Nature Study

 

The goal of Nature Study is to become well aquainted with the natural world and to grow in kindness, discipline,  through good habits.

 

"Let them once get touch with Nature, and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through life. We were all meant to be naturalists, each in his degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care for none of these things."

Charlotte Mason

Vol.1 Home Education

Habits of Kindness

At all times, we should be in the habit of treating others with kindness according to the biblical principle:
 

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,
for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 7:12, NIV

We also need to understand the importance of treating all living things with kindness.

 

“Reverence for life, as a wonderful and awful gift, which a ruthless child may
destroy but never can restore, is a lesson of first importance to the child:

 

‘Let knowledge grow from more to more;
But more of reverence in us dwell.’”

Charlotte Mason, Home Education

 

Habits of Discipline

“Besides appreciating the world, observing nature develops other mental powers--
ability to focus, to tell things apart, to patiently seek answers.
These things are useful in every facet of life.”
Charlotte Mason, Home Education

Attention, Observation, and Curiosity should be highly treasured!

 

Activities

 

- Nature Walks

-Choosing personal nature studies to observe

-Recording notes, narrations, and brush drawings in Nature Notebooks

-Learning brush drawing techniques

-Sharing Nature Lore from professional naturalists