Schedule

7:30-8:30a Breakfast

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9a Plenary Session #2: Getting Rid of the Weeds & Fostering Flowers
The Vital Role of Habits

This talk will examine the important and balanced emphasis of habits in a relational education. Charlotte Mason elaborates on the role of the parent when helping our children develop the type of habits that form fine character while weeding out the habits that will do them harm. As always, her advice is based on the whole child, not just outward expressions. We will look at the types of habits in a child’s life and Mason’s wise, commonsense approach to fostering the good.

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11-11:45a Optional Breakout Groups I

• Lifegiving Habits in the Early Years with Bethany Davis
  Habits in the early years are the foundation for habits in the school years. We will discuss ideas on where to start and a delightful way to approach these sweet and budding years of growth with your child.
   

• The Habit of Notebooking with Erin Underwood & Jenna Harmon
  The habit of notebooking is counter cultural to today’s worksheet and multiple choice test culture! We will discuss what it is, when you implement it, and (most importantly) why Charlotte Mason and SO many others have promoted this form of slowing down and documenting what you’ve learned.
   

• The Habit of Observation  
  Learn the about the local, coastal flora and fauna on a guided nature hike with Twin Rocks Outdoor School Staff

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12-1p Lunch

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1:15-2:30p Optional Breakout Groups II

• Crafting the “Just Right Challenge” for You & Your Students with Amy Nyvall
  Sometimes we get “stuck.” Whether it’s a new skill, lack of motivation, just pure overwhelm - sometimes it’s hard to move forward. In this session Amy compliments the rich philosophy of Charlotte Mason and her ideas of habit training with neurosequential tools to craft a “just right challenge” for your student. Whether it's to grow our hearts, minds or bodies, this session will look at how to be faithful with our duties and gifts to serve God and love others. Amy shares from her own challenges as well as her experience and training as a certified parent coach with Connected Families.
   

• The Habit of Nature Journaling with Ale Kauffman
  The Nature Journaling community has flourished in recent years, especially after the pandemic. Join me as I share my own experience with Nature Journaling in our homeschool as a Charlotte Mason educator. You will have the opportunity to participate in a Nature Journaling session as a student. Please be sure to bring your journal, watercolor paints, pencils and pens. There will be a Q&A following the practice.

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Afternoon Occupations/Beach Time

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5:30-6:30p Dinner

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6:45p Plenary Session #3: Parentcraft - Courage

Charlotte Mason exhorts parents to have confidence and courage in their parenting, yet courage is not the first thing we usually pray for or think we need when it comes to raising our families. Learn how a fuller understanding of this virtue can make all the difference in your parenting through story, picture, and etymology! Be of good courage!

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8:45p Shakespeare in Action with Erin Underwood
It's time for some fun and good laughs together. Grab a script and join us to put Shakespeare where he belongs - on stage!