Original HomeSchool Series

The Classical Reference by the Founder of the Home Schooling Movement



Yes! This is the set that Susan Schaeffer Macaulay writes about in “For the Children's Sake”. Written by a turn of the century educator, these wonderful books are applicable today. The 6 volumes in this series are not to be read quickly but rather savored, as you would a conversation with a dear friend or a valued mentor.


Charlotte Mason first coined the word “twaddle” when speaking of dumbed down and sentimental books so often forced upon children. She preferred to use “living books” where a child could read classics, biographies, and travel books instead. Narration was the preferred way of testing. Children would become familiar with paintings by real artists. All this was in the context that the child is a person, and as such each child has a mind that needs to be fed, stimulated, enriched and challenged. You may want to make this a winter reading project that would impact both the way you see children and teach your own.


Titles include: Home Education, Training and educating children under nine; Parents and Children; The role of the parent in the education of the child; School Education; Developing a Curriculum; Ourselves; Improving character and conscience Formation of Character; Shaping the child's personality, and A Philosophy of Education; Curiosity - the pathway to creative learning.