Mother Culture: A Charlotte Mason Support Group in Bradford, Ontario *Note date change!*

** Please note the date changes below.  Thank you all for your kind words and support as our family has struggled to find health this fall.  We are pleased to report that hubby is now recovering at home after a week long hospital stay. **

I am so excited to start a new year of Charlotte Mason Support Group!  As many of you know I host this little book club for very selfish reasons as I am so energized and encouraged by the visits of like-minded mamas every 5-6 week.  You give me a boost that helps me to imagine I might survive this crazy game for a few more weeks. 

If you have never visited, please feel welcome to come and join us.  This is a meeting for home educating parents interested in or practicing the Charlotte Mason philosophy.  Babes in arms are welcome but otherwise it is a nice evening for mom’s to get out and just socialize without our little cherubs.  We meet on Thursdays from 7:30-9:30.  This year, we are going to turn over a new leaf and start promptly at 7:30 and I will give an incentive – an on-time draw – for the first meeting, so come a few minutes early if you can. :)

Our readings and discussion always revolve around the Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education and the implementation of that philosophy.  If you are unfamiliar with her then, in short, she was a British educator of about 100 years ago who believed in the value and ability of all children despite their age or social status: a revolutionary idea at the time.  She taught that we have three main tools of education which are summed up in the phrase, “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life”.  In other words, we don’t just set before our kids a vast cornucopia of academic matter (life) but just as important is the acquisition of strong habits (discipline) like attentiveness and perseverance in order to prepare us for adult life and work.  And all of this must be presented in a way that doesn’t talk down to kids but respects them as persons and thereby doesn’t bribe them to learn for the sake of marks or the satisfaction of the teacher but for the love of learning itself.  She encouraged us to do this by not creating a specialized schoolish environment (atmosphere) but by putting our kids in touch with great ideas, amazing literature, beautiful artwork, and music and simply experiencing them. As such, she encouraged the use of narration, living books, short lessons and lots of free time, nature hikes, and being exposed to great art and music. 

If this style of educating resonates with your family and you live nearby enough to the Bradford, Ontario area, then plan to visit and jot the dates in your calendar now.  The book that we are reading this year is For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay.  I’ve read this book before and it is among my top three homeschooling book favourites.  Rereading it right now is such a treat.  It’s very inspirational and philosophical.  If you’d like a copy of the book, I have extras in stock at $18.75 each, plus GST.

The dates and reading schedule are below.  Please do let me know if you are coming so I know how many folks to plan for.  If you haven’t been here before, email me for address information at cori@mapletreepublications.ca.

In addition to our book study we also try to bring balance to the meeting with some theory or practical application.  This year we decided to add practical pursuits for moms, or what Miss Mason would call “Mother Culture”, some of the passions and hobbies that we as mamas pursue to enrich our own education, (which, in turn, will enrich the lives and education of our children).  We would love to have 8 different people volunteer to lead discussion on these chats and so far have had many suggestions but only settled on the topic for the first meeting: Catherine Dell’Erba will be sharing about organic living and choosing foods wisely for our families so please feel free to bring any ideas or resources that could add to that discussion as well.

Dates, reading assignments, and mother culture topics are as follows:

September 24^th, 2015 - CANCELLED

Read Introduction and Chapter 1: What is Education? (pages 1-11)
Mother Culture: Organic living facilitated by Catherine Dell’Erba

October 22nd - * NOTE DATE CORRECTION *  

Read Introduction and Chapter 1: What is Education? (pages 1-11)
 & Chapter 2: “Children Are Born Persons” (pages 12-41)
Mother Culture: TBA

December 3^rd  

Read Chapter 3: Authority and Freedom (pages 42-58)
Mother Culture: TBA

January 7^th, 2016

Read Chapter 4: A New Perspective (pages 59-90)
Mother Culture: TBA

February 11^th  

Read Chapter 5: Education: A Science of Relationships; Knowledge of God (pages 91-105)
Mother Culture: TBA

March 24^th  

Read Chapter 5: Education: A Science of Relationships; Knowledge of Man (pages 106-132)
Mother Culture: TBA

(April 2^nd KWCHEA Conference in Kitchener, Ontario)

(April 16^th RVHEA Conference in Ottawa, Ontario)
(April 29^th & 30^th OCHEC Convention in Hamilton, Ontario)

May 5th

Read Chapter 5: Education: A Science of Relationships; Knowledge of the Universe (pages 133-147)
Mother Culture: TBA

(May 28^th KATCH Conference in Peterborough, Ontario)

(May 27^th & 28^th HENB Conference in Sussex, New Brunswick)

June 2^nd

Read Chapter 6: The Way of the Will, Reason, and the Unity of the Whole (pages 148-158)
Mother Culture: TBA

(June??? Tentative: Barrie New and Used Homeschool Sale)

(June 10^th TEACH New and Use Sale in Brantford, Ontario)

Looking forward to seeing many of you at these gatherings! I am so looking forward to these meetings this year.

