mean?

By Valley Business Journal There are numerous studies from the past two decades by universities, organizations, and government leading to increased support for preschool education. These studies indicate that children benefit greatly from early learning experiences, usually between ages of 3-5 years.

In leading Heritage Classical Charter Schools and Temecula Preparatory School over the last six to seven years, I am often asked two questions: “What is a charter school?” And, then, the follow-up, “Why a charter school?”

This past year I participated as the judge in the annual mock trial with our TPS Seniors. It’s one of the highlights for our seniors, but most certainly for me as well. During the trial I learned that the students had devised a kind of therapy to induce stress in the treatment of “patients” called […]

Recently, in The Valley Business Journal, I described three major components of “classical education,” one of them being the intense focus on language arts or the use of the written and spoken word.

With so much riding on our economy, teaching our students how to understand its inner workings is crucial to their future and ours. But, how do you do that when it seems like such a dry topic for them?