We're off and running with our 2015-2016 school year. This is an exciting time for our family as we transition to a Charlotte Mason approach to homeschooling for our younger two using the Ambleside Online Curriculum. I was first introduced to Charlotte Mason and her methods as I read
Educating the Whole-Hearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson about a year prior to beginning our homeschooling adventures. I connected with the ideas of learning through living books rather than dry textbooks, spreading a feast of ideas before children and letting them take what they will, and leaving afternoons free for "masterly inactivity". I've got a lot to learn about the ins and outs of a CM education, but we're off to a great start!