2018 BREAK OUTS
- Break Outs: multiple meetings occurring at the same time from which only one can be chosen to attend.
- Immersion: a larger portion of the session will be spent modeling a lesson--actually doing what we would be doing in our homes or with a group. It will be "real time."
- Workshop: though it may include a short example of modeling, the format will follow a more traditional lecture style with the possibilities of group discussion and short activities.
BREAK OUT I
A. KEEPING:
|
B. THE ART OF NARRATION
|
C. NATURE STUDY IN COMMUNITY
Immersion Presented by Jennifer Taylor
For All Ages "We're all meant to be naturalists."
-Charlotte Mason You are invited to be inspired in the teaching and learning of Nature Study in this immersion session. Nature Study in a Charlotte Mason education can be experienced in several delightful ways. During this immersion, you have the opportunity to participate in Nature Study as a student in a group setting on the beautiful Hideaway property. Our time together will include a planned object lesson, time for exploration, journaling and shared narrations. Time for discussion will follow the Nature Study. Be sure to bring your nature journal, paints, pencils and appropriate nature walking attire (boots and coats recommended!).
|
D. SCHEDULING
Workshop Presented by Sarah Lancaster
For All Ages There are approximate 12,874,598 systems out there to help you whip your day into shape. This isn’t one of them. We all know that we need a plan to keep our days running smoothly, but too often we try to force ourselves to accommodate someone else’s system. It chafes like a badly-fitted pair of heels. Our learning either winds up feeling harried and frantic or it putters out altogether. How can you figure out what your family needs?
This workshop will present a profusion of planning possibilities. From the free spirit who wants to take each moment as it comes, to the strict planner who swoons over spreadsheets (color-coded, please), we’ll look at a spectrum of options and discuss how to create a healthy balance between a daily schedule and the unpredictable nature of parenting and homeschooling. |
BREAK OUT II
E. POETRY 101
|
F. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE
Workshop Presented by Dawn Rhymer
For Grade 7 and Up Where science does not teach a child to wonder and admire it has perhaps no educative value.
Charlotte Mason, Philosophy of Education, p.224 Why is it so tempting to trust Charlotte Mason for all subjects but science? Is it really possible for our older children to get a solid science education using Charlotte Mason's methods and philosophies? In this workshop we'll examine what Charlotte Mason had to say about science and talk about what science looked like for the upper Forms. Then, we'll take a step back and see how this might apply to us today. I'll share the resources available to help you as you guide your older children through science.
|
G. SCREENS AND TEENS:
|
H. CONTEMPLATION OF BEAUTY:
|
BREAK OUT III
I. ARCHITECTURE
Immersion Presented by Karen Canon
For All Ages Architecture is another avenue by which we travel through time and see the 'emotions, aspirations and beliefs' of the civilizations that produced it. It is both an art form and science, and it earned a place on Mason's schedules for her students. Come join us in this Immersion Session as we experience one approach to the study of architecture. We will practice various forms of narration and will use a Century Chart in order to see how an architect's life and works fit in and reflect the events of his day.
|
J. YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUBS
Workshop Presented by Dawn Rhymer
For Grade 7 and Up We learn from Society.--In this way we learn, for most people have things to say that it is good to hear; and we should have something to produce from our own stores that will interest others--something we have seen or heard, read or thought.--Miss Mason, Ourselves pp. 73-74
With my interest piqued by the idea of society, especially in regards to my children, I found myself wondering what a Charlotte Mason book club for children would look like. I first started pursuing the answer to that question almost 2.5 years ago, and the answer was hard to come by. Book clubs were out there, but the ones I found did not seem to follow Charlotte Mason's principles and methods. Then I came across a book which changed everything. Come learn about the book club we have developed for the young adults in the Aspen Grove Educational Community. What do our meetings look like? How do we choose books? How have we incorporated Miss Mason's principles and methods? What do the youth think about the group? This workshop will equip you with everything you need to know to start a Charlotte Mason young adult book club for the children in your community. |
K. SCREENS AND TEENS:
|
L. EVALUATIONS
Workshop Presented by Jennifer Taylor
For All Ages How did Charlotte Mason evaluate students? What can we learn from studying her methods to apply in evaluating our own homeschools so we can rest assured we are on the right track? Jennifer will share from not only her research into the information we have from Charlotte Mason's day, but also from her growing hands-on experience of evaluating her own children and providing end-of-the-year evaluations for many families.
|
BREAK OUT IV
M. PLUTARCH:
|
N. 128 YEARS LATER...
|
O. COMPOSER STUDY
Immersion Presented by Jennifer Taylor
For All Ages Hearing should tell us a great many things, but the great and perfect joy which we owe to him is Music. Many great men have put their beautiful thoughts, not into books, or pictures, or buildings, but into musical score, to be sung with the voice or played on instruments, and so full are these musical compositions of the minds of their makers, that people who care for music can always tell who has composed the music they hear, even if they have never heard the particular movement before. Thus, in a manner, the composer speaks to them, and they are perfectly happy in listening to what he has to say. (Charlotte M. Mason, Ourselves, p. 30-31)
You are invited to come in, take a seat and tune your ears during this composer study immersion. You will receive hands-on experience in how to guide your students in a music appreciation lesson as you take on the role of the student in a Charlotte Mason schoolroom. We will highlight Megan Hoyt's book, A Touch of the Infinite: Studies in Music Appreciation with Charlotte Mason. Following the lesson there will time for questions and answers. Resources to enhance your understanding of music appreciation will be available. |
P. SHAKESPEARE
Immersion Presented by Sarah Lancaster
For Grade 4 and Up “And Shakespeare? He, indeed, is not to be classed, and timed, and treated as one amongst others,––he, who might well be the daily bread of the intellectual life; Shakespeare is not to be studied in a year; he is to be read continuously throughout life, from ten years old and onwards.” ~Charlotte Mason, Vol 5, Formation of Character, p.226
Despite her wide reading and her admiration of many thinkers, Charlotte Mason placed William Shakespeare in a class of his own. He is one of the few writers whose work was considered so important that students studied his work year after year after year. Unfortunately, many parents today are hesitant to introduce their students to the Bard. Whether it is from their own intimidation, a feeling that this Elizabethan poet couldn’t possible speak into the lives of modern children, or concerns about the mature themes in Shakespeare’s work—perhaps all of the above or something totally different?!—too many students have yet to be introduced to the emotion, the magic, the beauty that is Shakespeare. In this immersion session, we will model a Shakespeare lesson, discuss how to approach bawdy or violent material, and brainstorm fun ideas for getting kids up and acting.
|
BREAK OUT V
Q. OURSELVES
Workshop Presented by Karen Canon
For Grade 7 and Up Providing key insights into Mason's scheme for the education of the whole child, Ourselves is an 'ordered presentation of the possibilities that lie in human nature, and of the risks that attend these.' (Vol. 4, Preface) In this workshop, we will explore how Mason approached a moral education, how Ourselves fits into her scheme, and how it can be a delightful part of your home schooling.
|
R. THE POWER OF IMAGE:
|
S. 128 YEARS LATER...
|
T. TEACHING PERSONS
|