This diagram helps visualize what the Classical Education model is. I liked this visual and got it from this post:
http://family.yourway.net/what-is-a-classical-christian-education/
Here's a snip from her post: While the stages roughly conform to the elementary (grammar), middle school (dialectic) and high school (rhetoric) levels in the education model, we all actually progress through these three stages naturally whenever we want to master a new subject. For example, if you’re learning to cook, you must first define the kitchen tools, terms and measurements used in recipes. Then, you begin to gain an understanding for why recipes are written in certain orders — why we mix the dry ingredients separately from the wet ingredients when making muffins, for example. And finally, you’re able to create your own recipes and teach others to cook.
For more details on the model of Classical education I'd recommend going to the link above because she does a great job explaining the stages and how it works in her home!
