Gentle Learning
For Growing Hearts & Minds

Two-day Charlotte Mason enrichment
In Hixson, TN for ages 6-9

What is MindGarden?

MindGarden Learning is a non-faith based Charlotte Mason enrichment drop-off program that supports homeschool families with a rich ‘feast’ of literature, nature study, art, music and play—all in a relationship-first environment.

Elements of MindGarden

🌰 The Walnut

The Child’s Mind as a Seed

Just as a walnut holds the full blueprint of the tree within its shell, so too does a child come into the world with hidden potential, waiting to emerge.

🫚 The Roots

Attachment as the Growing Ground

These roots represent the stages of attachment—those sacred, relational milestones through which a child comes to rest in our care.

🌱 The Leaves

Emergence Over Instruction

Delicate at first, but full of promise. These leaves symbolize the human potentials that arise when a child feels safe, known, and loved.

9:00 Greeting & Poetry / Nursery Rhyme
9:20 History living-book lesson → Creative Play
9:35 Narration & Sketch
10:00 Natural History observation + Show & Tell · Nature Drawing (snack inside this block)
11:15 Composer Study (listen & narrate)
11:30 Lunch & Fellowship
12:00 Folk Songs & Intro Spanish
12:30 Handicrafts (clay · sewing · weaving)
1:15 Free Play · Story Time · Clean-up

Ready to cultivate wonder?