Colonial Recitation Bee and Fair, Fall 2012
We enjoyed an afternoon together - students dressed as historical characters, reciting poetry and the Declaration of Independence as well as singing and playing songs. Other highlights - apple cider and cornbread muffins, colonial games, candle dipping, sewing, colonial dancing and finally a game of "Are you Smarter than a SLOCA student" with some brave dads going up against our Lower Middle School students.
Treasure Island Day, Fall 2012
Fall 2012, we read Treasure Island as a school. We celebrated by having a Treasure Island dress-up day.
Student Council Meeting, Fall 2012
High School Poetry Readings, Fall 2012
Our high schoolers wrote poetry and then dressed up to present their works to each other during class.
Revolutionary Cannon-Bowl, Fall 2012
This year our students wore either red or blue and headed to Santa Maria Rancho Bowl for the first ever - Revolutionary Cannon-Bowl! This was our student led fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who supported us!
Volleyball, Fall 2012
New and so much fun for us this year - volleyball! Our 8th-high school students are having a great time learning and playing volleyball together.
I Madonnari, Fall 2012
Our high school students participated in I Madonnari this fall. They created out of chalk Matisse's art piece, Music.
Spanish Armada, Spring 2012
After reading about the Spanish Armada, our Intermediate students created a reenactment on the playground. So much fun - from planning and developing to the battle to the clean-up afterward.
Lower Middle School Science, Spring 2012
Lower Middle School students dissected fish as part of their ocean studies.
Math Mania, Winter 2012
This year, as a school community, we celebrated math! Each student created a math game and we gathered on March 1 to share and play these math games together from our youngest students to high school and parents!
RUNaissance, Winter 2012
Friday, March 9, our families participated in our annual student fundraiser. This year, we had a Renaissance inspired walk-a-thon - a Runaissance. We took to the Bob Jones Trail in Avila Beach for a great time of running, walking, collecting pins and stamps as well as meeting up with some of history's great explorers and sponsors - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Magellan, Columbus, Da Gama among others. It was a beautiful day on the Central Coast and so much fun to enjoy it together while supporting the school!
Academy Classes, Winter Session 2012
Another fun session of enrichment - our students enjoyed classes in sewing, painting, felting, crochet, cooking, Taekwondo, drawing, percussion, fencing, science, photography, film production, Lego-tecture, musical theater, among others!
Upper Middle School Art, Winter 2012
After observing and discussing the different ways in which Queen Elizabeth I was depicted in several of her portraits, students had an opportunity to create their own.
Intermediate Storytime wtih Primary, Winter 2012
Our Intermediate students created simplified versions of The Prince and the Pauper which they illustrated and then shared with our Primary students.
Working Parent Day, Fall 2011
This fall, 2011, we had our first Working Parent Day, where those parents that don't get to be a part of the home educating piece of SLO Classical Academy could come on campus to learn more about the school, visit classrooms, eat lunch with their students, and become totally inspired!
High School Trip to Yosemite, Fall 2011
A highlight for our high school students is their weekends away together. In fall, 2011, they enjoyed camping at Yosemite!
Canterbury Tales Summer Camp, Summer 2011
In summer, 2011, we did a theatre camp. The kids dabbled in acting, set design, costume design and film, culminating with a very entertaining production of Canterbury Tales.
Viking History Day, Fall 2010
These photos are from our medieval history celebration, where students followed the Vikings' lead through European territories, celebrating with food, festivities and fun.
Music Van, Spring 2010
Every year in the spring, the SLO Symphony brings over their incredible Music Van to give our intermediate kids a hands-on experience with beautiful instruments. It's a highlight!
Simply Roman History Day, Spring 2010
At the end of the 2009/2010 school year, we celebrated our studies with a Simply Roman History Day, where students and their families experienced first hand the bustle and activities of everyday Roman life.
