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A Charlotte Mason Homeschool doesn’t have to be complicated

You want to create a custom education for your unique family, but you also kinda want someone to hold your hand and tell you what to do.

Because while you like having choices… The decision fatigue is starting to become WAY too real!

Can someone give me a map please…

You’re knee-deep in the homeschool planning swamp and can’t find the way out!

You’ve made the brave choice to provide your children with an education that breaks out of the grind of our modern, performance-based system.

You want to honor your child as a person and help them grow spiritually, physically, and morally—not just academically.

You want to prepare your child for the future—no matter what path they choose after high school.

You want your children to read the very best books, but stacks keep piling up as you try to decide what to read for what subjects.

You have big ideals and an even bigger heart, and you want ongoing support throughout the school year from like-minded homeschooling parents.

But you find yourself lost and confused from the multitude of educational philosophies, curriculum companies, and voices telling you “this is the only right way.”

Let me put on my Wellies, cuz I’m coming for ya friend!

Say goodbye to

The late nights printing resources off the internet.
The seven different teacher guides you’ve dog-eared to death.
The annual plan you keep rewriting, hoping for perfection.
The stacks of workbooks filled with half-done pages.
Feeling alone whenever you have questions about homeschooling.

And say hello to done-for-you, family-centered planning made easy

We give you the tools and resources to create a Charlotte Mason education that meets the needs of YOUR unique family. Our 36 weeks of lesson plans have scheduled readings for all subjects (except Math) for grades 1-12.

Your children may forget the daily lessons, but they will always remember how they felt during their time at home.

^^^ So let’s kick the stress to the curb, and show up with calm confidence in your homeschool plan!

AS SEEN IN

A Charlotte Mason education emphasizes the top seven employee qualities at Google—so yes, your child will be prepared for the real world!

Top Employee Qualities at Google

*Washington Post, The Surprising Thing Google Learned About Its Employees — and What It Means For Today’s Students

Coachable
Critical thinking
Listening & communication
Making connections across complex ideas
Human insight
Problem solving
Empathy

A Gentle Feast naturally builds these skills through living books, discussion, and student-driven connections. Let’s prepare our children not just for a career, but a magnanimous life!

THE CORE SUBJECTS

Charlotte Mason’s approach sounds so life-giving and lovely, but what do I actually do with my kids on Monday?

We’ve got ya covered! We take a family centered approach so you can easily homeschool multiple children. Everyone is studying the same time period, which makes it easy to have shared experiences, take field trips, and swap resources.

THE CORE SUBJECT PLANS ARE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT:

Customizable lesson plans—You know your family best, not a curriculum company.
Teacher introduction videos—You want someone to guide you in setting up a Charlotte Mason education, we hold your hand.
Planning tools and guides—You want to get your summers back and have a guide for your weeks that doesn’t take hours to prepare.
Inexpensive books—You could spend $800 on a boxed set of books, but you would rather find cheap or even free versions.
No expiration date on access to the core plans—When your children are on the same cycle in future years you still have continual access to your purchase
A no-fluff, literature-based approach—While all those projects look cool on Insta, did we actually learn anything from all this mess?
Short and sweet readings, rich discussions, and free afternoons—Do you really want to be checking workbook pages while making dinner?

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

I’ve tried several curriculums and the other CM curriculums I’ve tried were too intense – required hours and hours of prep from the parent and every subject seemed to be laden with tons of extras that were hard for me to hold all together.

-Mindy

AGF just made sense to me! I saw that it covered all the CM subjects in an organized way without being over-the-top parent-intense. It was clear & do-able, diffusing my overwhelm, and it was beautiful!

– Johanna

It’s not pressure or fear-driven… just delightfully receiving the joys of a CM education. AGF isn’t idealistic. It’s full-CM-doable.

– Tara

The four CYCLES

A Gentle Feast is modeled around Charlotte Mason’s approach to history. Your children will start with the history of their own country, where they can experience what they’re learning in person. As they develop abstract reasoning, you’ll add readings about world history and eventually the Ancient world.

the best part?

Watching your kids make connections between time periods and building on previous knowledge during each cycle.

Cycle 1: Age of Exploration

American History (all grades)

1000-1650 AD Topics such as Native Americans, Exploration, American Colonies, and more

British/World History (grades 4-12)

1000-1650 AD Topics such as the Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, Colonization, and more

Ancient History (grades 5-12)

Early Civilizations, Egyptians, Biblical Times

Family Science (grades 4-8)

Leonardo DaVinci and Physics, Galileo and Astronomy

Natural History, Geography, Literature, Foreign Languages, High School Sciences, Shakespeare, and more.