Blessings on your 2015-2016 home school year!

Cori

www.mapletreepublications.ca

cori@mapletreepublications.ca
905-778-9412

Free Newby Workshops for the Summer of 2015

Dear Friends,

This year it seems that there are more parents than ever considering this crazy homeschooling life and so once again this year, in partnership with Henry and Corrinna Kiezebrink, I am offering free workshops to new homeschoolers (and those thinking of homeschooling) at my home in Bradford, Ontario and in the Kiezebrink home near Barrie, Ontario.

Whether you have made a firm decision or are still investigating your options, whether you are doing this based on a conviction you have or because the ability to school in a different way just seems to fit for your family, please feel free to come for a visit. These are interactive (question and answer style) small group workshops. If you, or someone you know, are interested in coming please RSVP directly to me at cori@mapletreepublications.ca as soon as possible as attendance is limited to 15 people (since we do have a very cozy space to meet) and the evenings usually do fill up.

You may come either to the home of the Kiezebrinks near Barrie, Ontario on Tuesday, July 21^st or to my home in Bradford, Ontario on Thursday, August 13^th. Both evenings will run from 7:30-9:30.

Both Mom and Dad (and Grandma and Grandpa or other adult supports) are welcome to attend though I respectfully ask that only parents and nursing babes attend as a full house and a late evening often make it hard for little ones to allow the adults the opportunity to get the most out of the workshop.

We will cover topics like:

Yikes! Can I do this!?!

Where can I go for support?

What are the legal implications?

Do I have to contact my local school board?

What about curriculum?

What is a “normal” homeschooling day like?

What about socialization!?!

Please come with questions!

And expect some yummy handouts too!

Henry and Corrinna Kiezebrink bring to these workshops 25 years of homeschooling experience while our little homeschool was established only 12 years ago.  While we aren’t experts, we do have a few years under our belts and hope to share the real deal on homeschooling, the good, the bad and the ugly.  We are obviously a bit biased towards homeschooling but will gladly share the truth about the pros and cons of adopting this crazy lifestyle.

Please feel free to share this invitation with friends and family who are new to homeschooling or who are considering it. You are also welcome to forward this information to your church group or other homeschool groups. See you in the summer!

Peace,

Cori

Maple Tree Publications

905.778.9412

www.mapletreepublications.ca  

cori@mapletreepublications.ca

Maple Leaves: Titles available for sale at Maple Tree Publications - your Canadian Charlotte Mason Resource Supplier

Dear Friends,

 

I have been talking to so many of you wonderful homeschoolers over the past few months at homeschool conferences, meetings, Newby workshops, and virtually by email, on the phone, or by Facebook.  I realize that chatting one on one with so many people has kept me from sharing with you what I have been telling all of them: we have so many new and exciting products at Maple Tree!

 

This became very evident at a recent conference: I was talking to one sweet mama at my little booth when she noticed the new Life of Fred Language Arts books on my table. The conversation went a little something like this:

 

Lovely Customer: Life of Fred Language Arts!  I didn’t know there was a Life of Fred Language Arts!

 

Me: Yup.  It’s brand new.  I just got it in stock recently.

 

Lovely Customer: But I didn’t know about it!  You have to tell your customers about it.  I want to buy it but I didn’t plan for it.  If you’d told me I could have planned to buy it.  Your customers want to know what you have in stock and what you sell.  You have to put these things on your blog.

 

Me: I wish I had time to do more blogging. Maybe you need to come and help out because working between 10pm and 2am is just not getting it all done anymore!

 

If you have come and chatted with me at a conference, you might think that I am quite the saleswoman since I am so enthusiastic about the books that we carry at Maple Tree.  On the contrary, I don’t want to clog up your mailboxes with tons of unwanted sales pitches.  Judging by the number of conversations that I have had recently with friends and customers though, I realize that I am not doing a very good job of letting you know how I can help with your homeschooling needs. 

 

So, here below, I am adding a brief list of all of the books that I currently carry.  Thanks for your grace, as you will see that many of these books are not currently listed on my website.  I so appreciate being a part of the homeschooling community and that you are all so understanding of the fact that things like home and school tend take away a lot of the time that I would like to devote to growing this little sapling into a giant forest. 

 

If there is a resource on this list that you would like to order and it is not yet listed on my website then please email me at mapletreepublications@sympatico.ca and I can help you to complete your order.  Remember that, as always, taxes are included in my prices and shipping to anywhere in Canada is only 15% (though you are welcome to save the shipping and pick up your order if you are close by our little store in Bradford, Ontario.)  I do also do special orders about once a month for items that are not a part of our regular stock on the list below.  Please let me know if I can be of any help as you prepare for the upcoming school year.

