S9E123: A Day in the Life with Little Ones with Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp
This week on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn sit down for a chat with Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp, an AmblesideOnline graduate, pastor's wife, and homeschooling mom on the realities of Charlotte Mason homeschooling with little ones How Caitlin came to own the Charlotte Mason philosophy for herself What a typical day looks like for Caitlin's family currently How learning to change your expectations can positively affect your homeschooling What are some of the things that Caitlin recommends to deal with littles while trying to stay on track with older students What Caitlin has done with her children when they are ready for phonics and reading Some of Caitlin's children's favorite books so far To view the full show notes of this episode, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/123.
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S9E122: Wildwood Learning Center with Blossom Barden
This week on the New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Blossom Barden, veteran homeschool mom and founder of and online course coordinator for Wildwood Learning Center How Blossom first learned about Charlotte Mason Why and how Blossom started her first homeschool co-op How the Wildwood Learning Center operates What some of the classes at Wildwood look like in format Examples of the connections made through Wildwood How the teachers at Wildwood stay aligned in their philosophy and methods To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/122.
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S9E121: MacDonald, Austen, and Shakespeare with Joyce MacPherson
On this week's episode on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn chat with Joyce MacPherson, veteran homeschooling mom, author, and Cindy's personal friend Who were some of Joyce's first biographies about, and how did she start writing them? Why Joyce chose to write one of her most recent books about George MacDonald How Joyce decided to write about Jane Austen Where Joyce and her daughter went to learn about Austen in England How Joyce started writing the Shakespeare Scriptorium series
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S9E120: Morning Time for Moms, Pt. 8, Twenty Years of The Literary Ladies Book Club
On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Julie and Diana about their book discussion group, which recently celebrated its 20th year of meeting and reading together: How the group started and how they choose new books for the group to read Some of the ways they make book discussion nights special How Diana and Julie divide up roles and duties to share the load A little about the format of each book club meeting Why the ladies stick to classic literature and biographies instead of contemporary novels Julie and Diana's tips for running a similar book club with their friends For full show notes, including links to books and podcasts mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/120.
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S9E119: Q&A No. 10, Back to School Conference 2025 Follow-up
On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a special Q&A episode recorded with Kay Pelham and Jami Marstal as a follow-up to our 2025 Back to School Online Conference How can a mom of many finish well with her last few students, implementing more of Mason's methods now that she has more time with fewer children? What is some advice for dealing with disrespect from teens and pre-teens? What are some principles to help guide the upper years, making time for what really matters without overloading ourselves and our students? How should you approach starting a Charlotte Mason education with an older student? How can we communicate about Charlotte Mason's principles with those unfamiliar with them in a community or cooperative context? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/119.
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins explores the application of Charlotte Mason's philosophy to the atmosphere, discipline, and life of our homes and schools. We cover Charlotte's timeless principles as they work themselves out in our real and modern lives. Interviewing seasoned moms who have cherished Charlotte's works while raising real children in real families, we endeavor to lay a foundation of hope and possibility for our listeners. However imperfectly.
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