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Ambleside Online is a free curriculum designed to be as close as possible to the curriculum that Charlotte Mason used in her own PNEU schools. Our goal is to be true to Charlotte Mason's high literary standards. Ambleside Online uses the highest quality books and costs no more than the cost of texts. The curriculum uses as many free online books as possible, and there is no cost to use this information or join the email support group.
"Ambleside Online is an awesome curriculum. I love the flexibility yet the academic rigor." (Amy S.)
Read more user comments here
If you're planning to use Ambleside Online, your first stop should be the the FAQ for some information about the curriculum and basic instructions. It is not advisable to attempt this curriculum without first reading the FAQ. Homeschoolers hoping to raise their children to be readers, as Charlotte Mason urged, owe it to themselves to take the first step in reading by looking over the instructions for the curriculum they plan to use. The FAQ has all the questions that people routinely ask, with detailed answers and explanations collected from two years of responses to user questions.
Booklists and Schedules by Year
To see the booklists and weekly schedules based on a 36-week school year, click on the appropriate Year:
Booklist and "schedule" for Year 0 (K)
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 1
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 2
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 3
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 4
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 5
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 6
Booklist for Pre-7
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 7
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 8
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 9
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 10
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 11
Year 12 is still to come, but one student's unofficial option is here
Additional Options
Booklist and weekly schedule for Year 3 1/2
(Yr 3 1/2 an optional step between Years 3 and 4)
Yr 7 Lite Booklist and Schedule
Yr 8 Lite Booklist and Schedule
Yr 9 Lite Booklist and Schedule
Yr 10 Lite Booklist and Schedule
Yr 11 Lite Booklist and Schedule
Ambleside Online doesn't have a Year 12 yet,
but you can view one AO student's unofficial year 12 plan here.
Subject Resources
Art Appreciation/Picture Study
Music Appreciation/Composer Study for all years
Nature Study for all grades
Folksongs and Hymns
Poets are listed with each year's booklist
Shakespeare for grades 4 and up
Plutarch for grades 4 and up
Exams
Alphabetized (but outdated) Booklist Years 1-11 arranged by Title or Author (Free Reading for years 7-12 is at the bottom of the Booklist pages) Or, download an UPDATED Excel file that can be sorted by author, title, grade or subject (courtesy of Brandy Vencel).
AO-Help Emergency Lesson Plan for Families in Crisis - a minimalist approach
to applying Charlotte Mason's methods in the midst of emergencies or crises.
Library
CM Original Homeschool Series (read the Series online in original language, modern paraphrases, or summaries)
Parents' Review Articles (CM's original vintage magazine for parents and teachers using her curriculum)
PNEU Programmes (these are booklists from CM's own PNEU schools)
PNEU Exams (exam questions used in CM's PNEU schools)
Books used by CM that were put online by AO members
Articles by AO moms about Living Books, Ideas, CM's Principles, Science, KJV and more!
Frequently Asked Questions:
About CM
About AO
Getting Started
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
History
Fine Arts
Foreign Languages
Join the AO Forum!
If you have special circumstances, religious preferences
or would like to find regional AO support, you can see if there's
an AO specialized for you on our links page.
Canadian users: click here
Download and print this AO
brochure:
print double-sided and tri-fold it.
Created by Kelly Gibbons :-)
Holiday Reading In keeping with Charlotte Mason's high standards for quality literature, here are some stories, poems, Thanksgiving hymns, and Christmas music to enhance your Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's!
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