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Education is 99% Habits and 1% Knowledge with Maryellen St. Cyr Part 2 [BASECAMP Live] May 07, 2018

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Classical Christian parents and educators are fond of saying “education is more than information – it is formation”… but what does formation really look like in a practical way? 100 years ago British educator Charlotte Mason wrote on how affections and habits are formed, noting what neuroscientists are now claiming as a new discovery!

Maryellen St. Cyr went through a dramatic shift in her understanding of education after spending time researching the British educator Charlotte Mason and now runs 21 schools around the world based on this philosophy of education. Mason’s insights on how children learn and how thoughts and affections are formed is a critical element often missing in our homes and classical Christian schools. Join us along with David Goodwin, president of the ACCS on this episode of BaseCamp Live.

Maryellen St. Cyr is the Founder of Ambleside School of Fredericksburg, Ambleside Schools International and Ambleside Homeschool. A professional educator for more than 30 years, Maryellen has spent thousands of hours in the classroom and hundreds of hours observing other teachers. Possessing a passion for a congruent, life-giving method of education, she has become one of the foremost experts on the “common sense” education philosophy of 19th-century British educator, Charlotte Mason. Maryellen is a primary author of When Children Love to Learn and shares insights into education here.

Education is 99% Habits and 1% Knowledge with Maryellen St. Cyr Part 1 [BASECAMP Live] Apr 30, 2018

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How do we form a human soul? What Charlotte Mason knew about the art of education. [BASECAMP Live] Apr 23, 2018

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How do we make education a joyful discovery? Is it knowledge alone or do relationships have something to do with it? What kind of relationship does your child have with history, with their siblings, with math, with their teacher? If relationships are important, how do we shape the affections of what our children love? Perhaps the environment we create, and what we celebrate or criticize can have a huge impact. Learn more about what Charlotte Mason knew about children and how they learn as we welcome Bill St. Cyr, co-founder of Ambleside Schools International.

Bringing up Joyful Children Part 5: Questions and Answers Feb 25, 2018

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Part 5 – Questions and Answers Dr. Bill St. Cyr, Executive Director of Ambleside Schools International, answers questions on Bringing up Joyful Children. Subscribe to Flourish Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | iHeart Radio | RSS Feed Watch on Youtube | Vimeo

Bringing up Joyful Children Part 4: Additional Skills of Joy Feb 25, 2018

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Part 4 – Additional Skills of Joy In the final part of his series on “Bringing up Joyful Children,” Dr. Bill St. Cyr, Executive Director of Ambleside Schools International identifies: additional joy skills, the capacity to handle the six painful emotions and the ability to return to joy. Dr. St. Cyr concludes with several practical recommendations on how to build joy in the lives of our children. Subscribe to Flourish Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | iHeart Radio | RSS Feed Watch on Youtube | Vimeo

Bringing up Joyful Children Part 3: The Skills of Joy Feb 25, 2018

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Part 3 – The Skills of Joy The third part of a four-part series, Dr. Bill St. Cyr, Executive Director of Ambleside Schools International identifies three skills essential to building a joyful life: the capacity for shared joy; the capacity to delight in the Good, True and Beautiful; and the habit of sweet thoughts. Subscribe to Flourish Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | iHeart Radio | RSS Feed Watch on Youtube | Vimeo

Bringing up Joyful Children Part 2: The Constituents of Joy Feb 25, 2018

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Part 2 – The Constituents of Joy The second part of a four-part series, Dr. Bill St. Cyr, Executive Director of Ambleside Schools International explores the fundamental constituents of a joyful existence: belonging, security, fruitfulness, and contentment. Listen to Flourish Podcast for Free: Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | iHeart Radio | RSS Feed Watch on Youtube | Vimeo

Bringing up Joyful Children Part 1: The Definition of Joy Feb 25, 2018

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Part 1 – The Definition of Joy

The first part of a four-part series, Dr. Bill St. Cyr, Executive Director of Ambleside Schools International gives us the definition of joy: providing examples of what it is and is not, contrasting it with happiness, and establishing it as a foundation of character.

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Growth Focus Feb 21, 2018

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The heart of a child will shape how they live and how they experience life. “Growth means the formation of new habits, habits formed with the right kind of heart, the right kind of intrinsic motivations, which have to be cultivated relationally.” Dr. Bill St. Cyr, of Ambleside Schools International, speaks of the importance of maintaining healthy relationships between teachers, students, and texts. Charlotte Mason wrote, “The question is not, -- how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education -- but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care?

Method of a Lesson Part 2 Feb 21, 2018

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The Method of the Lesson, as described by Charlotte Mason, is marked by five steps. Bill and Maryellen St. Cyr, of Ambleside Schools International, continue discussing the of the Method of the Lesson, describing the reading of an episode, narration, and the second talk. While the teacher points to ideas in the text, the children must do the work of thinking and learning.

”The children themselves must do the mental work. They must engage their minds - they must do the attending; they must do the reflecting; they must make use of the ideas.

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