For quite a while I have been thinking about what it would look like to bring Charlotte Mason’s philosophy into Sunday School. When my pastor called a church meeting a couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be a perfect time to share my ideas. The following is the email I wrote to him …
When I researched Mason’s model for New Testament studies in Forms III through VI, I was struck by the elegance, simplicity, and logic of the structure. That piqued my curiosity. Did Mason also have an elegant, simple, and logical structure for studying the Old Testament? I went back through the historical programmes one-by-one, this time focusing my eye …
Editor’s note: Eleanor Frost graduated from Charlotte Mason’s House of Education in 1912. Her senior portfolio was evaluated by Rev. Thorley who wrote, “A very excellent book, with beautiful Drawings. The notes are full of interest.” Less than six months after her graduation, she was invited to speak at the 17th annual PNEU Conference in May, …
In the first article of this series, I proposed a plan to study the New Testament through the higher forms based on the patterns I observed in the historical PNEU programmes and the principles laid out in Mason’s Towards A Philosophy of Education. However, I did not answer the question of “how” the New Testament …
Ever since I first spoke about Charlotte Mason’s The Saviour of the World at the 2013 CMI national conference, I have been trying to better understand Mason’s program for New Testament studies. In Towards A Philosophy of Education, she provides a brief overview: The higher forms in the P.U.S. read The Saviour of the World …
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Charlotte Mason Living. By the time my daughter reached the age for formal schooling, we had already decided to follow Charlotte Mason’s method. Barbara and I divided up the subjects and one that I took was Bible. I trusted the method with my own child-like faith, and implemented …