Who, What, When, Where
WHO ARE WE?
- We gather as a Christ-centered community that is grounded in Biblical truth and values, and studies God's infallible Word during community gatherings.
- We employ the methods of Charlotte Mason educational philosophies in our community gatherings.
- We share the responsibility of teaching among the parents as each mother commits to play an active role in community gatherings by teaching and/or assisting.
- We desire our students to gain an understanding of science, geography and literature from a Biblical perspective, using living books, and experiencing a beautiful feast of artist study, nature study, art lessons, music, etc.
- We strive to forge friendships, encourage one another, study Charlotte Mason methods, ask questions, and share ideas as a community.
WHO DO WE SERVE?
- Families in Owasso, Collinsville and the surrounding areas.
- Homeschool families that are not enrolled in pulibc charter schools (Ex: EPIC).
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
COMMUNITY GATHERINGS
- We meet twice weekly during the school the school year.
- Each family (kids and one primary parent) will attend community gatherings together. There is no student drop-off option.
- Parents play an active role community in gatherings and are required to serve by teaching and/or assisting lessons or in the nursery, helping with setup and clean up, and working together as families to facilitate all aspects of the community gatherings.
CLASSES
- We begin each week with a 30-minute symposium with all family members where we sing a hymn and folk song, recite a scripture passage and a poem, poet study, a rotation of either artist study or composer study and end in prayer.
- Students then break up into their classes and head to their lessons while infants and toddlers go to the nursery.
- We end the day with lunch and recess outside in the playground area.
- A description of each class can be found here.
Our class breakout is:
- Nursery Bees Infants/Toddlers
- Blueberry Bees 4-5 year olds
- Honey Bees 6-8 year olds
- Bumble Bees 8-10 year olds
- Mason Bees 10-12 year olds
- Carder Bees 12-14 year olds
LESSONS
The lessons covered by each class except the Nursery Bees are:
- Bible
- Literature
- Moral Imagination
- Science
- Geography
- Handicraft and Art
- Sol-fa
- PE
- Presentations
Descriptions of each lesson can be found here.
YEARLY EVENTS
- Yearly Fair: Science Fair, Art Fair or Handicraft/Handmade Fair
- Christmas Program
- Spring Program
COMMUNITY EVENTS
- Field Trips
- Park Meetups
- Mother Culture Book Club
- Mother Christmas Party
- Mother Spring Brunch
- Nature Walks
WHEN AND WHERE DO WE MEET FOR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS?
- We meet Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 am - 12 pm during the school year.
- We meet at a local church in Collinsville, OK.