The Ambleside Community of Schools

Since its founding, the School of Fredericksburg has been an inspiration to teachers and parents seeking a better way to educate children. From across North America, South America and Europe, teachers, schools administrators, and parents have come; traveling to the little town of Fredericksburg, Texas; seeking to discover what an education can be. Several left so inspired that they have sought to establish Ambleside Schools in their own home towns.

In addition to Fredericksburg, currently the Ambleside Community of Schools includes:

Ambleside of Herndon, Virginia: established in 1999, Ambleside of Herndon is a K to 8th grade school serving the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC.

Ambleside of Hout Bay, South Africa, located near Cape Town, was founded in 1987 as the Hout Bay Christian School. In 2006, the school adopted Charlotte Mason's philosophy and the Ambleside Method. It currently offers classes through grade nine.

Ambleside of Ocala, Florida opened its doors in August 2006 and currently has students in K through 4th grade.

Ambleside of San Angelo, Texas: founded in 2003 by a group of parents inspired by the Fredericksburg school, they currently have students in grades K to 12.

Ambleside of Southfield, Michigan plans to open in September, 2010 and is accepting applications for kindergarten to fifth grade.

River Tree School , an Ambleside Member School plans to open in September, 2009 in the northwest quadrant of the Twin Cities, Minnesota and will be accepting applications for kindergarten to fourth grade.

Clapham School , an Ambleside Member School opened in the fall of 2006 in Wheaton, Illinois and will be partnering wth ASI in the fall of 2009.