Guest Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 In other words, where can i find a nice summary of her ideas, methods, etc? I do not have time to wade thru her writings right now. Is AO the only source for a curriculum or is a secular one available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 You can check out simplycharlottemason.com for a summary of her ideas. There is also "curriculum", but not secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsnbooks8 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 http://www.charlottemasonhelp.com/ There is a lot of information on this site. You could not do the Bible section, the rest are just regular books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 In other words, where can i find a nice summary of her ideas, methods, etc? I do not have time to wade thru her writings right now. Is AO the only source for a curriculum or is a secular one available? http://amblesideonline.org/CM/Summaries.html Little summaries of what is in each chapter. http://amblesideonline.org/CM/20Principles.html Print out her 20 principles and hang them on the frig. "education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life." CM That's the really short version! Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonNative Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Catherine Levison has written some wonderful books about the CM method. They are SUPER easy reads and short books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Is AO the only source for a curriculum or is a secular one available? Ambleside is definitely NOT the only CM type of curriculum. Mater Amabilis has a Catholic CM-style education based on the schools CM ran (abbreviated PNEU schools). You can basically eliminate or change the religious education section to suit your own needs. The rest of it is secular (aside from some Catholic angle to supplement history). When Children Love to Learn and For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay are also great print resources. Childlight USA, with which she is affiliated, has a website and a blog where you can read articles and listen to talks from previous conventions (they seem to have annual conventions, which you could attend). You can join their mailing list. I think the links on the Secular Charlotte Mason site may also help you: http://www.secularcm.com/apps/links/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We are using Heart of Dakota which is CM based with classical leanings. It isn't secular, though it depends why you have asked for secular. We are using it for the American History, Science and Read Alouds this year (Bigger), which I haven't found objectionable (not being a member of a Protestant religion). I am really glad that I got to use it for one year. It has really taught me a lot about scheduling and implementing CM methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aquiverfull Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I second Linda Fay's blog (charlottemasonhelp.com). It's great!! If you have time to read a book Catherine Levison's second book, "More Charlotte Mason education", is great for giving a picture of what CM looks like in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Thank you, ladies, for the resources. We want secular because I do not want to have to tweak to fit our religious beliefs. The secular CM site looks very promising. Off to browse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 You know, Childlight and Macaulay are Christianity-based resources (well, CM was a Christian too), but I included them because the non-religious subjects are basically not covered with a religious angle. Same with Mater Amabilis. So hopefully you understood why I suggested those sites! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Momlovesbooks Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 We use Living Books Curriculum. Here is an article summarizing CM: http://www.livingbookscurriculum.com/category/Methods_Charlotte20.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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