Faith in education is more than instruction—it’s about shaping desire, intellect, and habits to form hearts that seek what is true, good, and beautiful.
Ambleside Schools International believes there is a more effective approach to the evaluation of students’ growth and knowledge than letter or number grades can achieve.
Maryellen St. Cyr shares her journey of discovering Charlotte Mason education, founding Ambleside Schools, and 25 years of faithfulness in education.
Charlotte Mason’s principles reveal profound truths about the nature of the world, the person, and education itself. Embracing these counter-cultural implications unveils the beauty and necessity of an Ambleside education.
Ambleside Schools International’s mission statement calls for the renewal of Christian education. This renewal goes beyond merely teaching a Christian worldview—it reorients the entire process of teaching and learning to be deeply rooted in this worldview.
Parents today encounter a modern problem when looking for living books, but the solution, which Miss Mason identifies for us, is ages-old, just the same as it’s always been.
Our brains are made to run on joy. A joyful brain functions much better than the anxious, agitated, or depressed brain. Joy supports brain growth. Specifically, it contributes to the generation and reinforcement of new brain synapses.
Charlotte Mason identifies three primary human desires: the desire of knowledge, the desire of society (belonging), and the desire of esteem (to be held in high regard).
Knowledge and the mind of man are to each other as are air and the lungs. The mind lives by knowledge; it stagnates, faints, perishes, if deprived of this necessary atmosphere.
All education in the True, Good, and Beautiful is a gift of common grace. And yet, to be wisely offered, such an education involves a set of definite practices.
