September 14, 2021
As the season changes from summer to fall, here are a few beautiful pieces to ponder–by yourself or with your students. Read and Reflect: One […]
February 4, 2018
My children have each worked their way through several nature notebooks throughout their school education, but I am still working on my original one. My first […]
January 27, 2018
As we seek to implement a Charlotte Mason education for our children, it is very helpful to look at her methods, at what she did and […]
November 30, 2015
I forget the name of my favorite but I sure don’t forget its beauty (a 12 year old). Charlotte Mason said paintings would “hang in the […]
November 21, 2015
“Does everyone have a copy of the painting? Perfect. Sunflowers was painted by Vincent van Gogh, the artist from our story Camille and the Sunflowers, by […]
October 12, 2014
I have seen that look on your face, the one that says, “I can’t do that; what is more, my children can’t do that!” at the […]
May 25, 2014
Monet’s Garden at Argenteuil A lady walks in to the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. with a group of high school students. She is confident because, […]
December 1, 2013
Sadness. Heartbreak. Remorse. Agony. Regret. Anguish. Despair. Pictures speak! The children have viewed a painting called The Expulsion from the Garden by Masaccio c. 1424. After […]
May 26, 2013
It might be helpful to you to reread last week’s blog post before reading this post. It will bring back to mind what Eleanor Frost says […]
