Secular Charlotte Mason
For The Modern Homeschool Family Living the Educational Life
Links
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Links to sites created by people who are primarily known for having written books about Charlotte Mason or her educational philosophy.
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A Charlotte Mason Education www.charlottemasoneducation.com/The official website of Catherine Levinson; author of three books about a Charlotte Mason Education. Not secular.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 8:14 AM -
Penny Gardner's "Charlotte Mason" Website www.pennygardner.com/The official website of Penny Gardner; author of The Charlotte Mason Study Guide. Not secular, although she does have a secular ebook version of her book and is secular friendly.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 8:18 AM -
Homeschool Highlights www.homeschoolhighlights.com/The official website of Karen and Dean Andreola; publishers of the original Charlotte Mason series and other CM resources. Karen is also the author of several books about CM and her educational philosophy. Not secular, but Karen has great ideas.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 8:23 AM -
Charlotte Mason Research & Supply Company www.charlottemason.com/I believe this is the original website of Karen and Dean Andreola. Not secular but they have more of CM's original works than anyone else as far as I know.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 8:26 AM
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These sites either provide a scope and sequence for how to do a Charlotte Mason education or they sell books specifically for CM and/or classical education homeschoolers.
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Mater Amabilis www.materamabilis.org/A British Catholic take on CM. I happen to like their nonreligious book choices more than some of the American sites. For example, this site recommends the Leon Garfield books for Shakespeare and not the Lamb book that is so popular in the US.
Posted March 24, 2009 at 11:28 AM -
Ambleside Online www.amblesideonline.org/Provides a grade by grade scope and sequence for CM homeschoolers. I have a love/hate relationship with this site as it is not secular and I sometimes find it's scope quite limited. On the other hand I do use it for inspiration when I am in the beginning phases of planning for the year or need music, poetry, or book ideas. Personally, I could never use it as is.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 8:54 AM -
The Tanglewood School www.tanglewoodeducation.com/This site combines Charlotte Mason and more traditional classical education philosophies which appeals to many people, myself included. It is slightly less Eurocentric than some of the other CM sites. Again I have a love/hate relationship with this site due to it's limited scope. I do like their "extras" like the Corebook though. Less religious than other CM sites but not secular either.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 9:00 AM -
Simply Charlotte Mason simplycharlottemason.com/This site has a little bit of everything. I like their "extras" including the stuff you can have sent to your email. They'd be awesome if they were secular, but of course they aren't.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 9:34 AM -
Pandia Press www.pandiapress.com/pubilcations.htmThe only truly secular publisher of CM/Classical Ed. materials that I know of. I strongly support this company and use their materials with my children.
Posted March 24, 2009 at 11:07 AM -
Classical Home Education www.classicalhomeeducation.com/cart.phpIn their own words: Classical Home Education is a non-sectarian company with no political or religious agenda of its own. CHE products are carefully selected with quality and diversity in mind so you can create a curriculum that is right for your children. They are a vendor for Pandia Press. Another company that I strongly support.
Posted March 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM -
Queen Homeschool Supplies www.queenhomeschool.com/alphapage/alphaframe.htmlThis site is so very religious that I almost didn't include it. The only reason I am is because they have literature guides for books I can't find guides for and folks over on the secular CM group are quite happy with them. If you are opposed to supporting religious homeschool companies than you will want to avoid this one.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 9:06 AM -
Living Books Curriculum www.livingwww.livingbookscurriculum.com/curriculum-intro.htmI keep looking at this site thinking there is something I am missing because it has been recommended to me so many times and so many of my friends love their materials. Once again I am on the fence as to whether these materials would work with my very particular children. I am including it for those with less picky children lol. It's not secular.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 9:15 AM -
Wilderness Awareness School www.wildernessawareness.org/home_study/kamana.htmlThis organization offers a little bit of everything. This link is to their Kamana Homeschool Study Program which is geared toward teens and adults. A good way to focus nature studies during the middle school and high school years. They also sell all sorts of nature guides, books and CDs.
Posted June 29, 2009 at 10:21 AM
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Half.Com www.half.comThis company has the best prices and has been quite reliable for us. Doesn't have as wide a selection as some of the other sites.
Posted March 28, 2009 at 11:06 PM -
Powells Books powells.com/About the only thing I don't like about Powells is that they do not give homeschoolers an educational discount. We spend a fair amount of time at these stores. I've always had excellent customer service from them; both in person and online.
Posted March 28, 2009 at 11:10 PM -
McKenzie Books www.mckenziebooks.comAn up and coming used book service. So far it is focusing on traditional textbooks and adult reading but I heard it is planning to expand it's children's selections. Verdict is still out on this store.
Posted March 28, 2009 at 11:12 PM -
Alibris www.alibris.com/A reliable source for hard to find books. Decent prices.
Posted March 28, 2009 at 11:14 PM -
AbeBooks www.abebooks.com/Another source for hard to find used books.
Posted March 29, 2009 at 9:07 AM
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Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_PageOn this site you can find 28,000 ebooks that are in the public domain. The text of many books recommended for Charlotte Mason can be found here.
