Skylark CO-op (Batavia, OH)

Emily and I took last year off from participating in a Charlotte Mason co-op to recover from a difficult couple of years and to plan the next phase of our children’s education.

Now, we’re excited to be starting up the Skylark Co-op this coming fall. It will continue to follow the Charlotte Mason Method, using AmblesideOnline’s subject rotation. Our goal is to keep it small and intimate—just 5 to 7 families—so it can be hosted in homes and rooted in practical hospitality. We like simple.

We’ll meet weekly on Fridays, with First Friday Field Trips and co-op subjects on the remaining Fridays of each month.

Proposed Schedule:

- 8:30–8:45 | Arrival

- 9:00 | Prayer, Hymn, Catechism & Morning Devotion with Pastor Foster

- 9:30 | Group Work (all forms): Scripture Memory, Folksong, Poetry

- 9:45 | Ohio History & Geography

- 10:00 | Artist Study / Composer Study

- 10:30 | Handicraft

- 11:00 | Form-Appropriate Shakespeare

- 11:30 | Form-Appropriate Story of the Greeks/Romans or Plutarch

- 12:00 | Lunch

- 12:30 | Nature Walk / Study / Journal

- 1:00–2:00 | Free Time & Mother Culture Discussion (focused on CM’s 20 Principles, Parents’ Review articles, etc.)

If you're in the area and interested in joining us, please reach out to Emily at emilykfoster@gmail.com to find out more (put co-op in the subject line please).