My journey into reading the Charlotte Mason volumes began the summer of 2015 as my oldest started kindergarten! My mom homeschooled me and my brothers and ordered the original CM set from Mary Pride in the late 1980s! Like mother like daughter, the philosophy of Charlotte Mason really spoke to my heart and I was excited to begin a second generation homeschool tradition! We are incredibly blessed to have a large number of local moms interested in reading the volumes together and since there is no study guide online to Volume 1 (that I've been able to find!) I am putting this series together on my blog as I help facilitate a group of new homeschool moms in their personal education into the Charlotte Mason method! I hope it can be a valuable resource to you! DISCUSSION TOPICS FOR 1st MEETING Readings from Volume 1, pages 1-20 Part I - pages 1-6 What does it mean that children are a “public trust?” What kind of preparation do you feel is important when you begi