Saint Kosmas Conference Archives:
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Bushelli, Fr. Noah

• Homeschooling: A Survival Guide for the Family (2017)

• Re-Defining the Notion of Success (2017)

• Why Homeschooling is a Good Choice (11/2018)

Carellas, Fr. Demetrios

• On the Mother of God — Part 1: On Her Life (04/2018)

• On the Mother of God — Part 2: On Developing a Closer Relationship with Her (04/2018)

• Q & A with Fr. Demetrios (04/2018)

Coman, Presv. Ana

• Dispelling the Myths of Homeschooling High School (2017, 2018, 2019)

• High School Transcripts, Grading, and Course Descriptions (04/2018)

• Identifying Foundational Principles of Orthodox Early Childhood Education (11/2018)

• A Childhood Unplugged: Evaluating the Advantages of an Early Childhood without Screens (2019)

• Technology and Conversation: Facing Up to the Challenge (2019)

• Classical Education with an Orthodox Christian Worldview (2017)

• Q&A Panel Discussion on Technology (2019)

Davis, Elizabeth

• Charlotte Mason: A Lifestyle of Learning Approach (04/2018)

Heers, Fr. Peter

• HAVE FAITH: Examining Homeschooling and Compulsory State Education (04/2018)

• On the Patristic and “Post-Patristic” View of Education and Salvation (04/2018)

• Q&A with Fr. Peter Heers on Education, Homeschooling, and the Formation of Children (04/2018)

• SEEKING TRUTH: Forming Children in the Love of Truth (11/2018)

• Q&A on Classical Education (11/2018)

• Q&A on Truth, Imagination, and the Spiritual Life (11/2018)

• Sermon on the Gospel: The Good Samaritan (11/2018)

Kern, Andrew

• Re-thinking Education (11/2018)

• Teaching Writing (11/2018)

• Q&A on Wisdom, Virtue, and Education (11/2018)

• Q&A on Classical Education (11/2018)

Lewis, Gorgonia

• Life is Beautiful: Exploring the Art of Establishing a ‘Home Culture’ from which Worship and Learning Blossom (2019)

• Reflections on 20+ Years of Homeschooling (2019)

Oshaana, Fr. Ninos & Presv. Tina

• Co-ops & Charters (2017)

Penney, Fr. Matthew

• Seeking Wisdom: Orthodox Education and the Right Relationship of Human and Divine Wisdom According to St. Gregory Palamas (11/2018)

• Teaching Our Children Literature within an Orthodox Ethos (11/2018)

• Q&A on Wisdom, Virtue, and Education (11/2018)

• Q&A on Classical Education (11/2018)

• Q&A on Truth, Imagination, and the Spiritual Life (11/2018)

Silva, Ginny

• LEARNING ALL THE TIME: Re-thinking the Compulsory Education Paradigm (Introducing the Ideas of Educators John Taylor Gatto, John Holt, and Raymond and Dorothy Moore) (2019)

• Transcript Workshop (11/2018)

Tarpley, Mark

• Seeking Virtue: Why an Orthodox Approach to Virtue is Critical to Educating Our Children Today (11/2018)

• Teaching Our Children History within an Orthodox Ethos (11/2018)

• Q&A on Wisdom, Virtue, and Education (11/2018)

• Q&A on Classical Education (11/2018)

• How Technology Reaches Deeper Than We Think (2019)

• Instructing Our Children on Understanding Technology in the World Today (2019)

• Technology and Distraction: Seeking Wholeness in a Fragmented World (2019)

• Technology and Daily Living: What Should We Do? (2019)

• Q&A Panel Discussion on Technology (2019)

Trenham, Fr. Josiah

• HAVE COURAGE: Parenting & Educating Our Children Amidst the Challenges of Our Times (A Patristic Paradigm for Education from the Three Holy Hierarchs) (2017 Keynote)

• TECHNOLOGY & ADDICTION: Seeking Freedom in Christ in a Consumerist Society (2019 Keynote)

• The Domestic Church and Education in the Writings of St. John Chrysostom (2021 Keynote)

  • (Part 1) Why Christian Education Always Starts in the Home Within the Life of the Church

  • (Part 2) Realizing St. John Chrysostom’s Vision for Christian Education in a Post Christian World

• Q&A Panel Discussion on Technology & Orthodoxy (2019)

• Technology and the Development of Children (2017)

• Panel Discussion on (1) Supporting Orthodox Education within the Local Community and (2) Breaking Down the “Homeschool Versus Orthodox School” Paradigm to Create Greater Unity within the Local Community (2021)

• Talk with the Youth: Teens’ Responsibility Within the Home as a Member of the Domestic Church (2021)

Van Fossen, Anne

• CLEFT: Finding Balance Among Supposed Dichotomies (2019)

• Classical Greek and Latin in Your Homeschool: Why, When, How? (2019)

Volmensky, Fr. Paul

• Good Education, but with a Soul-Saving Formation (2019)

• Raising Teens: Making the Faith One’s Own (2017, 2018)

• What is the Measure of Success? (04/2018)

• Q&A with Fr. Paul on Technology and the Spiritual Life of Teens (2019)

Orthodox Homeschool Alumni Panel

• 2nd Homeschool Alumni Panel: A Civil Engineer, an Artist, and a Medical Lab Technician — Interviews with Orthodox Adults Who Were Homeschooled (04/2018)

• 3rd Homeschool Alumni Panel: A Medical Doctor, an Architect, and a Financial Journalist — Interviews with Orthodox Adults Who Were Homeschooled (11/2018)

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