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The common arts are the skills by which we meet our basic, embodied needs in the world through the creation of artifacts or the provision of services. Growing food, cooking nutritious (and delicious!) meals, caring for animals, crafting with materials, repairing broken artifacts, healing injuries, defending ourselves, and many more foundational skills fall into this category. Through the practice of the common arts, the liberal arts of language and mathematics are made manifest in physical ways, ways that transcend paper practice and abstraction. An awareness of the goodness, truth, and beauty of God’s creation and providence becomes more profound as we learn just how deeply he has provided for us if we have eyes to see and ears to hear, as well as minds to reason and skilled hands to craft.
Common Arts II builds upon the foundations established in Common Arts I, expanding into novel categories and as-yet-unexplored avenues of skills, practice, and refinement. Using a foundation of GOST (goals, objectives, strategy, and tactics) and apprenticeship, students will explore trade, material-working arts, self-defense, agriculture, automotive mechanics, and more as they also seek to build skills in the basic common arts.
NOTE: It is highly recommended, although not necessary, that a student complete Common Arts IA and IB before taking the courses in the IIA/IIB series. The coursework in the IIA/IIB series will reference topics and experiences found in the IA/IB series, with catch-up opportunities provided for entrants who have not completed those courses.
Required Materials: Books and supplies are not included in the purchase of the course. These resources are listed to help inform your decision-making as you make course selections and build your course schedule. Please reach out to the instructor if you have any questions about materials.
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Chris Hall has a BA in Philosophy from Gettysburg College and an MAT in Elementary Education from Towson University. He has been a classroom educator and administrator for 30 years, having served in public, independent, and classical schools. He is a lifelong practitioner of several common arts, a musician, an amateur radio operator (WR5WD), and the Founder of Always Learning Education, an organization dedicated to teaching, learning, and propagating the common arts.
Chris lives on a small, homesteaded farm in central Virginia with his wife and three homeschooled sons.
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Common arts are the skills that provide for basic human needs through the creation of artifacts or the provision of...
Common arts are the skills that provide for basic human needs through the creation of artifacts or the provision of...
The common arts are the skills by which we meet our basic, embodied needs in the world through the creation of...