We officially started school last month! Here are some pictures of our first day, enjoy!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
#1 Student and her materials
It was an exiting day when out curriculum for the year came in the mail. Our student wanted to "play" with everything right then and there! I think her teacher is just as excited to get started.
Harvest Ridge Crest
At Harvest Ridge Academy we strive to focus on faith, character, music, art, and agriculture through hand on experiences and living books.
What is the Charlotte Mason Method?
- Charlotte Mason Method
- A method of education popular with homeschoolers in which children are taught as whole persons through a wide range of interesting living books, firsthand experiences, and good habits.
- Charlotte Mason was a British educator who lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Her method, the Charlotte Mason method, is centered around the idea that education is three-pronged: Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life.By “Atmosphere,” Charlotte meant the surroundings in which the child grows up. A child absorbs a lot from his home environment. Charlotte believed that atmosphere makes up one-third of a child’s education.By “Discipline,” Charlotte meant the discipline of good habits — and specifically habits of character. Cultivating good habits in your child’s life make up another third of his education.The other third of education, “Life,” applies to academics. Charlotte believed that we should give children living thoughts and ideas, not just dry facts. So all of her methods for teaching the various school subjects are built around that concept.For example, Charlotte’s students used living books rather than dry textbooks. Living books are usually written in story form by one author who has a passion for the subject. A living book makes the subject “come alive.”She taught spelling by using passages from great books that communicate great ideas rather than just a list of words.She encouraged spending time outdoors, interacting with God’s creation firsthand and learning the living ways of nature.
This Years Curriculum
Our #1 student is a busy toddler who still thinks learning
time equals special time with her mom and dad, and our goal is to keep it that
way!
This year we've decided to try out "My Father's
World" which is a Christian based complete homeschooling curriculum. My
Father’s World combines the best of Charlotte Mason, classical education, and
unit studies with a Biblical worldview and international focus.
Though we haven't
started school yet the lesson plans look really fun and even remind me of home
based lessons I had as a child.
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