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Our Vision of Restoration

Restoration Scholé members seek… …To do all to the glory of God, …To be the best stewards of the treasures (children) God has given us, …To encourage our children’s individual and atypical gifts and talents, …To urge our children and each other on in faith, diligence, and excellence, …To nurture a Christ-centered, diverse, and globally-mindedContinue reading “Our Vision of Restoration”

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Our Culture of Restoration

Restoration Scholé members… …comprise a diverse, multi-racial community …are unapologetically Christian …point each other to Jesus …seek restful learning without compromising rigor …are dedicated to developing a global mindset in our children, rooted in Christ …desire to integrate perspectives from non-Western cultures into the pursuit of classical education …are seeking to raise leaders who willContinue reading “Our Culture of Restoration”

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About Bethany, Sara, and Gina

Bethany is based in middle Tennessee and homeschools 5 children, ages 3-10. Follow her on Instagram @_bethanyhoover

Sara is based in rural western Minnesota and homeschools 2 children, ages 9-11. Follow her on Instagram @saraverhuel

Gina is also based in middle Tennessee, and homeschools 2 children, ages 1-9. Follow her on Instagram @oaxacaborn

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Be light. In our modern literature class, we’re inviting kids to read outside their affluent American comfort zone. This book by Brother Andrew — who smuggled Bibles to the underground church behind the Iron Curtain — is a modern classic, and @_bethanyhoover and @oaxacaborn agree is absolutely crucial for the faith formation of our students. Have you read it? Our kids will be reading the Young Readers Edition, but you can request the original from @opendoorsusa! #classicaleducation #scholegroups #undergroundchurch #persecutedchurch #ironcurtain #opendoorusa Finding Langston is a deeply moving book. The author deftly crafts a tale of longing and belonging, tackling homesickness and a sense of place. It’s not a biography about Langston Hughes, but a novel about a young boy who discovers, after his mother’s death, that he’d been named after the poet. Although heartsick for his old Alabama home and his mother, Langston finds roots in Chicago and in the words of the African-American poets he discovers at the library. Utterly beautiful. If you can find the audiobook? Even better. 📖 ✏️ 🎧 Our students will be launching the 2021-2022 year with this book, learning about the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Migration, and more. We even have a playlist of songs ready for the kids! 🎶 Stories like this can draw us closer to Jesus and help us love our neighbors more. #scholegroups #classicaleducationbelike #weneeddiversebooks Something to keep in mind when you’re choosing books to introduce your child to cultures around the globe: do not allow trauma and war to be your child’s *only* lens into another culture. At Restoration Scholé, we have dubbed this “the papayas and Têt principle”, referencing Vietnamese refugee Thanhha Lai’s powerful quote. Do the books you’re reading about other cultures have enough papayas and Têt — or only trauma and suffering? #weneeddiversebooks #scholegroups #thanhhalai We’re revealing our 2021-2022 MODERN LITERATURE class selections — Breaking Stalin’s Nose is our second pick! In this class, we will explore stories of boys and girls outside of the affluent American experience, with a goal toward deepening empathy, widening perspectives, and loving the world as Christ does. What book do you think we’ll unveil as our third selection? HINT: our third book is set in Chicago. #classicaleducation #scholegroups We’re revealing our 2021-2022 MODERN LITERATURE class selections — swipe to see our first pick! (We added a corresponding picture book for younger siblings of our core 4th-6th students.) In this class, we will explore stories of boys and girls outside of the affluent American experience, with a goal toward deepening empathy, widening perspectives, and loving the world as Christ does. What diverse book do you think we’ll unveil as our SECOND selection? #weneeddiversebooks #classicaleducation #scholegroups When creating the syllabus for the 2021-2022 year, we started with these verses, which are guiding our book selections: “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’” -Revelation 7:9-10 #weneeddiversebooks #classicalhomeschool #scholegroups It sounds cheesy, but it’s true. So lean in. Read to your kids. These are the happy golden years. This is why notebooking matters! 🖍 credit: @artprojectsforkids
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