Soup Talk: Charlotte Mason- Learning through the Natural World
In comparison to Potter, Ruskin and Wordsworth, a name not perhaps well known across Cumbria, or the UK generally, is Charlotte Mason.Charlotte Mason was a pioneer of home education. She supported the concept that a child is their own person and evidenced that individuals can benefit significantly from learning outdoors. Literature, art, science, geography, history and more can be explored outside of a classroom environment. But who exactly was Charlotte Mason? How did she create this program? And how is it still relevant or useful in today’s modern world?This presentation will explore the life and legacy of Charlotte Mason, the collection of which can be found in the stores of The Armitt museum and library in Ambleside.
About the speaker: Faye Morrissey, Manager & Curator of The Armitt Museum
Faye has been the Manager & Curator of The Armitt – a museum and library in Ambleside – for over four years. The Armitt has a varied collection covering the history and heritage of people, industry and life at the heart of the Lakes.Faye is passionate about heritage and curating stories about people, making them relevant to today’s world. Her working life has been spent across Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire prior to moving to Cumbria and setting up home closer to her original homeplace of Lancashire.
