Good question! And LARGE question :) I will definitely be making some videos about the Charlotte Mason philosophy, but it would definitely be a whole series. Charlotte Mason was an educator in the mid to late 1800s. She had many beliefs about the nature of children and how to best educate them that has stood the test of time. Here is a link to an article that I found that covers the highlights: www.thehomeschoolmom.com/charlotte-mason-in-a-nutshell
I think this would depend on your charter. When I purchased it, I had to purchase the manual myself, because they had 1 scripture verse at the beginning of the manual. Then my PPP (what they are called here) purchased me all the books to go along with it since they were all non-religious books (and the experiments). BUT, since I purchased last year, they now have what they call a "charter" option, so that might be what you are looking for. Here is the link to that: noeoscience.com/collections/grade-4-6-for-charter-schools/products/biology-2-charter-edition
It was OK for us. I think that I was hoping for more of a "living book" approach and reading out of the encyclopedias was not really it. They did enjoy the experiments and doing the "animal reports" (though we only did one every month or so... not every week). We are still working on this curriculum before we start our new curriculum, so we are planning on finishing it. Here is a better video that I talk about our true feelings about our curriculum this past year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yCR_4TbxL70.html
The company is Christian, but with the exception of one Bible verse in the introduction in the teacher’s book, there is nothing else religious about it. They use DK, Usborne, and Scholastic type books as the texts, and there is no mention of anything else that might be considered religious in the teacher’s guide. I would say that if they took that one verse out, it is completely non religious. Thank you for the question!
Do they include evolution in their curricula please? That is the best way to see how secular they really are in their approach to science? I wonder if this is really secular or just neutral in their approach. Thanks!
Very good question. I have only used this one level and I honestly use books all the time that include evolution. I’m going to say that the books they use are secular like the Usborne science encyclopedia. I think that a page on evolution is scheduled, but there are notes for parents. So included but not emphasized?
