Personal & Passionate CM Consulting:
I am passionate about helping others see the beauty in Charlotte Mason's Philosophy of Education. I am committed to coming alongside
and showing you how easy it can be. I would love to visit with you and
encourage you anyway I can! I have often found myself in a position to
help and encourage other CM folks along the journey and have seen the process
and results of applying Charlotte's philosophy and methodology in a wide range
of situations. Of course, I will share from our own experience home educating
as well! We have mostly home educated, but also experienced a bit of
public schools (from which we withdrew to begin our homeshooling adventure),
charter and private schools, as well as International Schools for a some of our
time overseas. We found AmblesideOnline during the early years and
plunged in-learning along the way. God's grace is abundant! Our children are all grown and married now, boy did that go by quickly! The oldest daughter is a successful scholar and grad student. Our middle one studied Urban Ministry at
a Bible College and is teaching now. And our youngest son, a business guy and music enthusiast is a marketing director with a familiar restaurant chain. Though it is strangely quiet
at home, I continue to be an active Home Education advocate and
Charlotte Mason Mentor!
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General Consulting:
You can email me with any homeschooling or Charlotte Mason
questions at gracefulthought.blog@gmail.com.
I would love to help make your adventure a smooth and joyful one. I try
to respond to email questions only sporadically now as much of my time is working with the Charlotte Mason Institute (CMI). All general homeschooling and Charlotte
Mason questions are always gratis!
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Personal Consultations:
I understand we sometimes just need to talk things through, hear a voice,
and interact! I regularly consult with CM friends, old and new. If you need a
bit of encouragement and want to set up a call, contact me at gracefulthought.blog@gmail.com with 'Consulting'
in the subject line and I will work with you to schedule a 1-2 hour
conversation time via phone, skype/zoom or a face-to-face if possible. I will
send you a simple questionnaire to give us some background and context.
Then, we can each sit down with a favorite cup of tea and a notepad and chat
away! (I do charge a fee for a personal one-time consultation).
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Personal Consultation: 1/2 day session
If you need something more than an initial boost and a
little direction, we can set up some follow up time. I offer a ½ day
Personal Consultation where I give a short CM synopsis and help you see how to
integrate more practical methods that make your schooling more effective.
We talk schedules, problem solve, and discuss CM methods and philosophy.
I will share from my CM experience-both successes and failures, suggest
practical choices, evaluate with you, pray for you and with you.
"Kelli helped me organize my thoughts and
envision practical ways to implement Charlotte Mason's methods in our larger
family! She shared great ideas for scheduling and proved to be a rich
resource for choosing good, living books. The time she spent with me
educated, inspired, and equipped me for putting these excellent ideas into
practice!" ~ Alane Wiegman
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Personal Consultation: Administration Help
Sometimes just the idea of getting started or putting things
all together can be daunting. Too many choices can be confusing! If
you need help with the administration aspects like choosing curriculum,
figuring out a Scope & Sequence, scheduling your year or organizing
your days, I will come alongside or even provide some of those things for
you. If you need it, I can give you all the up front ‘tools’ you need to
confidently approach CM schooling and concentrate on applying it in your home
rather than all the planning and paper work. I can do the organization
and put it all together. I can even help you figure out how you can do it
yourself next time if you like. I also highly recommend Charlotte Mason's Alveary curriculum (a CMI product/service).
“When I began using the Charlotte Mason approach
several years ago, Kelli made all the difference for our family. Kelli was
instrumental in helping me understand what the CM philosophy meant and how to
apply it to our home school. With her vast knowledge of good books, Kelli
helped me make wise curriculum choices, plan scope and sequences, and make
daily, weekly and yearly schedules. She provided scope & sequences and
yearly schedule plans for me. Then, as I was ready and had more time, she
helped me begin to plan and adapt schedules myself. She has continued each year
to counsel me in designing a plan for each of my many children and advise me on
how I can work with several of my children simultaneously. Kelli’s help in
planning and advising me over the years has been an invaluable blessing in our
personal and homeschooling lives!” ~ Christy Deutsch
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Personal Consultation: Mentoring
I
also consult on a scheduled basis; sometimes learning a little along the way is
a more consistent and relaxed process. Home education can be
overwhelming, even chaotic at times, and a mentor may be the best support to provide
accountability and keep you on track. We schedule ½ hour sessions four
times a term where we cover topics to help you learn as you go and discuss any
issues or questions that come up. My sincere hope is to come alongside to
help you apply a Charlotte Mason education with beauty and grace.
