Thursday, June 19, 2025
6:00pm ― 8:00pm
Park City, MT
Admission: Free
It’s not uncommon for homeschool teachers to hear about some particular “Charlotte Mason curriculum” and immediately ask for a book list and schedule. What, How, and When are great questions to ask, but after two decades of experience in a Charlotte Mason education it is my firm conviction that the most effective teachers are the ones who also know the Why. In these twenty years in the homeschool world, observing many different curricula, I have found that Charlotte Mason is the only one that comes with the How and the Why.
My intent for this event is to give you some background of the Philosophy (the Why) behind all the well-known aspects of a Charlotte Mason education: Living Books, Narration, Nature Study, Composer Study, etc.
The goal is to give you a solid foundation from which to consider the Charlotte Mason approach on the whole, and with which to inform all the book choices and activities you plan for your students. The approach has certainly been a blessing to me throughout the years, making my choices clearer and the less-than-stellar periods of homeschooling easier to overcome. Where the Why might have seemed like a burden to a newcomer in homeschooling, I can see looking back just what a great friend it has been!
There’s a reason Charlotte Mason is still popular 100 years after her death. Even so, many still don’t know what all the fuss is about, or they might be hung up on some of the popular misconceptions about her philosophy. For example, some will suppose that the Charlotte Mason education is not rigorous enough to prepare the modern student for the global market. But the results are in! Thousands of students, both from home schools and private schools that employ the CM philosophy are thriving across a wide variety of careers, as well as in their personal lives and character.
Won’t you please join me for this two-hour seminar? I’ll speak to all this and more, and answer your questions in a comfortable setting with refreshments. I’ll also be able to show you the books I used through the years homeschooling my son, a 2021 graduate, with the CM method. Further, I can show you the schedule we used, and discuss the great flexibility of it.
In preparation for this evening event, you may want to read my recent post, How Charlotte Mason Saved My Sanity
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You can reach me through the Contact Page on this site. Seating is limited to 12.
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