Cycle 2: The 1700s

American History (all grades)

1650-1803 American Colonies, the Revolutionary War, the Constitution and more

British/World History (grades 4-12)

Topics such as the The Glorious Revolution, Napoleon, the French Revolution and more

Ancient History (grades 5-12)

The Greeks

Family Science (grades 4-8)

Benjamin Franklin and Weather, Carl Linnaeus and Classification

Natural History, Geography, Literature, Foreign Languages, High School Sciences, Shakespeare, and more.

Cycle 3: The 1800s

American History (all grades)

1800-1900 AD Topics such as Westward Expansion, The Civil War, Reconstruction and more

British/World History (grades 4-12)

1800-1900 AD Topics such as Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria, British Colonization and more

Ancient History (grades 5-12)

The Romans

Family Science (grades 4-8)

Louis Pasteur and The Human Body,Thomas Edison and Electricity

Natural History, Geography, Literature, Foreign Languages, High School Sciences, Shakespeare, and more.

Cycle 4: Modern Times

American History (all grades)

1900- today Topics such as Immigration, Industrialization, The Great Depression, life in modern America, 9/11

World History (grades 4-12)

1900-today Topics such as the World Wars and the world today

Ancient History (grades 5-12)

The Early Middle Ages

Family Science (grades 4-8)

Marie Curie and Chemistry, Rachel Carson and Earth Science

Natural History, Geography, Literature, Foreign Languages, High School Sciences, Shakespeare, and more.

HOW IT WORKS

Select Your Cycle

Choose your cycle based on whatever time periods you’ve already studied. If you’re just starting school, go with Cycle 1. Watch THIS video if you need help choosing a cycle.

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To enhance your main core subjects, we offer other courses such as the Morning Time packets and Language Arts. You may want to add these other courses for a complete feast.

Complete Your Purchase

After you choose your main cycle and any additional products, simply check out, and we will email you instructions for how to access all your materials in our user-friendly portal.

Here’s where you can feast on all the resources and plans we created to get you started on your Charlotte Mason homeschool journey.

the votes are in!

” AGF has allowed me to homeschool my children with my TRUE heart’s desire by organizing all of the things”

I have desired to follow the Charlotte Mason method for YEARS, but it seemed so daunting to pull together all of the resources. My homeschool mama heart was broken because I felt I was cheating my children by following a “curriculum” that looked just like the broken system I never wanted them to experience, and as a former teacher in brick and mortal traditional schools, it was a huge fear to let go of the “known”.

– Katie

“When I stumbled upon AGF, I honestly cried.
It is everything I was
looking for”

I literally researched, purchased, and tried other businesses attempting to sell off their material as “Charlotte Mason” for years… but, it just wasn’t. Everything I tried fell beyond short and ended up being busywork.

– Michelle

“The lessons being planned out for me was also a huge selling point”

AGF is truly a Charlotte Mason curriculum instead of just CM-inspired, plus it works for all of my children (15, 12 and 9) in their varying levels of understanding/ability. The lessons being planned out for me was also a huge selling point- I used to spend a ridiculous amount of time lesson planning. Now I only need a couple minutes a week plus about a week in the summer and I’m good to go.

– Sharon

“AGF curriculum was a tool, but not a command”

I’ve noticed some snotty, purist attitudes in Charlotte Mason circles. I’m a box-checker and a rule-follower, and I’m sad to say that I applied that kind of bondage to my kids and to our homeschool, too. I learned from AGF that we should spread the feast that works in our household, and that the AGF curriculum was a tool, but not a command. It took me a long time to feel free like that, and it’s been revolutionary.

– Samara

You could always pay over $500 for a box curriculum.

But then you’d have stacks of teacher’s guides to constantly flip through wondering where you left off and what to plan next, and a stack of books you may never actually use.

Or, you could have just one teacher portal for your entire family and a booklist that allows you to find inexpensive copies and resources.

We put you back in the driver’s seat of your homeschool with the turn-by-turn navigation necessary to get you to your destination-
we’ll bring the road trip playlist, you bring the snacks

AND HERE’S WHAT YOU GET

VALUED AT $297

36 weeks of scheduled reading plans for all subjects (except Math) in customizable Google sheets ($49)

Getting started teacher training videos and resources ($89)

Easy to access online lesson portal ($99)

Booklist resource so you can find free or inexpensive copies of print and audio books ($29)

Supportive community of like-minded mommas and ongoing customer support ($31)

Available now for only

$127!

You could spend another year trying to piece together a curriculum yourself …

Or, you could start your children
on the path to a rich education today.

Still wondering?

Our main course lesson plans are a perfect fit for you if:

You are ready to ditch the workbooks and textbooks and create a living education filled with real books
You want the flexibility to customize your lesson plans as you see fit (because you are the expert on YOUR child, after all)
You want freedom in your schedule and plenty of time for discussion, not formal lessons all day long
You love being involved in your child’s development, spending time on rich conversations and meaningful memories
You want your children to learn about different cultures and ideas
You’re comfortable with following a lesson plan but don’t feel the need for lists of discussion questions and quizzes

Got a question? Yo’ I’ll solve it

What’s with the cycles and history streams?

