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WHAT IS KONOS?
KONOS is a Christian core elementary curriculum written by two
homeschooling moms for homeschooling families. KONOS provides both
elementary and high school curriculum. Using the unit studies method, elementary KONOS
teaches Bible, science, social studies, art, music, literature, health
and safety, writing composition, and practical living under the unit
themes of biblical character traits. These units are designed for multi-level
family use. This means all the children can study the same topic at the
same time instead of being sent to separate rooms to study separate
topics. Because many of the activities are hands-on or discovery,
children not only enjoy learning but also retain more of what they have
studied. KONOS provides structure yet leaves plenty of flexibility for
individual families to make the curriculum fit their family, instead of
their family fitting the curriculum.
WHAT DOES KONOS MEAN?
KONOS is
the Greek word for "cone." The inverted cone symbolizes God at
the top of all creation and all knowledge. He reveals His character to us
in His Word and through His creation. The more we study subjects with the
enlightenment of the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit, the better we see
God and His character through the world around us. It is God's character
we seek to emulate. He is the source of both what we should know and what
we should be. As we grow in godly character, we become more like Him, and
in so doing, glorify Him.
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE
D’s OF KONOS?
Do to capture
attention:
KONOS is a hands-on curriculum filled with concrete activities to do.
Our curriculum puts life into learning through experiential activities.
Discover to
foster thinking:
We believe that a concept must first be understood to be mastered. Any
child can memorize. The question is not whether a child can memorize
proficiently. The question is whether by doing this he gain mastery of
a concept.
Dramatize to Visualize:
After a child has read a particular work, his ability to recreate that
work through drama fosters several skills. First, it tests his memory
of what was read with all its details. Second, it tests his ability to
communicate effectively what he read to another person. And, third, it
tests his understanding of the meaning of what he read as he adds
inflections, emphasis, gestures, and dramatic actions to enact the
story. Dramatizing not only allows the child to visualize what he has
just read, but it reinforces the meaning and understanding of it as
well.
Dialogue to
internalize:
Certainly parents, not textbooks, are the best teachers. KONOS helps
parents talk effectively with their children during activities.
Dialogue internalizes truths while strengthening family relationships.
Drill to Crystallize:
KONOS crystallizes learning through games like "Guess What King I
Am" in the Obedience unit, service opportunities like reading to
the elderly in the Patience unit; creative expression projects like publishing
a newspaper in the Honesty unit; and show-and-tell nights like the
culminating Medieval Feast in the Obedience unit. While having fun,
children learn, practice, and best of all, retain.
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Carol Krahn
phone: 306.225.4355
carol@konos-canada.com
Western rep: BC, AB, SK, MB and territories
Diane Geerlinks
phone: 905.877.3515
diane@konos-canada.com
Eastern rep: ON, PQ, NB, NS, PEI, NFLD
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