Joy: Mainstay of a Living Education

Charlotte Mason said that “joy reigns in all our schoolrooms.” Do our schools reflect this joy or do we sabotage its presence, making our homes joyless? Joy was such an important principle for a living education that a PNEU conference in 1908 had joy as its theme! Let’s explore what Mason said about joy and how the joy of knowledge and the joy of living can open the floodgates of joy from the ultimate source, Christ the joy-giver.

Recorded live at the 2022 Living Education Retreat.

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For over 30 years, author Nancy Kelly has been practicing the principles and living the lifestyle that Charlotte Mason championed. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through mentoring, consulting, teaching, and speaking. You can read about her family (6 CM graduates!), the books they love, and the lessons she’s learned on her website, Sage Parnassus.

©2025 Nancy Kelly