The transformation that happened on that almost-snow day was like a timelapse clip of the transformation I see in Ambleside students from kindergarten to 8th grade.
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What we want is to produce what Mason calls “reading people” — people who continue to read and enjoy books throughout their lives, not just when the assignments end.
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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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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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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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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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“If you are ever in doubt, just remember that unlike adults, children want to be happy. So they still have the ability to take the greatest pleasure in the simplest things.” - From ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’
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Steven Lawson wrote, “Monks are the most productive people in the world. They know that productivity isn’t about doing more things, it’s doing the most important things well.”
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In the garden, we are building habitat. At Ambleside, we are building home.
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