We are inspired by persons, whether they are adults or children, who make use of the beauty and wisdom they have come to know from great literature.
Jadon graduated from Ambleside Hout Bay in 2013. Hear as he reflects on how an Ambleside education shaped his childhood and continues to impact the way he lives, works, and sees the world today.
Knowing when to help and when to hold back is one of the greatest challenges of parenting and teaching. Charlotte Mason’s principle of masterly inactivity offers a wise, balanced approach that cultivates independence, confidence, and a love of learning.
Reid graduated from Ambleside Fredericksburg in 2007. Listen as he reflects on how an Ambleside education shaped his childhood and continues to impact the way he lives, works, and sees the world today.
We assume the only alternative to being strict is being permissive, and neither option feels quite right. But there’s actually a third way.
Cultivating curiosity is the hallmark of a lifelong learner, and our role is to guide the natural wonder already within each child.
Charlotte Mason became a beacon of light when she brought the truth of personhood to educators, be they parents or teachers.
To disciple is to lead another in one’s way of life, and the only way of life one can impart is that which one lives.
While the rest of the world asks, “What is in it for me?”, the mother asks, “What does this child need?” This is the “mark” of a mother — the willingness to let her own life be broken and shared so that another might grow.
Love for others is the true fruit of a well guided curiosity: All flourishing is mutual.
