Who is Charlotte Mason?
Charlotte Mason was a British educator in the early 1900s who wrote extensively to develop a philosophy of Christian education. At first, many of the people who implemented her ideas were home schooling parents. Soon, groups banded together to form schools throughout England that were based upon her philosophy of education. She established a well respected teacher s college in England that included a small practicing school in which teachers learned to apply her principles of education. The primary reasons we draw heavily on her philosophy of education are the following: interwoven biblical principles throughout; comprehensive philosophy to include the nature of children, learning, knowledge, and the teacher; and a theory that was tested and used. We are aware of no other philosophy of education that has such depth in these three components. When Children Love to Learn, the book that is required reading for all Intown families seeking admission to our school, and For the Children s Sak
