Charlotte Mason Poetry

Arthur Burrell shares his practical, poignant, and powerful insights in this paper from 1902. Read by Greg Rolling.

The first appointed lecturer of the National Gallery, S.C. Kaines Smith, explores this question with wit and humor—all while holding the child in high esteem.

Rose Amy Pennethorne shares the history of picture study in this vintage article from 1952. Read by Katherine Dlugolonski.

Mary Gillies takes us through picture study across all the forms in this vintage article from 1931. Read by Jennifer Talsma.

Madeline Lambert explains the principles and practices of picture study in this vintage article from 1919. Read by Haley Struecker.

PNEU members share how they incorporated Charlotte Mason’s ideas in their Sunday schools in this set of vintage 1926 articles. Read by Jennifer Talsma.

Art Middlekauff talks with the core team of Common Place Quarterly about Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and the community that embraces it.

A rare glimpse of Latin in the PNEU of the 1970’s, with a new and extensive editor’s note by Angela Reed.

Essex Cholmondeley explores the relationship between discussion and narration in this vintage article from 1944. Read by Katherine Dlugolonski.

Teacher Daisy Golding showcases narration and focuses on principle in this vintage Parents’ Review article from 1920. Read by Jennifer Talsma.

Elsie Kitching sheds light on the principles and practices of narration in this vintage article from 1928. Read by Haley Struecker.

Learn about new approaches to reading and narration that emerged in Charlotte Mason schools in this vintage Parents’ Review article. Read by Jennifer Talsma.

Laura Teeple concludes her exploration of Charlotte Mason’s first principle by examining the atmosphere of environment.

Laura Teeple continues her exploration of Charlotte Mason’s first principle by examining the discipline of habit.

Laura Teeple explores the apparent contradictions implied by Charlotte Mason’s first principle in order to discover a deeper truth.

The voice of the woman who introduced Susan Schaeffer Macaulay to Charlotte Mason in this vintage 1978 recording.

Olive Norton, now a PNEU teacher and headmistress, explains how and why to study Shakespeare in this vintage article from 1976. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Read by Jennifer Talsma and Serafina Greco.

Olive Norton tells the remarkable story of her homeschooling journey in this vintage article from 1962.

Palmer Middlekauff answers his father’s queries in a wide-ranging interview about his experiences in homeschool, college, and the world.

An original Christmas poem from 1925 by Frances Chesterton and later published in The Parents’ Review.

A PNEU teacher finds meaning in the motto “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life” in this vintage article from 1961. Read by Katherine Dlugolonski.

Donald Beswick shares principles, stories, and ideas that enhance the practice of music appreciation in this vintage article from 1962.

A homeschool mother tells her story in this celebrated vintage article from 1935. Read by Haley Struecker.

Art Middlekauff describes how the modern redefinition of classical education has surrendered absolutes to relativism.

Charlotte Mason’s 1912 article in which she defines her legacy relative to Harriet Finlay-Johnson and Maria Montessori. Read by Jennifer Talsma.