We have never done a full early look at any of our magazines, even though by the time they are printed, we have dreamed of and read and re-read and edited and talked through the ideas for almost a year. We always want people to feel like the magazine is a treat to open and experience when it first arrives, and we don’t want to spoil the content through overexposure. But, for this particular issue, we wanted to give everyone a heads up about what is on its way in case anyone without a subscription wants to purchase it early so they can get on the printer’s ship list and get it before we place the extra copies in the shop. If you buy using the link below, you don’t have to pay the shipping charges usually charged on shop orders.
As you may have surmised from the title, our upcoming issue is about those high school years. High school years are their own bird, and we know it can be hard to find a whole collection of moms out there on the interwebs actively writing about it because they are busy at home doing the actual thing. And it takes a lot of concentrated effort. Sarah, Mariah, and I are all there now, deep in the trenches or right on the cusp of the upper years.
We wanted this magazine to be as full of wisdom and encouragement as possible, so we have added an extra two main articles along with our usual fair. Tucked inside its pages, you’ll hear from:
Amy Snell on how there is no recipe for the upper years;
Donna-Jean Breckenridge on how to not take the booklist or yourself too seriously;
Hannah McConnell, a Charlotte Mason graduate, will share her reflections on her own high school experience;
Carol Hudson on looking back to the principles in the upper years;
Jo Lloyd on a Charlotte Mason science education and how it helped prepare her son successfully for college and his future career;
and Sara Timothy on if CM education is enough, testing, and what really matters.
In the Educate section:
Kathryn Avery will be sharing about Bach.
Lovejoy Ontiveros writes about Harvey Dunn.
Anne White is sharing about gaiety in education and how mythology can be a key to bringing joy into our homeschools.
Karen Glass writes about sowing and reaping the laws of learning.
In the Volumes section we are focusing on reading the volumes with the principles in mind. This quarter, we are looking at A Philosophy of Education, Chapter 3, and Mariah has laid out a series of questions to help you ponder the ideas of Mason’s second principle that children are not born either good or bad, but with the possibilities for good and for evil.
The Parent Review article is titled “Disappointed Mothers,” and it examines the role that too great expectations play in the relationship between mother and child.
In the Encourage section:
The compendium writers (Miranda Alschuler, Kara Earhart, Nikki Johnston, Lauren Scott, and Danielle Jones) answer the question, “Describe the large room you are working towards for your children.”
Carol Hudson talks about hindsight in her Dappled Things article.
Morgan Conner talks about how our few “loaves and fishes” can go a long way in feeding our families. (I needed to read this one today.)
Patty Sommer writes on how love begets love.
In the Inspire Section:
Angelique Knaup talks about the book Severe Mercy in the article “Character(s) to Live By.”
Lynn Seddon gives practical suggestions for how to maintain nature study in the upper years.
Gina Roland shares her story of how she became a “keeper,” offering photographs of her different notebooks and some practical tips on how to get started.
In the Delight section:
Lindsay Jacobsen keeps us entertained and informed about long-fermented sourdough.
Veronica Mahnken writes about Griffey’s Book Emporium in Ohio.
Our recitation pieces for the quarter are 2 Corinthians 9 and I Sit Beside the Fire and Think by JRR Tolkien.
Lisa Hajda tells of the songs of Shakespeare.
The editors have enjoyed curating a booklist specific to the upper years!
Of course there will also be our children’s gazette, a regular gift to all subscribers for their kids to enjoy when the magazine comes. But, if you’ve never been a subscriber, you might not know that this little treasure is included with each magazine shipped by the printer.
If you are interested in purchasing the magazine without a subscription and being added to the upper years ship list that will be sent out by the printer in May, we will be running a 4 four-week special pre-order for non-subscribers on the website.
Link below!
You can order the magazine at the $20 subscriber price, shipping included, receive the kid’s gazette, and get your magazine in the first mailing—just click below! The magazine will ship in May.