About this episode

Cindy and Dawn discuss the experiences of AmblesideOnline moms Cheri Hall and Naomi Goegan in creating and participating in online student discussion groups.

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 benefit you see coming out of these groups? At the end of the episode, Josiah and Ezra Hall share their personal thoughts on why being in an AO group has been such a blessing. Don't forget to check our website for the full show notes on this episode at https://thenewmasonjar.com/143 .

People in this episode

Host: Cindy Rollins

Guests: Cheri Hall, Naomi Goegan

Topics covered

• online community
• Charlotte Mason philosophy
• student discussion groups
• parenting advice
• educational experiences

Keywords

• AmblesideOnline
• Charlotte Mason
• online groups
• parenting
• education
• student experiences
• discussion groups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AmblesideOnline

Books & works: Charlotte Mason

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