The Peace of Wild Things: Why Nature Study Still Matters
- Breakout Session
- Mount Hope Church Classroom 7
- May 15 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
“We were all meant to be naturalists, each in his degree…”
In a world of constant noise and distraction, many homeschool families sense the need for something steadier—something that roots children in attention, wonder, and belonging. Nature study offers that steadying influence. Drawing on Charlotte Mason’s vision and the early American nature-study movement, this workshop explores why regular time outdoors forms not only knowledge, but character. When children learn to observe what is near at hand, their powers of attention deepen, their affections awaken, and a quiet confidence grows. Sheila Carroll brings more than two decades of homeschooling experience to this conversation. With warmth and practicality, she will offer simple, workable ways to establish nature study as a sustaining rhythm—whether you live on open acreage or in the suburbs. Participants will leave encouraged, equipped, and ready to help their children slow down, notice what is near, and rediscover the peace found in the living world.
