The Charlotte Mason method includes handicraft in the weekly work, but not just as a side hobby. Do you know that she recommends even adjusting the weekly reading requirements in order to include “one to two hours weekly for physical training and handicrafts”? I admit, sometimes it’s easy for us Read more…
Do you know that a Charlotte Mason education is not all about books? Of course, we love living books! But because CM emphasizes the importance of a wide curriculum, we also make sure to include things like music, art, and teaching our children to work with their hands. Handicrafts are Read more…
Whether it’s the holidays or the start of the year that’s just around the corner, you know what that means: gift-giving time! Although we clearly don’t want to feed the commercialization of Christmas and other holidays, it’s still a good time to think about what kind of gifts we want Read more…
In the Charlotte Mason homeschool, we hold fast to three main instruments of education: Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life. In this post, we hope to unpack the concept of education being dependent on atmosphere. What does Miss Mason mean when she says “Education is an atmosphere”? …for Read more…
Every Charlotte Mason homeschool clings to this famous motto: I am, I can, I ought, I will. But what did Miss Mason herself say about this? Why has it made such a big influence on the lives of students throughout the generations? First off, the actual phrase can be traced Read more…