March started off with the inaugural gathering of the Hampton Roads Charlotte Mason Reading Group on March 1st. Charlotte Mason was a brilliant British educator who established a unique philosophy of education. Her writings and method provide a blueprint for … Continue reading Savoring March
Recollections of August usually include mornings at the beach, lazy, hazy afternoons with a book, and sticky evenings on the back porch with the ceiling fan on hurricane speed. The wooshing of the blades and clacking of the pull-chain accompanied … Continue reading August Snapshots
It is a capital plan for children to keep a calendar—the first oak-leaf, the first tadpole, the first cow-slip, the first catkin, the first ripe blackberries, … Continue reading The First Blueberry
One of the highlights of our homeschool week is a gathering of a few friends to study art and culture in a rather interesting way that is part of the Charlotte Mason method. We call it Charlotte’s Way Thursday, because … Continue reading Charlotte’s Way Thursday
I did not really think much about Music Appreciation, or Composer Study. Honestly, I pretty much figured we had it covered. Our children, one now off to college, one a sixth-grader, both take piano lessons, and in my humble estimation, … Continue reading D is for Dvorak
“This isn’t commonplace! This is precious to me!” my eleven-year-old daughter objected dramatically, when I asked her how she felt about writing in her Commonplace Book. She stated further, “I like looking through it. I like being able to write … Continue reading C is for Commonplace Book
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