Author: willorrewing

I run Keystone Tutors, and a summer nature + creativity camp called The Imaginarium.

Charlotte Mason vs Christian Classical approach

November 17, 2018

This blog is in danger of becoming merely a groupie for the Charlotte Mason Poetry blog… but can I recommend this interview with a teacher (and homeschool mother) who was attracted to the Christian classical tradition of Dorothy Sayers et al before realising its shortcomings and finding Charlotte Mason instead: http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/from-classical-teacher-to-charlotte-mason-educator/ Ms Whiteside is especially … More Charlotte Mason vs Christian Classical approach

Episode # 6 – Nigel Talbot Rice, Headmaster of Summer Fields (1975-1997)

October 24, 2018

In Episode 6 of my Education podcast, I interview the famous Summer Fields Headmaster Nigel Talbot Rice. Listen on Soundcloud – Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Or on YouTube – Part 1 here (and below) or Part 2 here. Or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here. Nigel joined prep school teaching upon leaving Oxford. He started his … More Episode # 6 – Nigel Talbot Rice, Headmaster of Summer Fields (1975-1997)

A Liberal Education (1929 style)

October 10, 2018

Listened yesterday to a tremendous edition of the Charlotte Mason Poetry Podcast, which featured a speech by Horace West Household, the Director of Education for Gloucestershire at the North of England Education Conference in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1929. Can you imagine a Regional Schools Commissioner in 2018 using the same beautiful language or whose vision of a … More A Liberal Education (1929 style)

Charlotte Mason Retreat | Lake District | May 2018

April 9, 2018

A quick post to promote what looks like a glorious opportunity to reflect on Charlotte Mason’s work AND hear from the peerless Malcolm Guite in the splendour of the Lake District later this month. To quote from the website, Charlotte Mason Institute’s English Lake District Retreat The Afternoon of 30 April – the Morning of 4 … More Charlotte Mason Retreat | Lake District | May 2018

Episode #5 – Jason Fletcher, founding Headmaster of Heritage School Cambridge

December 14, 2017

In this interview, I talk with Jason Fletcher, founding Headmaster of Heritage School in Cambridge. Heritage is the only school I am aware of that is committed to (and actively promotes) a Charlotte Mason education in the UK. In our conversation, Jason explains its unique pertinence to the educational priorities of our times. Listen on … More Episode #5 – Jason Fletcher, founding Headmaster of Heritage School Cambridge