January 31, 2016
Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of rearing a child can be summarized in one directive: “feed my lambs,” which she defines as “pasturing,” or “placing them in the […]
January 16, 2016
“It will be observed that the work throughout the Forms is always chronologically progressive. The young student rarely goes over old ground; but should it happen […]
January 9, 2016
Do you recognise this symbol? Is it a tepee? Maybe a camping tent symbol for a state, logoprovince or county camping business? Maybe a symbol […]
December 5, 2015
In June of this year my daughter Elsa and I presented a session entitled “Tolstoy, Hardy, & Austen: Direction for Courting & Marriage in the 21st […]
November 30, 2015
I forget the name of my favorite but I sure don’t forget its beauty (a 12 year old). Charlotte Mason said paintings would “hang in the […]
November 21, 2015
“Does everyone have a copy of the painting? Perfect. Sunflowers was painted by Vincent van Gogh, the artist from our story Camille and the Sunflowers, by […]
September 27, 2015
Twelve 8-year-olds sit nearly silent in a room with me and await my next instruction. “Place your ruler at the left edge of your paper and […]
September 12, 2015
You know you are a Charlotte Mason educator if your bookshelves are overflowing and spilling onto your floor, into baskets, and every other corner of your […]
September 5, 2015
Although my initial meeting of Mason three years prior at Gillingham has come and gone, my journey has really only commenced. This philosophy did not stop […]
