Ambleside Online AO Curriculum AmblesideOnline.org

Welcome to Ambleside Online

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.



The Ambleside Online Curriculum

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 for Kindergarten
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)

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 year 12 plan here.

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. (click 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

Alphabetized Booklist Years 1-11 arranged by Title or Author
(Free Reading for years 7-12 is at the bottom of the Booklist pages)


















Instructions for Printing Etexts
See sample schedules to see how our members are making this work in their homes
Our still-in-the-concept-stage project: AO Exams

Join the Ambleside Online email support group!
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.




AO Brochure
Download and print this AO brochure:
print double-sided and tri-fold it.
Created by Kelly Gibbons :-)




Site Map: A complete list of pages in this site.

Read Charlotte Mason's Series online! Includes simplified summaries of the volumes and CM's 20 Principles. A modern English paraphrase of the series is also available. Not sure which volume to start with? Click here for help.

Parents Review articles Charlotte Mason's original vintage magazine for parents and teachers with articles on topics ranging from nature study, narration, history and more!

Original Programmes from PNEU schools in progress. These are Charlotte Mason's own booklists - her curriculum for various terms. You can also see some of the exams she gave her students.

Articles by Advisory members and current AO users about Living Books, Living Ideas, CM's Principles, Science, KJV and more!

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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