Thoughts on education
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 …
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Who was Charlotte Mason? Charlotte Mason (1842 – 1923) was a teacher and educational writer who lived and worked all over the UK. Orphaned at 16, she taught both as a governess and as a classroom teacher. Despite suffering ill health for much of her life, she founded a teacher training college at Ambleside for …
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This series of videos from Ambleside Schools International goes through the many aspects of Charlotte Mason schooling in great detail: http://www.amblesideschools.com/main/video/introduction Also viewable on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/100226642
Will Orr-Ewing 