It's been a long time since I’ve posted anything. Thought I would get back into the swing of things by talking about the planning of next school year.
I am in the weird time of the homeschool year where I am already planning for next year, but trying to finish out this year, and losing steam with both!
Next school year is pivotal for both of the girls- one starting 9th grade, high school, and the other starting 4th grade, upper elementary.
We’ve run into curriculum issues with both girls, so I’ve been researching different types of curriculum and stumbled into a Charlotte Mason online free curriculum called Ambleside Online.
We have been considering ourselves eclectic homeschoolers- we use a blend of classical, Charlotte Mason, and traditional curriculum/methods with a dash of unschooling here and there. I’ve always used a curriculum which had a daily lesson plan for me and made it easy for me. This was my training wheels.
Well, this year it looks like it’s time to rip those trainers off! Ambleside Online (AO) does indeed have plans for each level, however they are weekly, and it is up to you to decide how to spread the work daily.
I’ve been down the AO and Charlotte Mason rabbit hole now every night for at least two weeks. I’m obsessed!
I thought I knew how Charlotte Mason worked until I ran into this site. I’ve learned so much from this deep dive that is currently consuming me(in the best kind of way).
So, I am planning on implementing full Charlotte Mason next year for fourth grade and ninth. It’s a world of classic literature, Plutarch, Latin, Shakespeare, composers, artists, narration, nature study, copy work. It’s not the easy path. It’s not extremely well laid out either. Plans are presented, and it’s up to me to decide weekly how to proceed.
We will also be juggling co-op and equine science ranch day along with this new method. It will be a very interesting fall semester. Not to mention two potential trips! What am I thinking?!
A friend told me “are you going full Charlotte Mason?”, which I replied “well I guess I am”!
It’s taking a lot of research on my part, but it seemingly is a better fit for my family than boxed curriculum.
I plan on posting updates as this experiment rolls along. I am currently still in the “seriously entertaining this” phase along with “how did I get here” phase.
Well, off to research McGuffey Readers Grammar from the 1800s 😜.
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