BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Rachel Johnson
Founder, The Field Note Wardrobe
Rachel Johnson is a home educator, co-op leader, Wisconsin Master Naturalist, Certified Nature Journal Educator, artist, and founder of The Field Note Wardrobe, where she creates nature journaling curriculum and resources for families. She has spent years practicing nature study alongside her own children and leading children and families in her local Charlotte Mason community. Her work centers on cultivating careful observation and curiosity, helping families grow in their understanding of creation and its order while learning alongside one another. Rachel lives with her husband and four children in western Wisconsin, where much of their learning and life happens outdoors.
ABOUT RACHEL
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BREAKOUT SESSION
The Habit of Noticing
Nature Study & Journaling
Alongside Our Kids
Nature study begins with attention. Before we can name, identify, or record what we see, we have to learn to notice it. In a Charlotte Mason education, that attention is part of something larger: forming a relationship with the living world and learning to recognize the beauty and order of creation for ourselves.
In this hands-on session, we’ll practice simple observation skills together, learning to slow down, look closely, ask questions, and record what we discover. We’ll explore how nature study and journaling can become a shared practice with our children, and what that can realistically look like across different ages and abilities. Attendees will leave with practical tools and a take-home guide to help put these ideas into practice with their own families.