The Mission

The Ambleside School of Fredericksburg is a private Christian school based on the philosophy of Charlotte Mason (1842-1923).  Ambleside is a movement that is redefining education by

• providing a broad and varied kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum of inspirational and disciplinary subjects through direct encounter with living books and art, music, science, mathematics, geography, language, nature, and handwork
• instilling the importance of daily habits in order to author a full and free life
• valuing right relationships with God, self, others and creation

Thus, our primary concern is the kind of student each child is becoming, not the mastery of particular data or technique, for we are confident that the student who masters the art of learning will attain his full potential for mastering data and technique. The student who masters the art of relating well to God, self, others, ideas, and creation will attain the fullness of life for which she was created. Our mission is fulfilled through a consistent application of our Fundamental Convictions as applied to education.

Ambleside School admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin.

Our Faith

We begin with the conviction that the fullness of God’s plan for humanity is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. He is both the example and the source of living a full and free life. The commandments to love God and to love one another are fundamental in the outworking of a fully human life. This conviction is given expression in the Ambleside Charter.

Our Fundamental Convictons

Who was Charlotte Mason?