S9E118: A Dad’s Role in the Homeschool and Living Book Press with Anthony Coafield
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Release Date: 08/21/2025
S9E125: Part of the Great Story with Dr. Wilfred McClay
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are pleased to introduced Dr. Wilfred McClay, acclaimed history professor and author of , as part of our Mothers Education Course series How Dr. McClay fell in love with the study of history Why we should approach history with a spirit of generosity and gratitude What are the results of the modern de-bunking, judgmental way in which history is commonly taught today? How the update and revisions are going on a new edition of his book Ways Dr. McClay is involved in celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States Don't forget to...
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S9E124: The AmblesideOnline Advisory on the Work of the Mother
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
This week on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by the members of the , which includes Donna-Jean Breckenridge, Anne White, Karen Glass, and Leslie Laurio How does the education offered through AmblesideOnline apply to mothers and fathers, too, not only to the children? Why is it so important for moms to take the time to read Charlotte Mason’s volumes and learn her method for themselves? What encouragement would you offer to help the mom do so? Can you speak to this desire, for homeschool material to be “open and go,” specifically with respect to AO? What can you tell us about...
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S9E123: A Day in the Life with Little Ones with Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp
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This week on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn sit down for a chat with Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp, an graduate, pastor’s wife, and homeschooling mom on the realities of Charlotte Mason homeschooling with little ones How Caitlin came to own the Charlotte Mason philosophy for herself What a typical day looks like for Caitlin’s family currently How learning to change your expectations can positively affect your homeschooling What are some of the things that Caitlin recommends to deal with littles while trying to stay on track with older students What Caitlin has done with her children when...
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S9E122: Wildwood Learning Center with Blossom Barden
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This week on the New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Blossom Barden, veteran homeschool mom and founder of and online course coordinator for Wildwood Learning Center How Blossom first learned about Charlotte Mason Why and how Blossom started her first homeschool co-op How the Wildwood Learning Center operates What some of the classes at Wildwood look like in format Examples of the connections made through Wildwood How the teachers at Wildwood stay aligned in their philosophy and methods To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit .
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S9E121: MacDonald, Austen, and Shakespeare with Joyce MacPherson
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On this week’s episode on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn chat with Joyce MacPherson, veteran homeschooling mom, author, and Cindy’s personal friend Who were some of Joyce’s first biographies about, and how did she start writing them? Why Joyce chose to write one of her most recent books about George MacDonald How Joyce decided to write about Jane Austen Where Joyce and her daughter went to learn about Austen in England How Joyce started writing the Shakespeare Scriptorium series
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S9E120: Morning Time for Moms, Pt. 8, Twenty Years of The Literary Ladies Book Club
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On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Julie and Diana about their book discussion group, which recently celebrated its 20th year of meeting and reading together: How the group started and how they choose new books for the group to read Some of the ways they make book discussion nights special How Diana and Julie divide up roles and duties to share the load A little about the format of each book club meeting Why the ladies stick to classic literature and biographies instead of contemporary novels Julie and Diana’s tips for running a similar book club with...
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S9E119: Q&A No. 10, Back to School Conference 2025 Follow-up
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On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a special Q&A episode recorded with Kay Pelham and Jami Marstal as a follow-up to our How can a mom of many finish well with her last few students, implementing more of Mason’s methods now that she has more time with fewer children? What is some advice for dealing with disrespect from teens and pre-teens? What are some principles to help guide the upper years, making time for what really matters without overloading ourselves and our students? How should you approach starting a Charlotte Mason education with an older student? How can we...
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S9E118: A Dad’s Role in the Homeschool and Living Book Press with Anthony Coafield
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Today on The New Mason Jar, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Anthony Coafield, Australian homeschooling father of three boys and founder of How Anthony and his wife found out about Charlotte Mason’s philosophy How stories shaped Anthony’s life from a young age Why and how Anthony started Living Books Press How Anthony juggles the publishing work and homeschooling his boys What Anthony has done to accommodate his children’s various learning needs What might people mean when they say they use a Charlotte Mason approach? What is some advice Anthony has for dads who are...
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S9E117: Teaching Foreign Language the Charlotte Mason Way with Sue Lee
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On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Sue Lee, veteran homeschool mom and French teacher How Sue first learned about Charlotte Mason How art history led Sue to studying French In what ways did Sue's teaching change as she learned about Charlotte Mason's principles? How Sue started teaching French classes for homeschoolers What are some of Sue's tips for teaching a foreign language? How can a family plan a trip to France or another dream country? What is the role of beauty in education? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit . ...
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S9E116: Remix of Homeschooling Only Children with Kay Pelham and Christy Hissong
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Today’s New Mason Jar episode features another episode from our archives with guests are Kay Pelham and Christy Hissong Kay is a veteran homeschooling mom to one son, as well as a piano teacher and literary enthusiast Christy is also a veteran homeschooling mom of one boy, and teaches at a local Charlotte Mason cottage school How did each of our guests learn about Charlotte Mason? What are some of the challenges you faced with homeschooling an only child? What did reading aloud look like in your home? How did you figure out if your child had some learning challenges that needed addressed?...
info_outline- Today on The New Mason Jar, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Anthony Coafield, Australian homeschooling father of three boys and founder of Living Book Press
- How Anthony and his wife found out about Charlotte Mason’s philosophy
- How stories shaped Anthony’s life from a young age
- Why and how Anthony started Living Books Press
- How Anthony juggles the publishing work and homeschooling his boys
- What Anthony has done to accommodate his children’s various learning needs
- What might people mean when they say they use a Charlotte Mason approach?
- What is some advice Anthony has for dads who are the primary home educators?
Be sure to visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/118 to view the full show notes for this episode, including links to all the resources mentioned in the show.