WORKSHOPS
EDUCATION AS A HERITAGE:
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DEBUNKING MYTHS:
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SCHEDULING
Presented by Sarah Lancaster
Ah, schedules. Is there any word which calls up such a range of emotions? Some people love them, while others are more likely to run screaming from a color-coded spreadsheet. Thanks to the magic of scanning and the internet, we have detailed copies of the P.N.E.U. school schedules to learn from, but how much can a busy homeschool mom really glean from these classroom samples? How do we go from a list of curricula to a daily plan? And how do we find a balance between structure and stress, teaching the child versus checking the boxes?
In its simplest form, a schedule is merely a framework for our day. Schedules are not the boss of us. They are tools to give a structure and help us move forward confidently. While we may not be replicating the P.N.E.U. plans, as home educators we can take Miss Mason's principles and personalize them to fit our own family's needs. In this workshop we will start by investigating the principles of scheduling that Miss Mason laid out for us. We'll look at the attitudes, beliefs, and fears that drive us as teachers and parents. With a firm foundation of the heart, we will then look at quite a few different options for planning our days, in a range of detail and flexibility. Every parent will find something here, spreadsheet fan or not. |
NATURE STUDY AND DRY BRUSH
Presented by Heather Lee
It is impossible to teach everything pertaining to watercolor or nature journaling in a session, so I have a very narrow goal. My goal is that you will leave the session unafraid of the paints and eager to experiment and learn more. We will learn the basics of color mixing, and time permitting will learn to paint something simple from our observation of nature.
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NARRATION
Presented by Dawn Rhymer
Principle 14: As knowledge is not assimilated until it is reproduced, children should 'tell back' after a single reading or hearing: or should write on some part of what they have read. --Ms. Mason
Do you narrate? A Charlotte Mason Education is not just for our children, but for us as well. For you to educate your children using Ms. Mason's methods, you must first self-educate. What better way to educate ourselves than to use those principles which we are using for our children? In this hands-on, or should I say "narrations-on," workshop, we are first going to look at incorporating narration into our own lives. Why should we as parents narrate? How can we as parents narrate? We will have some examples to look at, some ideas to suggest, and some time to try it on our own. We will also see how narrating ourselves helps us become better at telling stories, something Ms. Mason emphasizes we should be doing on a regular basis with our children. Then we will transition to helping our children become better narrators. We will cover the steps of narration, discuss some of the common pitfalls, and have lots of time for Q&A. |
HOW FULL IS THE LIFE?
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