Episodi

  • Can the Principles of Classical Education Offer Strategies to Help with ADHD?

    Can the Principles of Classical Education Offer Strategies to Help with ADHD?
    Jan 20 2026
    In this episode, Renee and Karen answer a question from a listener about ADHD. They offer advice from their own experiences and from the principles of Charlotte Mason and Classical Education: keep lessons short, get outside, train habits, limit devices, and remember your child isn't a problem to be solved.

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    39 min
  • Furthering your Own Education as a Busy Homeschool Mom

    Furthering your Own Education as a Busy Homeschool Mom
    Jan 14 2026
    Listen as Renee and Karen talk with guest, homeschool mom Krista Sanders, about her journey to enrich her own intellectual life. She reflects on how it started when, as a mom of young boys, she asked herself, "What is education?" That eventually led her to the CiRCE Apprenticeship and then Belmont Abbey College, where she has recently completed her Master of Arts in Classical and Liberal Education. You may not be at the stage in life where you can enter a formal program, but she will encourage you to enrich your own life with books and reading in community.

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    34 min
  • You can teach a foreign language!

    You can teach a foreign language!
    Dec 23 2025
    Does the thought of teaching a foreign language in your homeschool intimidate you? Join us as Laura Councell gives us tips, ideas, and resources for learning with your children, using familiar books translated into another language and adding just a few phrases at a time. You will be inspired to wade in at the shallow end and give it a try.

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    38 min
  • Tell Your Stories!

    Tell Your Stories!
    Dec 17 2025
    In this episode, Renee and Karen chat with guest, Holly Schurter, long-time storyteller and great-grandmother, about how telling our stories builds a rich family culture and reminds us that grace is in the everyday. Follow her on Substack to read her articles!

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    32 min
  • Teaching Science in the Kitchen

    Teaching Science in the Kitchen
    Dec 9 2025

    Angela Smith, founder of Inquisicook, an online culinary arts and science program for students ages 12 and up, joins Renee and Karen to chat about the science of cooking and about encouraging your children to help you in the kitchen. It may get messy, but the benefits to your child's formation and your family culture are immeasurable. Angela also shares that Inquisicook Jr. is coming soon. Listen to hear how it could enrich your children's education.


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    29 min
  • Keeping Spirits Bright

    Keeping Spirits Bright
    Dec 2 2025
    It's Christmas Time, and we know so much rests on mom to make it all happen: shopping, wrapping, baking, decorating... Renee and Karen offer ideas and tips to help keep the season stress-free and to enjoy your family traditions with a joyful spirit.

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    27 min
  • Talking Poetry with Christine Perrin

    Talking Poetry with Christine Perrin
    Nov 25 2025
    In this episode, friend and colleague in the world of classical education, mom and grandmother, teacher and poet, Christine Perrin, joins us for a discussion on how to foster a love of poetry in our children. She says that the experience of poetry comes before the analysis of it, she offers tips on how to jump into the world of poetry, and she shares her favorite volumes and poets with us.

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    39 min
  • Life at Home After High School

    Life at Home After High School
    Nov 18 2025
    Katie Carrillo, mother of three daughters and head mentor of the Gulf Coast Apprenticeship, joins Renee and Karen to discuss living the good life with children living at home after high school. Our culture tells us that our child needs to create his or her own life at eighteen years old. But what if college or moving out of the family home is not what your child desires? Katie offers her story with her daughters and offers advice for navigating these years.

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    32 min