My goal for these four volumes is not to represent Swedish Drill™ with 100% fidelity to the way it was practiced in its heyday – or even as it may have been practiced in Charlotte Mason’s schools.  Rather, my goal is to take something we know Charlotte Mason respected, appreciated, and utilized, improve it using modern health science principles, and make it accessible for the “every man” to implement in his or her home school.  Considering how forward-thinking Charlotte Mason was in the area of health and wellness, I have no doubt she would approve of these adaptations if she were alive today. The expanded editions include additional exercises that include newly developed instructions for converting fundamental exercises in this manual to incorporate movement patterns to stimulate optimal brain development.

Swedish Drill™ is something frequently referenced throughout Charlotte Mason’s six volumes of the Home Education series.  Soundness of body was a primary goal of incorporating this form of physical education into her schools in keeping with her philosophy dedicated to the development of the whole child. Yet today we know very little about Swedish Drill™ and what it looked like when implemented. Charlotte Mason educators often wonder if it is something that should be incorporated into their own [home] schools or if it is just an outdated method of physical activity. My desire is to help you see what Swedish Drill™ looks like in practice and convince you that it is still highly beneficial as an activity to implement in the education of your children.