Charlotte Mason Support Group Dates 2016-2017
It seems each year gets busier and more complicated with more schedules and activities to coordinate. Finally though, we have got a schedule for this year’s Charlotte Mason Support Group in Bradford. Please take a minute and write these dates into your calendar before your school year gets busy as well and feel free to forward this information to any friends that you think might be interested in joining us. As always we will be meeting on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:30. New for this year, you are welcome to arrive any time after 7pm to visit or look through the Maple Tree store and we will be starting PROMPTLY at 7:30 with an “On Time” Draw.
This year we will
be studying from a video series by Simply Charlotte Mason called “Living and
Learning”.
As such, you will not need to buy the videos but will need a notebook which
accompanies the series if you’d like to participate regularly. If
you still have not ordered your notebook, please let me know if you’d like me
to set one aside for you. I ordered a few extras. All
notebooks will be in by the end of this week and you are welcome to
pick up ahead of time if you wish.
As always, our
little group focuses on learning about and implementing a philosophy of
education popularized by Charlotte Mason and her writings. If you are
unfamiliar with this style of educating, in brief, she believed that
all children were born bright and able to learn – a revolutionary concept in
the Victorian English era that she was a part of. She taught that since
all children are made in the image of their Creator that they are creative,
bright, inquisitive, intelligent, talented, and able to grasp big ideas.
As such she advocated a liberal (as in, broadly applied) education for
all. She taught that there are three main modes of education: atmosphere,
discipline, and life. By atmosphere she meant that we need to open our
children to learning to love to learn and that they shouldn’t be talked down to
or isolated in a childish or schoolish environment. By discipline, she
advocated that developing strong habits of mind, virtue, body, and spirit were
just as valuable as any academic learning in preparing a child for life.
And by life, she implied that learning should encompass all of life and so
included activities like reading great literature, going on nature walks,
listening to beautiful music, and viewing the work of master artists and
discussing all that was learned. The end result of this type of education
then is that the student builds a relationship with a wide variety of subject
matters and develops strong character.
If this style of
educating resonates with you then please join us on these upcoming nights!
This year’s
schedule:
Sept. 20
Oct. 25
Dec. 6
Jan. 10
Feb. 21
Mar. 21
Apr. 25
June 6
Using the book "Laying Down the Rails For Yourself"
As always, please
feel welcome to join us once or regularly and let me know if you will be coming
so that I can plan for space and tea and snacks.
Looking forward to
this upcoming year of learning adventures and encouraging one another
throughout.
Blessings,
Cori
Maple Tree Publications
