S10E129: Preparing Students for Life Beyond High School with Lani Siciliano
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Release Date: 01/08/2026
S11E147: Pennyworth Publishing with Grace Russo
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Today on The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Grace Russo, homeschool alum and homeschooling mother of 4 to talk about her new endeavor, Pennyworth Publishing How did Grace hear about Charlotte Mason? How Grace began illustrating books and started Pennyworth What kinds of books does Pennyworth publish? A little about Grace’s background with poetry What is the value of oral storytelling? How can books be used to preserve the oral tradition? What is Grace’s vision for the future of Pennyworth? To see the full show notes for this episode, please visit .
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S11E146: Homeschooling Girls of Character with Sarah Stonestreet
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On The New Mason Jar Podcast this week, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Sarah Stonestreet of the Colson Center all about homeschooling girls What is Sarah’s family like, and how has she started to see differences between her girls and her boy? A little about Sarah’s special read-aloud times with her daughters How to help girls navigate puberty and the plethora of choices they must make in the current culture How Sarah helps her children understand their purpose and place in this particular time through relationships at home and out in the community How can we raise...
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S11E145: Preparing Boys for Manhood with Heather Martin
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On this episode of The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are once again joined by their friend Heather Martin to talk about the unique considerations to take into account when homeschooling boys. How Heather and her husband started thinking about their priorities in rearing their boys to be protectors, providers, and leaders Some examples of things they expected of their boys and did with them to encourage the character qualities they valued The importance of boys spending time alone with Dad away from Mom The unique way in which the Martin family celebrating each son's graduation ...
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S11E144: Charlotte Mason’s Living Math with Denise Gaskins
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Today on The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn chat with returning guest Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mother of 5, math coach, and author about her new book Charlotte Mason’s Living Math Why did Denise finally write this book? How Denise applied Charlotte’s principles to teaching mathematics Why this book includes paintings, puzzles and discussion prompts What kind of accuracy is the most important in a deep understanding of mathematics? How can we discern if a child is understanding concepts versus just parroting back information? Does Denise recommend a specific math...
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S10E143: AmblesideOnline Groups with Naomi Goegan and Cheri Hall
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
In this episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn chat with AmblesideOnline moms Cheri Hall and Naomi Goegan about their children’s experience with a long-lasting online community. How Cheri first discovered the philosophy of Charlotte Mason Why and how Naomi first started one of these AO student discussion groups What are some of the memorable moments that these students have had in this group? What is some advice Naomi has for parents wanting to organize a group like this for their students? Were there concerns about the online nature of the group when starting out? What is the biggest...
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S10E142: The Primacy of Nature Study with Sheila Carroll
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
For today’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn welcome back Sheila Carroll of to discuss all things nature study. Why Sheila believes nature study to be so crucial to a Charlotte Mason education How the mother’s interest in the natural world can inspire her children What did Charlotte Mason mean when she said we were all meant to be naturalists? Where to start if you really haven’t done any nature study yet? What was the nature study movement in America and it’s possible influence on Mason? Restoring a vision for the primacy of God’s creation in our families What changes...
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S10E141: The New St. Nicholas Magazine with Fiona and Miranda Altschuler
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On this episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn with Fiona Altschuler and her mother Miranda about Fiona’s publication, . How Miranda first learned about Charlotte Mason What is the St. Nicholas Magazine, and how did Fiona get the idea for this project? Who can make a submission to the magazine? What Fiona likes best about being the editor of the magazine What is the St. Nicholas League? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit .
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S10E140: Helping High-Schoolers Shine with Rachel Kovac
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On The New Mason Jar Podcast today, Cindy has a conversation with her friend Rachel Kovac, veteran homeschooling mother of 6 and author of several books on home education, about her newest book What was the learning curve like for Rachel as she homeschooled and then graduated her oldest children? Why Rachel wrote this new book to encourage parents How can we keep cultivating close family relationships through the teen years? Being a great “guidance counselor” for our high-school students Are homeschoolers missing out on the “high school experience”? Who can benefit from this book?...
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S10E139: Charlotte Mason’s Tools for History Study with Celeste Cruz
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Celeste Cruz, Charlotte Mason homeschooling mom of eleven and executive director of the CMEC How Celeste came to know about Charlotte Mason’s philosophy Some opening thoughts on CM’s approach to history through both books and other things What are some of the tools we can use for studying history, and what is their natural progression? How does Celeste work these tools into her own homeschool? What is the value of these tools when students are already narrating? Why is it so important to consider the teacher’s role in using these...
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S10E138: Amy Snell on Studying History with Charlotte Mason
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On this episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Amy Snell, veteran homeschooling mom of 5 and co-founder of the , about studying history in the Charlotte Mason paradigm How Amy first discovered Charlotte Mason’s philosophy What is the role of history in the CM philosophy of education? How is that different from the typical approach to how history is being taught today? Why is pointing to the moral in a history lesson a problem? What is unique about the CM history sequence? How does the curriculum change as a student grows older? Encouragement for teaching history using the CM...
info_outline- On the first episode of Season 10 of The New Mason Jar, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Lani Siciliano, veteran homeschool mom and a member of the AmblesideOnline Auxiliary
- How Lani first learned about homeschooling and Charlotte Mason
- What is the difference between the AO Advisory and the Auxiliary?
- How did you prepare transcripts for your students to get into the military and college?
- Did Lani feel like she had to change a lot of things when she started homeschooling high school?
- How the practice of narration prepared Lani’s students for higher education
- Did Lani encounter any hiccups along the way or have any regrets?
- How Lani applies a Charlotte Mason education to her own life as she has graduated most of her children
- A few more words of wisdom from moms farther down the road