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.
Charlotte Mason became a beacon of light when she brought the truth of personhood to educators, be they parents or teachers.
Love for others is the true fruit of a well guided curiosity: All flourishing is mutual.
Charlotte Mason captures the possibilities, capabilities, duties and determining power belonging to us as persons.
“To Be the Father’s People” calls us to live in covenant with God — belonging to Him, belonging to one another, and learning daily what that means.
Charlotte Mason’s philosophy reminds us that education is not one-sided; as students grow in knowledge and character, teachers are called to grow alongside them.
