Charlotte Mason in our Classical Homeschool
Since I shared the news of our upcoming bridge for the upper elementary years, combining Charlotte Mason and Classical Conversations, I have received quite the
Since I shared the news of our upcoming bridge for the upper elementary years, combining Charlotte Mason and Classical Conversations, I have received quite the
Since we are part of a local Classical Conversations community and we are also influenced by Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophies, we are do not do
I don’t like to generalize very much – especially when it comes to kids. They are each uniquely formed individuals. But I have heard over
One of the beauties of homeschooling is the flexibility it offers. We can take time off at random times during the year. Or we can
Often, I compare our homeschool to a musical. We sing so regularly and suddenly. One minute we are having a conversation. The next minute we
Initially, when I started our Summer Term this year I thought I would be doing what is called “looping” our schedule. Without recent research on
We may be in the small minority, but we are homeschoolers who think Saxon Math has some pretty exciting moments. Just yesterday, my daughter brought
I feel like our homeschool looks rather complicated, from the outside looking in. There have been rumblings among my friends about “not doing it like
We are a Classical homeschooling family. Which means we memorize in the early years – a lot. Memorization is a skill which I was never
Our Summer Term presents an opportunity for us to return to some favorite curricula we simply do not have the time for during the year.
Thanks for joining us this week on our Essentials Tour One week by week updates. If you have not read the previous posts in this
Just as most people are winding down their school year, we typically head back to school for our Summer Term. Since we live in the