Art by Ana Vargas

As I dig deeper into the implementation of a Charlotte Mason education, I hope the following posts can be an encouraging resource for your homeschool.

Erika Alicea

Spreading a Multicultural Feast

Read how multicultural, modern books can ALSO be living books according to Miss Mason’s guidelines.

How could ANYONE oppose something as beautiful as classical music?! Well, that “anyone” was me and let me explain why.

Find out what these multicultural artist studies consist of and the inspiration
behind them.

"We, Too, Are Making History" Series

The importance of incorporating
multicultural literature and history.

A simple way of using Miss Mason’s methods
to diversify your history lessons.

How I’m using Miss Mason’s methods to implement our Heritage History.

Urban Nature

Training your eyes to find beauty in city neighborhoods.

Urban nature breakthroughs as we found beauty in bird watching.

Some examples of discovering the delight in other aspects of nature.

"Homeschooling an Only Child" Series

Have you ever felt like “the only” homeschooling “an only”? I have and it can be lonely sometimes. It can even cause you to feel inadequate in comparison with large families. Read more to see how God spoke to my heart about our unique situation.

“The Education of an Only Child” was an article printed in The Parents Review in 1901. For this post, I’ll focus on Parsons’ stress on group interactions and what it looks like in our homeschool.

Here I focus on some of the recommendations given in “The Education of an Only Child”,  an article printed in The Parents Review in 1901, on implementing a Charlotte Mason education with an only student and how it looks in our home.

New to Homeschooling?

Whether your children have never attended a school before or you’re transitioning from a traditional school, homeschooling can be a real challenge, especially when you have certain expectations. Here are some general tips I’ve learned along that way that I pray save you some tears as you embark on this new journey with your family.

If you’re wondering how your child can socialize outside of the traditional school setting like I once did, the options are endless. Here are some suggestions of ways we’ve been able to interact with others as homeschoolers.

“Deschooling” is basically the transition period a new homeschooling family needs to change their mindset from traditional school to home education. Here, I share some deschooling tips I learned when I first started homeschooling a few years back that I pray are helpful as you embark on this new journey with your family.

For those who have suddenly found themselves “homeschoolers” because of a homebound situation, here’s a little guide of resources to help.

NYS homeschool requirements can be very overwhelming to navigate because of all the paperwork.

I’ve highlighted some of the major requirements for NYS as well as some resources that will hopefully be useful to you.

Home Culture

The challenge of teaching an assertive child and the educational philosophy that helped me do so effectively.

How I was inspired to create my own “curriculum” but felt like an oddball with other homeschooling families…until I met Charlotte Mason.

Despite the many years we read together, my daughter fell out of the habit of reading and I was to blame. Here’s how we got back on track.

Written in his own words, my husband shares a bit about his process of becoming a “CM Dad”.