What is Charlotte Mason’s Alveary?
Charlotte Mason’s Alveary is a complete and comprehensive curriculum and teacher training program for homeschools and schools. Our aim is to provide a robust and modern course of study that is both true to Charlotte Mason’s model of education and relevant for 21st-century students living in the United States and Canada.
How Does it Work & When Can/Should I Join?
The Alveary is a membership program. Registration for the 2020-21 school year opens March 1, 2020, and all memberships will expire on June 30, 2021. The earlier you join, the longer you will have access to our vast collection of teacher-training resources and the earlier you will be able to start ordering your books.
Have more questions?
Browse our FAQ page.
What’s Included?
With booklists, lesson plans, schedules, exams, and exclusive curriculum for some subjects, Charlotte Mason’s Alveary provides you the “whats” you need to educate your students well. But we don’t just offer you what to teach, we give you resources to deepen your understanding of “how” and “why” to implement a Charlotte Mason education with peace, joy, and rigor. To encourage you in your journey, we also offer you the support of fellow Alveary members and the Alveary curriculum team through The Hive, our online community, and The Buzz, our weekly newsletter. Checkout our samples to see more details, but here is a snapshot view of what you get in the Alveary.
Your membership includes access to one full year’s curriculum. We release some of our materials on March 1; the rest are published on July 1. The following are available to you immediately upon registration:
- Welcome Kit: This handy one-stop document has well-organized direct links to everything you need to get started.
- The 2020-21 Program: Contains the full book list, links to purchase your books, prices, links to free resources, course descriptions, placement tips, discount codes, and the page breakdowns/scope of study for the year by term.
- A Concise Book List: This document is perfect for printing and taking with you to book sales, the library, or your favorite used book store.
- Our Member Tutorial of the Charlotte Mason Method: A 77-page practical guide on how to do each of Mason’s methods for every single subject. Also includes a bird’s-eye view of how subjects progress through the forms
- Our Guide to Effective Planning and Implementation: Helps you figure out all the details, such as creating your school calendar and schedule, placing and combining students, gathering and organizing all your materials, and navigating Alveary resources. Includes our Soft Launch guide, which shows you how you can plan to incorporate subjects over a span of two years as an ‘on-ramp’ to the full Charlotte Mason feast.
- Our Alveary Living Library: This digital tool helps you make book decisions by providing you with a summary and our rationale for including each book in our curriculum.
- Our Knowledge Base: Contains over 40 recordings of past Alveary webinars, curated collections of past CMI conference lectures and Parents’ Review articles, blog posts, and outside resources, all organized by topic.
- Live Webinars: Join us each month of the school year as content-area experts speak on diverse topics. Find a full list of offerings under the CALENDAR tab on our website and/or in your Welcome Kit.
- The Buzz: Our weekly newsletter, through which we answer member questions and keep you informed about developments.
- The Hive: Join us on our private, ad-free, social media space. Find members in your area, interact with other Alveary members, join a “Circle” with those of similar interests or life circumstances, deep-dive into topics, and get ideas and advice from other Alveary members.
- Discounted CMI Conference Registration: Alveary members register for 10% off! We will have an Alveary immersion session and special meet-and-greet events so you can get to know our team and other members.
- Orientation Videos: Get a guided tour of the website and the materials listed above.
The following becomes available to you July 1:
- Our Full Lesson Plans: Include prep notes, materials, alerts, and narration ideas, as well as suggestions for copywork and dictation from the reading. They also include meaningful activities and links to maps, pictures, articles, etc., to enhance your study. ‘Extra Helpings’ suggestions are provided in the appendix for students who are hungry for more.
- At-A-Glance Documents: A quick snapshot of what is covered each term in each form. Great for filing in your homeschool portfolio.
- Supply Lists: The lesson plans include lists of everything you will need each term for projects, labs, notebooks, etc.
- Exams: Exam questions for every subject are collected into a single document for each form, complete with instructions for administering and scoring them.
- Scheduling Tools: Choose to drag-and-drop digitally or cut out physical scheduling tiles to arrange and rearrange on a table. Use these tools to make sure you are making space for all subjects, varying your lessons, and staying within the recommended timetables. The information included in this tool matches the Alveary program for the year.
- Supporting Audio/Video Files: Subjects like art, sol-fa, and modern languages have accompanying Alveary-created audios and videos. Links to these will be in your lesson plans.
- Our Work Student Booklet: A collection of all the recitation pieces, folk songs, hymns, and more that can be printed for each student by term.
- Our Reflective Practice Plan Book: Helps you grow as a teacher by guiding you through the thought processes excellent teachers use to reflect on and refine their practice.
- Introduction
- What is Charlotte Mason's Alveary?
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What is Charlotte Mason’s Alveary?
Charlotte Mason’s Alveary is a complete and comprehensive curriculum and teacher training program for homeschools and schools. Our aim is to provide a robust and modern course of study that is both true to Charlotte Mason’s model of education and relevant for 21st-century students living in the United States and Canada.
- How does it work?
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How Does it Work & When Can/Should I Join?
The Alveary is a membership program. Registration for the 2020-21 school year opens March 1, 2020, and all memberships will expire on June 30, 2021. The earlier you join, the longer you will have access to our vast collection of teacher-training resources and the earlier you will be able to start ordering your books.
Have more questions?
Browse our FAQ page.
- What's Included?
-
What’s Included?
With booklists, lesson plans, schedules, exams, and exclusive curriculum for some subjects, Charlotte Mason’s Alveary provides you the “whats” you need to educate your students well. But we don’t just offer you what to teach, we give you resources to deepen your understanding of “how” and “why” to implement a Charlotte Mason education with peace, joy, and rigor. To encourage you in your journey, we also offer you the support of fellow Alveary members and the Alveary curriculum team through The Hive, our online community, and The Buzz, our weekly newsletter. Checkout our samples to see more details, but here is a snapshot view of what you get in the Alveary.