 

Blessings,

 

Cori

 

Maple Tree Publications

www.mapletreepublications.ca

mapletreepublications@sympatico.ca

905.778.9412

 

 

Maple Leaves….

 

Books Published by Maple Tree:

Come Sit By Me Volume One - $49

Come Sit By Me Volume Two - $49

Add Two Cups of Laughter - $16

My Reading Journal - $9.99

The Canadian Kids’ Daily Journal - $7

The Gloriously Groovy Girls’ Daily Journal - $7

Awesome Adventurous Boys’ Daily Journal - $7

The Nature Nuts’ Daily Journal - $7

The Great Canadian ArtPak - $49

Early Canadiana ArtPak - $24

Famous Canadian Painters ArtPak - $18

Group of Seven ArtPak - $24

The Ultimate Lapbook Handbook - $30

A Bunny, a Case and a World of Taste - $12

Working Together - $28

 

Parent-Teacher Resources

Educating the WholeHearted Child - $23.50

Read for the Heart - $18

A Charlotte Mason Companion - $21.50

For the Children’s Sake - $16.50

The Three R’s - $12.95

You Can Teacher Your Child Successfully - $15

A Biblical Home Education - $16

Honey for a Child’s Heart - $14

Pocketful of Pinecones - $18

Lessons at Blackberry Inn - $18

Original Homeschooling Series  - $62

Beyond Survival - $14

Reaping the Harvest - $14

The Living Page - $19

 

Other Resources

Do Hard Things - $19

Ministry of Motherhood - $17

Mission of Motherhood - $17

Raising a Modern Day Joseph $14

Dancing with my Father - $16

Desperate - $18

One Thousand Gifts - $18

Margin - $18

Fool Proofing - $9

 

Bible

Hero Tales Volume One - $16.25

Jesus Storybook Bible w/CDs - $28

Jesus Storybook Bible - $19

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 1: Genesis - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 2: Exodus - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 3: Leviticus, Numbers & Deuteronomy - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 4: Joshua, Judges & Ruth - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 5: 1 & 2 Samuel - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 6: Kings & Chronicles - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 7: Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 8: Psalms, Proverbs & the Writings - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 9: Isaiah, Jeremiah & the Prophets  - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 10: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 11: Acts - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible?  – Volume 12: Romans through Philemon - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 13: General Epistles & Revelation - $15

Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Christmas - $15

 

Life of Fred Elementary Math 

Apples

Butterflies

Cats 

Dogs

Edgewood

Farming

Goldfish

Honey 

Ice Cream 

Jelly Beans

$18 each or $170 for the set of 10 books

 

Life of Fred Intermediate Math

Kidneys

Liver

Mineshaft

$18 each or $52 for the set of 3 books

 

Life of Fred Before Highschool Math

Fractions  - $21

Decimals & Percents  - $21

Elementary Physics - $32 (This has been renamed Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics but is the exact same book)

Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology  - $32

Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics  - $32

$133 for the set of 5 books

 

Life of Fred Highschool Math

Beginning Algebra Expanded - $42

Zillions of Practice Problems: Beginning Algebra  - $32

 

Advanced Algebra Expanded - $42

Zillions of Practice Problems: Advanced Algebra  - $32

 

Geometry  - $42

Geometry Answer Key  - $8

 

NEW! Trigonometry Expanded - $42

NEW LOWER PRICE! $234 for the set of 7 books

 

Life of Fred: Financial Choices  - $21

 

Life of Fred College Math

Calculus $42

Calculus Answer Key $8

 

Linear Algebra $53

Linear Algebra Answer Key $8

 

Statistics $42

Statistics Answer Key $8

College Set of 6 books $157

 

NEW LOWER PRICE! Full Set of Life of Fred Math books $757

(includes Financial Choices; does not include Chemistry or Language Arts)

 

NEW! Life of Fred Language Arts:

Australia 

Begin Teaching

Classes

Dreams

$21 each or $80 for the set of four books

 

Learning Language Arts Through Literature

Blue Kit (Grade 1) - $105 includes teacher book, student book, readers and other material

Blue Student Book - $29

Red Kit (Grade 2) - $94 includes teacher book, student book, readers and other material

Red Student Book - $29

Yellow Teacher (Grade 3) - $29

Yellow Student - $23.75

Orange Teacher (Grade 4) - $29

Orange Student - $23.75

Purple Teacher (Grade 5) - $29

Purple Student - $23.75

Tan Teacher (Grade 6) - $29

Tan Student - $23.75

Green Teacher (Grade 7) - $29

Green Student - $23.75

Gray Teacher (Grade 8) - $29

Gray Student - $23.75

Gold American Lit (High school)- $29

Gold British Lit (High school) - $29

 

