Children do not naturally live well. To live well, they must be “brought up,” in other words, educated.
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Charlotte Mason wrote in A Philosophy of Education that one result of the common pursuit of knowledge is shared joy.
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This is not only the human condition “on retreat.” But, it is our continuous condition. We are shaped by the ideas that are seeded in us and the relational air that we breathe. And we are continuously exhaling ideas and relational air which those around us will inhale.
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What do you hope your children will get out of their many years of sitting in a classroom? Is it just to pass from one grade to the next, or do you desire something more?
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Habits are essential tools, tools which must be given to a child if he/she is ever to be well educated. But a sculptor who is overly fixated on his tools rather than focusing on the object of his creation, will fail to bring forth the beauty latent in a piece of marble.
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The best way to understand an Ambleside education is to see what Charlotte Mason’s philosophy looks like in practice.
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Ambleside is unlike any other school in our area, and our educational philosophy is unlike any other in the entire world. We do not treat students as products, but as persons.
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We are all too aware of our profound flaws, the many ways in which we prove ourselves inadequate vessels. But still, He uses us, you and me. May there be ever more of Christmas in us and through us.
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It is our high view of children that inspires us to give them Monet instead of Mario, Brahms instead of Beyonce, needles and thread instead of neon stickers and googly eyes.
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As another school year begins, parents and teachers take stock of the daunting privilege of nurturing the inner lives of children. We are sowing seeds today in the hope of fruit tomorrow.
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