Charlotte Mason Education Symposium

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 starting at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Department of Education at Redeemer University College will be welcoming leading international Charlotte Mason scholars to a panel discussion. The focus of this discussion will be to introduce and explore the educational theories of this 19th century educator and consider how her ideas are influencing 21st century K-12 education.

At the symposium, Redeemer University College Library will be launching the Charlotte Mason Digital Collection (CMDC) which has previously never been accessible without physically visiting the Armitt Museum in the north of England. The discussions will be led by leading Charlotte Mason experts: Dr. John Thorley, UK, Dr. Jack Beckman, USA, Ms. Lisa Cadora, USA, Dr. J Carroll Smith, USA and Ms. Marlene Power of Redeemer's Library with Dr. Deani Van Pelt moderating.

The following presentations will be made:

1. Who is Charlotte Mason and what did she offer 19th century British
education?
Presented by John Thorley, Retired Principal Dean, Charlotte Mason
College, Ambleside, England.

2. What did Charlotte Mason offer 20th century British education?
Presented by Dr Jack Beckman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Covenant College, Georgia

3. What did Charlotte Mason offer 20th century education in North America?
Presented by Ms. Lisa Cadora, Instructor, Cincinnati College, Cincinnati, Ohio

4. What does Charlotte Mason offer 21st century education?
Presented by Dr. J. Carroll Smith, Director of Graduate School of
Education, Gardner-Webb University, North Carolina

5. What does Redeemer University College offer 21st century Charlotte
Mason education?
Presented by Ms. Marlene Power, Archivist Librarian, Redeemer University College

The CMDC has been made possible through several grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and through the support of Redeemer University College, Covenant College, GA, Gardner-Webb University, NC, University of Cumbria, UK, and The Armitt Library and Museum, UK.

REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

Have a look at the ChildLight USA blog today: http://childlightusa.wordpress.com/

Deani has written a lovely post about the process of digitizing Charlotte Mason's papers.

Hope to see many of you at the launch,
Sandy Rusby Bell


Visit the Ambleside Online Curriculum website at http://www.amblesideonline.org .
Check out our Canada page too: http://www.amblesideonline.org/Canada.shtml .

Deani's Research Trip to Ambleside

This summer Deani and a handful of other CM researchers spent time at the Armitt in Ambleside. It's true! Deani was there!

You are all invited to read about the time she spent there and to view the stunning pictures of the Ambleside environs on the ChildLight USA blog. This is a direct link to her post and from that post you can read previous posts on the ChildLight blog. There's a treasure of knowledge and encouragement there!

Welcome home, Deani! Pack me in your suitcase next time - although I probably weigh more than a printer/scanner/computer/recording device all put together. Hmmm. But, then again, I'd help you carry your bags once we arrived!