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Hi, I’m Bethanyanne Howard, an educator of mothers and the founder of The Charlotte Mason Home. I am a Charlotte Mason homeschooling mother, learning and growing alongside my children, and ordering our days around the steady work of living education at home.

My work began in 2018, when I started writing simple learning plans for my own young child. What began as a practical response to the needs of our home slowly became something more. Friends encouraged me to share what I was creating, and I began to see that many mothers were asking the same deeper questions I was asking.

Over time, my focus shifted. I came to see that the heart of Charlotte Mason education is not found first in materials, but in the mother herself. Her habits of attention, the ideas she lives with, and the intellectual life she cultivates quietly shape the atmosphere of her home. My work now centers on educating the mother, helping her grow in confidence, discernment, and depth as she guides her children.

At The Charlotte Mason Home, my aim is to support mothers who want an education that is living and sustaining, not hurried or formulaic. This is a place for thoughtful learning, long vision, and the patient work of forming a home where both mother and child are being educated.

I’m glad you’re here. Whether you are just beginning or well into your homeschooling years, my hope is that you find clarity, encouragement, and ideas worth lingering over as you continue the work of educating your children and yourself.

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The Charlotte Mason Home Mission Statement

At The Charlotte Mason Home, our mission is to educate and support mothers as they cultivate a living education within their homes. Rooted in Charlotte Mason’s philosophy, our work centers on the belief that a mother’s intellectual life and habits of attention shape the atmosphere in which children learn.

We provide thoughtful resources, curriculum, and teaching that help mothers grow in understanding, confidence, and discernment as educators. Rather than offering formulas or quick solutions, we aim to foster depth, steadiness, and long vision in the work of homeschooling.

We believe education is a way of life, formed through living ideas, worthy books, and daily practices that nourish both mind and soul. Our commitment is to help mothers build homes where learning is sustained, relationships are strengthened, and education serves the formation of the whole person.

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  • The Charlotte Mason Home is for homeschooling mothers who want more than methods or materials. It is for mothers who believe their own education matters and who want to grow in understanding, attention, and confidence as they educate their children. While my work is grounded in Charlotte Mason’s philosophy, it is especially suited to mothers who want depth, not shortcuts.

  • Both, though it speaks differently to each. New homeschool mothers often come looking for clarity and reassurance. More experienced mothers often come because the questions have changed and formulas no longer suffice. My work is designed to meet mothers where they are, while encouraging long vision and steady growth rather than quick mastery.

  • I offer curriculum and practical resources, but always with philosophy close at hand. Charlotte Mason education cannot be sustained by materials alone. My goal is to help mothers understand the why behind the work so they can make wise decisions for their own homes, rather than depend on rigid systems.

  • It means taking a mother’s intellectual and inner life seriously. The books she reads, the ideas she considers, and the habits she forms shape the atmosphere of her home. Educating the mother is not about adding pressure or responsibility, but about offering nourishment, perspective, and support for the long work she is already doing.

  • Many resources focus primarily on schedules, booklists, or implementation. While those have their place, my work begins with the mother herself. I focus on formation over efficiency and understanding over replication. The aim is not to copy someone else’s homeschool, but to help each mother build a thoughtful, living education within her own home.

  • In my programs, a mother’s education is the intentional formation of the mother as a learner, thinker, and guide within her home.

    Rather than focusing only on what to teach or how to organize lessons, my programs give mothers structured opportunities to engage with living ideas, thoughtful reading, and guided reflection. The aim is to deepen understanding of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy while helping mothers develop judgment, attentiveness, and confidence in their daily work.

    A mother’s education, as I use the term, is not about adding more responsibilities. It is about being nourished and supported so the work of homeschooling can be carried with steadiness and clarity. When the mother is being educated, the home becomes a place where learning is lived, not constantly managed.