Other Language Arts

Simply Grammar - $27.50

Story Starters - $37.50

 

Canadian Authors

Janis Cox:

Tadeo Turtle - $13

 

Carolyn J Morris:

Mourning Dove - $13

Barn Swallows - $13

Pine Warbler - $13

NEW (Available August 21^st!) Chickadees at Christmas $13

Set of four books $40

 

Exploring Creation Series by Apologia

Elementary Series

 

Astronomy - $43

Astronomy Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26

Astronomy Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26

 

Botany - $43

Botany Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26

Botany Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26

 

Zoology 1 – Flying Creatures - $43

Zoology 1 – Flying Creatures Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26

Zoology 1 – Flying Creatures Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26

 

Zoology 2 – Swimming Creatures - $43

Zoology 2 – Swimming Creatures Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26

Zoology 2 – Swimming Creatures Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26

 

Zoology 3 – Land Animals - $43

Zoology 3 – Land Animals Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26

Zoology 3 – Land Animals Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26

 

Human Anatomy - $43

Human Anatomy Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26

Human Anatomy Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26

 

NEW! Chemistry & Physics - $43

NEW! Chemistry & Physics Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26

NEW! Chemistry & Physics Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26

 

Middle School Series

Exploring Creation – Gen’l Science w/tests-$95

Exploring Creation – General Sci Ntbk - $37

General Science Comp CD - $19

 

Exploring Creation – Phys’l Science w/tests-$95

Exploring Creation Physical Sci Ntbk - $37

 

High School Series

Exploring Creation – Biology w/tests - $95

 

Exploring Creation – Chemistry w/tests - $95

 

Exploring Creation – Physics w/tests - $95

 

Reasonable Faith - $11

 

YAY! BACK IN PRODUCTION! Jonathan Park

Jonathan Park, Volume 1: The Adventure Begins - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 2: No Looking Back - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 3: The Winds of Change - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 4: The Hunt for Beowulf - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 5: The Explorers Society - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 6: The Journey Never Taken - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 7: The Voyage Beyond - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 8: The Copper Scroll - $25

Jonathan Park, Volume 9: The Whispering Sphinx - $25

 

NEW! Life of Fred Science!

Life of Fred: Chemistry - $32

 

Mystery of History

Mystery of History Volume 1 - $55

Mystery of History 1 Companion CD - $23

Mystery of History Volume 2 - $55

Mystery of History 2 Companion CD - $23

Mystery of History Volume 3 Student $65

Mystery of History Volume 3 Companion $44

Mystery of History 3 Companion CD - $30

 

Story of the World

Story of the World Volume 1  - $18

Story of the World Activity Book Vol 1 - $37

Story of the World 1 CD - $42

Story of the World Volume 2  - $18

Story of the World Activity Book Vol 2 - $39

Story of the World 2 CD - $47

Story of the World Volume 3  - $18

Story of the World Activity Book Vol 3 - $39

Story of the World 3 CD - $52

Story of the World Volume 4  - $18

Story of the World Activity Book Vol 4 - $40

Story of the World 4 CD - $57

 

NEW!!! Finally Available in Canada:

Simply Charlotte Mason

Learning and Living DVDs & book - $150

Delightful Reading Kit - $62

My Word Book - $4

Delightful Handwriting Teacher - $14.50

Delightful Handwriting Copybook - $17

Child’s Copywork Reader Vol 1 - $9.50

Child’s Copywork Reader Vol 2 - $9.50

Child’s Copywork Reader Vol 3 - $9.50

Print to Cursive Proverbs - $17

Hymns in Prose Print Copybook - $12

Hymns in Prose Cursive Copybook - $12

Hymns in Prose for Children - $14

Hymns in Prose Teacher w/CD - $18

Mathematics $19

Genesis – Deuteronomy - $21.50

Discovering Doctrine - $14

Ancient Egypt - $18

Boy of the Pyramids - $16

Jashub’s Journal - $18

Visits to Africa - $18

Stuff They Left Behind – Egypt - $20

106 Days of Creation - $18

Laying Down the Rails - $30

Laying Down the Rails Children Set - $56

Laying Down the Rails DVD - $14

Early Years book- $21

Early Years book and DVD - $36

Planning Your CM education - $21

Handicrafts – Woodworking - $21.50

Handicrafts – Knitting - $21.50

Picture Study – Michelangelo - $20

Picture Study – Rembrandt - $20

Picture Study – Botticelli - $20

Picture Study – Van Gogh - $20

Picture Study – Monet - $20

Picture Study – Giotto - $20