If you aren’t sure which cycle to start with, watch this video for help: https://vimeo.com/318497753

The History cycles keep repeating all the way through high school. The next time your child is in Cycle 1, they will be promoted to a higher form, thus with new material. You will follow the alternative Morning Time options your second time through the cycle.

Here’s a scope and sequence: https://agentlefeast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Scope-and-Sequence-2023.pdf

AGF follows Charlotte Mason’s prescription to start with the history of your own country.
Volume 1, pg. 281 “The early history of a nation is better fitted than its later records for the study of children, because the story moves on a few broad, simple lines; while statesmanship, so far as it exists, is no more than the efforts of a resourceful mind to cope with circumstances… In the early years, while there are no examinations ahead, and the children may yet go leisurely, let them get the spirit of history … stir your heart with the story of a great event, amuse you with pageants and shows, make you intimate with the great people, and friendly with the lowly. A child who has been carried through a single old chronicler in this way has a better foundation than if he knew all the dates and names and facts that ever were crammed for examination.”

See this blog post to learn more about Charlotte Mason’s approach to History.

Each cycle currently comes with a Canadian history option. This is digital only and not included in the printed Teacher book.

Which form is my child in?

This chart shows you how the forms in A Gentle Feast are set up in comparison to US grades and the PNEU (Charlotte Mason’s programme)

Watch this video for more details about forms: https://vimeo.com/318499301

What subjects are included in A Gentle Feast?

This varies by form, but here is a list of subjects that are scheduled. You will need to access the living books scheduled, but many are obtainable from the library or in the public domain.
Bible Time
Beauty Loop (Poet Study, Picture Study, Composer Study, Hymn Study, Recitation, Fables/Hero Tales)
Literature
Geography (map work and a scheduled reader)
Natural History
Copywork, Dictation, and Creative Writing
Science (forms II and up)
*For Form IV, I have scheduled lessons from Sabbath Mood Homeschool’s Science guides. These guides will need to be purchased separately.
Grammar (forms II and up)
History
Shakespeare and Plutarch (forms II and up)
Read Alouds (forms I and II)
Singing (forms I and II)
Nature Study
French, Spanish, and Latin plans
You will need to provide your own math. I do give a list of my suggestions in the curriculum.

What about a kindergartener?

I really want to say true Miss Mason’ recommendations to not start formal lessons until age 6. That doesn’t mean your kindergartener or preschooler sits around all day. They are welcome to listen to the read alouds and participate in morning time, though neither of these should be mandatory. These years are vital for the laying the foundation for learning. I HIGHLY recommend reading Charlotte Mason’s first volume, Home Education during this time. Kindergarten is perfect time to learn letters and sounds using our phonemic awareness program 100 Gentle Lessons Letters in Sight and Sound and learning how to form letters with our 100 Gentle Lessons in Manuscript handwriting.

I have a large family, can I combine my children easily with this program?

As a mom of 5 children, I totally get this. One year I had students in every form. I wrote A Gentle Feast with the goal of creating a family-centered program. The morning time brings everyone together with each different level reciting their own poems and reading their own fables. All your children will be studying the same time period, so they can listen to each other’s narrations or you may want to choose one spine to read aloud to several children. The nature study topics can also be done as a family. As Charlotte Mason used forms instead of grades, some of your children will naturally be combined. By looking at the booklist, you can continue to combine further. History and Geography are natural subjects to easily combine. Once students are reading well, I highly recommend each child reading their own literature independently (whether by eye or ear-for dyslexic and other learning exceptions). This can be nuanced and each family is so different. For more specifics, I highly recommend asking for input in our incredibly supportive Facebook group.

What does a day in the life of A Gentle Feast look like?

In the parent packet, I have included a sample schedule and tips for scheduling your day according to Charlotte Mason’s principles. Depending on when you start, morning lessons should be finished by lunch time. Activities for afternoon tea are included.

I’m completely new to Charlotte Mason, can I use this curriculum?

Welcome to the beautifully rich world of a Charlotte Mason Education! I created AGF to provide families with the hand holding I wish I would’ve had when I first started homeschooling. When you purchase AGF, you get an Introduction Course where I teach you how to get started with the curriculum and the foundational principles of A Charlotte Mason Education. In the parent packet, I walk you through how to approach each subject in a Charlotte Mason education. I also HIGHLY recommend reading For the Children’s Sake by Susan Shaeffer Macaulay. You can also sign up for my free beginner’s course HERE.

Is this curriculum written from A Christian Worldview?

