Introducing The Charlotte Mason Home
When I was 8 or 9 I watched the movie Harriet the Spy. There was a poem said that I always associate with goodbyes:
“The time has come,’ the Walrus said,
To talk of many things:
Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —
Of cabbages — and kings —
And why the sea is boiling hot —
And whether pigs have wings.’”
I’m excited to share a change: Little World Wanderers is now The Charlotte Mason Home.
For years I’ve felt that my name, Little World Wanderers doesn’t match what I do. It’s a version of my business I no longer keep. While scary, a new name represents what has already been true for some time. My focus has grown, and I want the name to reflect it clearly: this work is about educating the mother herself, because the ideas she keeps, the habits she forms, and the attention she cultivates quietly shape the home in which children learn.
Why the Change Matters
Charlotte Mason believed that education is a way of life. That idea applies to mothers as much as it does to children. The name The Charlotte Mason Home puts the home at the center, not as a backdrop for learning, but as the place where both mother and child are being formed together.
Over the years, I have watched mothers wrestle with the weight of homeschooling, not because they lack effort, but because they are doing the work without a framework for their own growth. I realized that supporting mothers in their education was not an add-on, it is the heart of sustaining a living education at home. I’ve come to grown into this work through my own struggles with motherhood, homeschooling, and managing my chronic health conditions.
What This Means for You
You can still expect the resources, guidance, and encouragement you’ve relied on:
Thoughtfully written curriculum and unit studies
Guidance rooted in Charlotte Mason’s philosophy
Ideas for cultivating attentiveness and intellectual life in your home
The difference is that everything now centers on you, the mother. Your growth, confidence, and understanding are the foundation upon which your homeschool thrives. The name reflects where I’ve been heading for a long time.
A Note for the Journey
This work exists for the mother’s sake. The name simply reflects the truth I have seen again and again: when mothers are educated, homes become spaces of lasting formation, curiosity, and love for learning.
I’m grateful you are here, reading, learning, and walking this path with me. Whether you’re just beginning your homeschooling journey or well into the middle years, my hope is that you find ideas, encouragement, and guidance to grow alongside your children.
Here’s to cultivating homes where education is lived and mothers are nurtured
Warmly,
Bethanyanne Howard