Posted May 25, 2009 at 7:40 AM -
Gyanpedia gyanpedia.in/tft/Resources/books_e.htmWe have this link courtesy of Suji and Sandra. I like that this site includes the pictures and illustrations as well as the text, not all free lit. sites do. It has a healthy education section as well as Newbery and Children's Literature sections. Good stuff.
Posted May 25, 2009 at 9:42 AM -
Bibliomania www.bibliomania.com/This resource has downloadable versions of 2000 classics as well as back ground information, study guides and research links. Looks like it would be particularly good for those homeschooling middle school and up.
Posted April 28, 2010 at 9:35 AM -
The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project www.mainlesson.com/This site is a great resource for those using children's literature as the basis of their education. Includes many of the books recommended for CM, Waldorf, etc.
Posted April 28, 2010 at 9:41 AM -
The Internet Archive www.archive.org/This is my one-stop shopping site for free online books, audio books and music. I find their search feature particularly easy to use when looking for specific titles. I would be careful about letting your kids loose on this site as there is content that may not be suitable for all families.
Posted April 28, 2010 at 9:49 AM -
The Literature Network www.online-literature.comWe offer searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. To find the work you're looking for start by looking through the author index. We currently have nearly 3000 full books and almost 4000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors. Our quotations database has over 8500 quotes. Have a question about literature? Why not ask it in our Literature Forums.
Posted May 30, 2010 at 1:47 PM -
Questia www.questia.comLooks like this is actually a subscription site but I found plenty of free bunny trails to explore just in the psychology and education sections. A good resource for parents wanting to research various topics. Looks like it also has decent resources for adding more of a world view to your teen's literature and history studies; nicely sorted by geographic region within each category. I know I'll be looking here for some of our high school readings.
Posted May 30, 2010 at 2:04 PM -
LibriVox librivox.org/LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening. Note that each book may have more than one reader as volunteer readers sign up by the chapter. This may bother some kids.
Posted May 30, 2010 at 2:07 PM -
Page By Page Books www.pagebypagebooks.comThis site has a little something for everyone it seems like. I like how easy it is to search and that some of the pages include resource links for the author or book (I really hope they add this last feature to more of the pages).
Posted May 30, 2010 at 2:14 PM -
Children's Books Online: The Rosetta Project www.childrensbooksonline.org/This site doesn't have a great selection yet and can be slow to load but it has a couple of features that I think are appealing. First, they have audio to go with the printed page for some of the books. This site also has books (including those with audio) in a a dozen languages including but not limited to Spanish, Polish, Italian, Romanian and Russian. This could be a good resource for those needing books to supplement foreign language instruction or those needing a book in more than one language. Unfortunately not all the books are translated into all the languages. I really like how nicely the books are illustrated.
Posted May 30, 2010 at 2:38 PM
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Secular Homeschooling Magazine www.secular-homeschooling.com/index.htmlA *new* truly secular resource for all styles of homeschooling. Always a good read. The kids and I think the editor's writing, in particular, is a hoot. Worth the money!
Posted March 29, 2009 at 8:59 AM
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These are websites and blogs that I have come across in my CM research. Note that *I* have nothing to do with any of these. They are simply sites and blogs that I have particularly enjoyed or that I think give a good description of certain aspects of CM's philosophy. I have not listed credits here, not because I don't think the authors deserve it, but rather because I assume that people will go to their sites and blogs and see for themselves. If it is your blog or site and you want credit included in the description here let me know. Note that we now put all CM friendly blog descriptions and links on the SecularCM blog. Be sure to look there for more!
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MacBeth's Opinion charlottemason.tripod.com/This person knows where it is at when it comes to nature studies!!! From a Catholic perspective but I don't thinks she hits you over the head with it. I really enjoy this site when I need nature study inspiration.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 9:30 AM -
Charlotte Mason Basics www.squidoo.com/CMbasicsThis site may not be secular but it has a little bit of everything CM and is well organized. Excellent for people new to CM and wanting to get the big picture. Includes many links; including some found on SecularCM and others that are too religious to be included on SecularCM.
Posted March 18, 2009 at 7:22 AM -
Farm School farmschool.wordpress.com/This family combines WTM and CM in their homeschooling. Becky is an absolute whiz with book recommendations.
Posted March 18, 2009 at 7:25 AM
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These are links to some of my favorite forums and yahoo groups that would enhance a CM education.
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Charlotte Mason Home Education charlottemason.ning.com/This is a relatively new forum from Britain. I think it has great potential.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 8:41 AM -
Secular Charlotte Mason groups.yahoo.com/group/SecularCM/This is my favorite homeschool yahoo group EVER. When people ask me where I get my book lists, many of them come from recommendations given on this list.
Posted March 17, 2009 at 8:46 AM -
Living Science groups.yahoo.com/group/LivingScience/This yahoo group, run by fellow member Suji, is a great place to find resources or ask questions about supplementing your WTM or CM science. It also gives you access to Suji's wonderful blog Funschooling.
Posted May 30, 2010 at 1:51 PM
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