Your membership includes access to one full year’s curriculum. We release some of our materials on March 1; the rest are published on July 1. The following are available to you immediately upon registration:
- Welcome Kit: This handy one-stop document has well-organized direct links to everything you need to get started.
- The 2020-21 Program: Contains the full book list, links to purchase your books, prices, links to free resources, course descriptions, placement tips, discount codes, and the page breakdowns/scope of study for the year by term.
- A Concise Book List: This document is perfect for printing and taking with you to book sales, the library, or your favorite used book store.
- Our Member Tutorial of the Charlotte Mason Method: A 77-page practical guide on how to do each of Mason’s methods for every single subject. Also includes a bird’s-eye view of how subjects progress through the forms
- Our Guide to Effective Planning and Implementation: Helps you figure out all the details, such as creating your school calendar and schedule, placing and combining students, gathering and organizing all your materials, and navigating Alveary resources. Includes our Soft Launch guide, which shows you how you can plan to incorporate subjects over a span of two years as an ‘on-ramp’ to the full Charlotte Mason feast.
- Our Alveary Living Library: This digital tool helps you make book decisions by providing you with a summary and our rationale for including each book in our curriculum.
- Our Knowledge Base: Contains over 40 recordings of past Alveary webinars, curated collections of past CMI conference lectures and Parents’ Review articles, blog posts, and outside resources, all organized by topic.
- Live Webinars: Join us each month of the school year as content-area experts speak on diverse topics. Find a full list of offerings under the CALENDAR tab on our website and/or in your Welcome Kit.
- The Buzz: Our weekly newsletter, through which we answer member questions and keep you informed about developments.
- The Hive: Join us on our private, ad-free, social media space. Find members in your area, interact with other Alveary members, join a “Circle” with those of similar interests or life circumstances, deep-dive into topics, and get ideas and advice from other Alveary members.
- Discounted CMI Conference Registration: Alveary members register for 10% off! We will have an Alveary immersion session and special meet-and-greet events so you can get to know our team and other members.
- Orientation Videos: Get a guided tour of the website and the materials listed above.
The following becomes available to you July 1:
- Our Full Lesson Plans: Include prep notes, materials, alerts, and narration ideas, as well as suggestions for copywork and dictation from the reading. They also include meaningful activities and links to maps, pictures, articles, etc., to enhance your study. ‘Extra Helpings’ suggestions are provided in the appendix for students who are hungry for more.
- At-A-Glance Documents: A quick snapshot of what is covered each term in each form. Great for filing in your homeschool portfolio.
- Supply Lists: The lesson plans include lists of everything you will need each term for projects, labs, notebooks, etc.
- Exams: Exam questions for every subject are collected into a single document for each form, complete with instructions for administering and scoring them.
- Scheduling Tools: Choose to drag-and-drop digitally or cut out physical scheduling tiles to arrange and rearrange on a table. Use these tools to make sure you are making space for all subjects, varying your lessons, and staying within the recommended timetables. The information included in this tool matches the Alveary program for the year.
- Supporting Audio/Video Files: Subjects like art, sol-fa, and modern languages have accompanying Alveary-created audios and videos. Links to these will be in your lesson plans.
- Our Work Student Booklet: A collection of all the recitation pieces, folk songs, hymns, and more that can be printed for each student by term.
- Our Reflective Practice Plan Book: Helps you grow as a teacher by guiding you through the thought processes excellent teachers use to reflect on and refine their practice.
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Our Story
Charlotte Mason’s Alveary is the culmination of over a decade of research and work. The Charlotte Mason Institute (CMI) began exploring the idea of creating a modern Charlotte Mason curriculum and teacher training program in 2007. Since we knew we needed access to primary source documents in order to gain a fuller understanding of Mason’s ideas, CMI worked with Redeemer University College, The Armitt Museum and Gallery, and The University of Cumbria to digitize letters, articles, manuscripts, programs, and many other items, which are now housed in the Charlotte Mason Digital Collection. After analysis of Mason’s original programs and other resources, we piloted the Alveary in 2016. Our program has evolved since then due to further research, feedback from our members, and the dedication of our development team, which now numbers over 20 teachers, homeschool parents, and content area experts. What started as an idea for helping teachers implement Mason’s methods while also learning them has grown from a collection of spreadsheets to a beautiful, robust curriculum that brings the full Mason feast within everyone’s grasp.
In 2015, the Charlotte Mason Institute hired Dr. Jen Spencer as Project Manager, asking her to create a curriculum and teacher training program that could be used by both schools and homeschools. The CMI Board recommended the following criteria:
The curriculum should be American in focus, rather than British.
It should be based on research into primary-source materials.
It should use updated books that reflect our diverse population.
It should rely primarily on books that are currently in print.
It should follow the precedent set for us by Mason and the PNEU.
It should not be based on the work of any other organization.
It should reflect current education and brain research insofar as they do not conflict with Mason’s principles.
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What You’ll Find in Our Bee Hive

World-Class Curriculum
Authentically Mason, incredibly rich, Charlotte Mason’s Alveary will provide you with all the tools you need to educate your students well.

Thriving Community
You will be supported and encouraged by like-minded educators around the globe and in your neighborhood.

Unparalleled Growth
Opportunities for learning abound in Charlotte Mason’s Alveary, and each one will equip you to practice at your highest level, for the children’s sake.