A Living Education

Ambleside School of Boerne fosters educational renewal based on Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and practice. We serve the Texas Hill Country by providing a living education to students and families. Here your child is viewed as a complete person, created by God with a desire to learn. We engage your child with a relational method, rich curriculum, and the gentle formation of academic, moral, and interpersonal habits.

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Why Ambleside Boerne?

“The question is not, how much does the youth know when he has finished his education, but how much does he care? And about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? And, therefore, how full is the life he has before him?” - Charlotte M. Mason

We believe that real education is much more than the assimilation of facts, figures, and skills. It is rather a lifelong process of one’s mind feeding on ideas expressed through God’s creation, great works of art, music, science, mathematics, and other disciplines. At Ambleside School of Boerne, we offer a Charlotte Mason education rooted in rich relationships, meaningful ideas, and a simple, sturdy belief: children are born persons. Our aim is to help each student grow in attention, curiosity, responsibility, and delight — always in true partnership with their families.

“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.”

— Charlotte Mason

Atmosphere

Ambleside teachers cultivate joyful belonging through relationships that include every student. In a culture that transcends fads, students encounter worthy ideas “mind to mind,” growing in wonder, knowledge, and love for God and others. Through rigorous, meaningful work, they discover both delight in the effort and satisfaction in the growth it produces.

Discipline

Ambleside teachers intentionally cultivate habits of attention, listening, reading, thinking, discussing, diligence and thoroughness regarding work and rightly relating to one another. During these formative times, Ambleside teachers work alongside students, supporting them through presence and accountability.

Life

Charlotte Mason believed that minds are nourished when they engage ideas—the best thoughts of the best minds. These life-giving ideas exist in the “thought atmosphere” that surrounds students; they breathe these ideas through the “books and things” with which they are acquainted, just as their bodies breathe life-giving air.

An Ambleside Parent Shared...

“From the first day of school, I could tell Ambleside was going to be a different experience for my child. Normally his response to my question, “How was your day?”, would be “Boring” or “I have sooooo much homework.” But now when I ask “How was your day?”, his normal response is “Great!”, and he proceeds to tell me about the things he learned that day.He literally talks for about thirty minutes about what was discussed at school…very unusual for an eleven year old. His focus has shifted from merely getting a particular grade on a test, to simply learning….and he’s learning a ton!”

Experience Ambleside

If you have questions or would like additional information, we would be delighted to speak with you. We warmly welcome you to visit the school to experience our unique blend of rigorous and relational education, meaningful work for students, and partnership with parents who want to see their children grow.

Ambleside School of Boerne admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights and privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other school-administered programs.