Goss Homeschool Academy

Since the invention of social media, my blogs are few and far between! However, I still feel it is the best place for documenting our curriculum and school year for my own reflections and planning purposes.  Here is the post I shared last summer with all the good intentions:  https://gcahomeschool.blogspot.com/2025/06/2025-2026-planning-post.html and here is a recap of the year and classes! Knowledge of God We were able to check off a lot of what I planned with our devotional readings, New City Catechism, and books for spiritual growth. The highlight of the year was when Eva Mae asked to work out a Sunday morning where she could be baptized again! She made the decision to be baptized when she was around 6 years old, but felt the Lord calling her to be baptized again after a beautiful encounter with the Holy Spirit at church camp. We were so proud of her for making that decision and obeying the Lord's calling. Knowledge of Man Literature: Chaucer Canterbury Tales / Otto of the...

Welcome to our reading list for our Charlotte Mason mom book club!  The way our group has operated the past 4 years is that we read through one of Charlotte Mason's Volumes and also a collection of Parent Review Articles that have been transcribed on the Charlotte Mason Poetry website. I prefer to have a print copy of the articles and so I have spent time going through the publications, choosing around 3 articles a month to read, narrate, and discuss. You can find the books on Amazon here: Book 1 / Book 2 / Book 3 / Book 4 (our current book) Back in 2019-2020 we read through CM's Volume 3 and will be reading again this year. In 2019 I wrote out some  helpful links here. This year, we will read through the volume again and add in some Parent Review articles from Charlotte Mason Poetry. Find the links to the posts and read online for free, or order the print book. To see a list of all the books we have read over the years, check out my ULTIMATE CHARLOTTE MASON VOLUME RESOURCE...

Concert info:  https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/tickets/concert/2025-2026-season/beethoven-s-eroica-symphony/ Heroism, Vengeance, and Innovation: Exploring Beethoven, Barber, and Meyer Greek myths are the theme of this concert! Beethoven wrote a set of variations called “The Creatures of Prometheus” and used the main theme as the melody of his final movement of the Eroica symphony. Brush up on your knowledge of Prometheus with these videos: https://youtu.be/duzoedPyySk? si=LNU0NLKhZpql0V39 https://youtu.be/nOewVh0umdM? si=VIidIRu70Ui1mu4E https://youtu.be/U_u91SjrEOE? si=aZiqDXdRHE0LOUN- Greek myths continue to inspire with Barber’s Madea. Although this video is long, it is so good! Have your teenagers brush up on their knowledge by watching this: https://youtu.be/b7WH30_8vos? si=d-sx0iXrgzMq1TnM If you have younger students, Greek tales that were some of our favorites come from D’Aulaire’s book and Nathanial Hawthorne. I did find this anthology that has D’Aulaire’s account of Jas...