Since we follow the philosophy of Charlotte Mason, we have built our curriculum on her principles which need to be understood in order to use the curriculum in the most effective way. Miss Mason states in principle 20: “We allow no separation to grow up between the intellectual and ‘spiritual’ life of children, but teach them that the Divine Spirit has constant access to their spirits, and is their Continual Helper in all the interests, duties and joys of life.”

Another helpful quote by Miss Mason is:

“This idea of all education springing from and resting upon our relation to Almighty God-we do not merely give a religious education because that would seem to imply the possibility of some other education, a secular education, for example. But we hold that all education is divine, that every good gift of knowledge and insight comes from above, that the Lord the Holy Spirit is the supreme educator of mankind, and that the culmination of all education (which may at the same time be reached by a little child) is that personal knowledge of and intimacy with God in which our being finds its fullest perfection.”

I would also encourage you to think through what a Christian worldview truly means. Charlotte Mason’s view was not to give children cleaned up moralizing books with only one viewpoint. She believed that all true ideas were divinely inspired and that these ideas were best conveyed through living books, nature, and beauty. See here for more information on a sacred education: http://www.asacrededucation.com/a-sacred-education

You can read more about this in this wonderful article by Becky Anoi here: https://charlottemasonpoetry.org/charlotte-mason-and-worldview-formation/

You can read Charlotte’s words here:

https://charlottemasonpoetry.org/moral-instruction/

https://www.amblesideonline.org/PR/PR07p052GreatRecognition.shtml

This article sums up the philosophy for science books:

https://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/2017/07/must-we-read-only-christian-authors/

Do you offer a missionary or military discount?

A Gentle Feast is pleased to offer a discount to all active military and missionaries (not church staff) who rely solely on support. If you would like more information, please email info@agentlefeast.com.

Another helpful quote by Miss Mason is:

You can read more about this in this wonderful article by Becky Anoi here: https://charlottemasonpoetry.org/charlotte-mason-and-worldview-formation/

You can read Charlotte’s words here:

https://charlottemasonpoetry.org/moral-instruction/

https://www.amblesideonline.org/PR/PR07p052GreatRecognition.shtml

This article sums up the philosophy for science books:

https://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/2017/07/must-we-read-only-christian-authors/

What is your return policy?

Shipping Policy
We usually ship orders within 48 hours. EXPEDITED SHIPPING does not accelerate WHEN your product will ship. You’re simply upgrading your shipping method to Priority (2-3 days) rather than Media Mail (7-14 days). We ship as orders are received and do not prioritize based on the shipping method selected. If you want insurance, please select Priority shipping.

ALL MISSING ORDERS AND/OR DAMAGED ITEMS MUST BE REPORTED AS MISSING OR DAMAGED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ORDER DATE. WE CANNOT ASSIST WITH MISSING OR DAMAGED PRODUCTS IF NOT REPORTED WITHIN THAT 30 DAY TIME FRAME. *We will not offer a refund until your item has been in the carrier’s hands for at least 30 days for USPS.

Order Mistakes
If you purchased a printed item by mistake, you must let us know immediately to see if you can get your purchase canceled. After 24 hours, no changes may be made and you will have to follow our refund policy below.

Refund Policy
Digital products are NON-REFUNDABLE. This includes the main course lesson plans for each cycle. Please preview samples and make an informed decision before purchasing.

All digital pdf product downloads expire in 30 days. This is clearly marked on the receipt you receive with your purchase and on the product links. We will not be responsible for any downloads that are not saved. We recommend downloading onto Google Drive or Dropbox so if your computer breaks down, you still can access your product. We can’t reissue downloads for any reason.

For physical/print products, change of heart returns are discouraged, however completely unused material may be returned within 30 days of shipping. The customer will be required to package the item thoroughly and pay return shipping, including insurance. Once the item is inspected and deemed in “like-new condition,” you will receive a refund. If a return is received that is NOT like-new, no refund will be given. Email info@agentlefeast.com for refund approval and our return address.

Exchanges:
We are unable to do exchanges at this time. If you need to exchange a product, we recommend that you purchase the product you would like and return the original product.

Other Notes
The online lesson plans and all digital pdfs are for your individual use only. These may not be resold or shared with others. Please respect our copyright and the hard work we have put in to creating these products.

Does this actually work for high school students?

Here’s some helpful information:

Using the Charlotte Mason Method in High School YouTube playlist

Making transcripts for multiple history streams

Testimonial of an older student starting this curriculum

Can I use A Gentle Feast in our coop, micro-school, etc?

Absolutely! We love working with families to provide this rich living education in a variety of settings.

Here is all the information: https://agentlefeast.com/schools-and-co-ops/

You could keep sorting through websites and curriculum samples.

But if you are ready to get out of the homeschool research swamp— grab my hand and let’s get you started providing a rich, living education today!

“AGF is like a bright sunny corner in a Charlotte Mason world that feels like an old musty library.” – Thara