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Starting Charlotte Mason Homeschool High School Success

Starting Charlotte Mason Homeschooling in High School

I recently watched a rehearsal for a folk dancing group. There were only five ladies on the floor, but the dances were quite involved. Each lady held half of a hula hoop in an arch over her head as they…

Sonya Shafer
January 16, 2018
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Narration and Composition in the High School Years

Of all of the questions we received on homeschooling through high school with the Charlotte Mason Method, the area that raised the most concerns, by far, was composition. I find that fact interesting . . . and a bit ironic.…

Sonya Shafer
January 10, 2018
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Charlotte Mason High School Second Generation Success

A Generation of Charlotte Mason Kids

(We asked Karen Andreola to share some of her thoughts and experiences with Charlotte Mason graduates and how they get on in college and in life. I feel certain you’ll enjoy what she has to say.) A couple summers ago…

Sonya Shafer
January 2, 2018
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Charlotte Mason High School Prepared for College

How Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Prepares a Student for College and Life

Last week a friend recommended a book. After she told me about it, I looked it up online and read the summary and the publisher’s description. They looked good. From everything so far, it seemed to be a great book.…

Sonya Shafer
December 27, 2017
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Charlotte Mason High School Courses Dual Enrollment

Challenging Courses and Dual Enrollment

When my husband John has a big job to do around the house, he doesn’t just pull out a hammer and start banging away, expecting it to do everything. He has a whole five-gallon bucket full of carefully selected and…

Sonya Shafer
December 19, 2017

Charlotte Mason High School Transcripts Courses Grades

Courses, Credits, Grades, and Transcripts

My mother makes the best potato salad. Every time we have a family cookout, she politely asks what she can bring, knowing full well what the answer will be. “You bring the potato salad, please, Mom.” But if you ask…

Sonya Shafer
December 12, 2017
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Charlotte Mason Homeschool High School Scheduling

Scheduling with a High Schooler in the Mix

As homeschoolers, educating a child through the high school years is going to look different from a typical high school classroom situation. Most high schools are concerned with one thing: getting the course work done. But a Charlotte Mason-style home…

Sonya Shafer
December 5, 2017
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Charlotte Mason Homeschool High School Planning

Serving the Feast in High School

Ask any parent of a high school student how much they spend on groceries and you will be reminded of a young adult’s healthy appetite. Teens require food and lots of it. Their bodies are growing at a phenomenal rate,…

Sonya Shafer
November 29, 2017
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Charlotte Mason Homeschool High School Encouragement

Keeping Your Perspective in the High School Years

Once upon a time, a traveler was passing through a town. He was tired and thirsty, so he thought he would stop and rest a bit by the fountain in the town square. He was just enjoying the last drops…

Sonya Shafer
November 22, 2017
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Charlotte Mason Homeschool Narration Notecards

Announcing Narration Notecards

You want to give your student interesting and specific narration prompts for each chapter he reads, but sometimes you just don’t have time to pre-read all of the books on the schedule. Or maybe you have time but you’re not…

Sonya Shafer
November 16, 2017
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Narration Notecards: A Fabulous Written Narration Idea

If you have a student who is old enough to be doing written narrations, you may have run into this dilemma: “I want my student to spell names and places and events correctly in his narration, but I’m reluctant to…

Sonya Shafer
November 8, 2017
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Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Book 1

Announcing The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series

For many years we have longed for a truly Charlotte Mason math curriculum. But since none was available, we settled for finding programs that at least included some CM components. So you can imagine how excited we are to announce…

Sonya Shafer
November 1, 2017
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Happy Results: Min Hwang’s Math Story

We’re hearing so many good things about Charlotte Mason’s way of teaching math! Parents tell us about improved attitudes, renewed interest and excitement, plus a solid understanding of arithmetic. Min Hwang’s experience is especially encouraging. Here is her Happy Results…

Sonya Shafer
October 24, 2017
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Charlotte Mason Math with Special Needs

It is 9:30 A.M. and my daughter is sitting in a brown chair in my office. She is ready for our school time. Though she is 19 now, we still home school, for she enjoys it—as witnessed by the fact…

Sonya Shafer
October 17, 2017
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Charlotte Mason Living Math Education Manipulatives

Everyday Objects in the Charlotte Mason Math Lesson

(Here is another great post from Richele Baburina, author of the Charlotte Mason math handbook, Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, and its corresponding DVD set, Charlotte Mason’s Living Math: A Guided Journey.) I picked up my car from the…