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Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin
I think the Hugh Lane Gallery is a great gallery to take children to in Dublin. I think it is especially good for your first visit to a gallery with children. It is much smaller than the National Gallery of Ireland, which makes it easier and less overwhelming. There are artworks by many famous international artists, ones that you will…
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Irish Artist Study – Harry Clarke
The first Irish artist that we studied using the Charlotte Mason method of Art Appreciation (more info on this method here) was Harry Clarke (1889 –1931) a stained-glass artist and book illustrator. This turned out to be a great first choice artist for us. The Eve of St Agnes at Hugh Lane Gallery I had seen his stained glass artwork The Eve…
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Irish Geography
Goals ~ Games ~ Books ~ Maps & Globe ~ Workbooks ~ Field Trips Goals It is always important for me to think about my why before selecting a resource. Sometimes I need to look around to get ideas and see what is possible. Sometimes, like with the overwhelming number of Irish geography school workbooks, and with most of them…
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Book Review of ‘The Living Page: Keeping Notebooks with Charlotte Mason’ by Laurie Bestvater
When I say that we use a Classical Charlotte Mason style in our home, people think worksheets and workbooks. Actually a true Charlotte Mason style involves lots of reading of living books and creating notebooks. But the first blank page of a blank notebook can sometimes be daunting. Discussions of implementing a Charlotte Mason style talk about many different notebooks…
