Organization: AMBLESIDE SCHOOL OF OCALA INC
Mission: THE MISSION OF AMBLESIDE SCHOOL OF OCALA, INC IS TO PROVIDE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN GRADES K-12 WITH A LIVING EDUCATION, ONE WHERE CHILDREN ARE GUIDED AND EMPOWERED TO AUTHOR A FULL AND FREE LIFE BY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IDEAS, PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF CHARLOTTE MASON, A BRITISH EDUCATOR. OUR STUDENTS LEARN BOTH INSPIRATIONAL AND DISCIPLINARY SUBJECTS SUCH AS LITERATURE, MATH, SCIENCE, NATURE STUDY, MUSIC, ART, PICTURE STUDY, HISTORY, BIBLE, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION AND COMPOSER STUDY.
Activities: STUDENTS ARE EVALUATED ON THEIR GROWTH IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, STUDY HABITS, AND ATTITUDES, AS WELL AS THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE SCHOOL OFFERS SMALL STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO AND AN EMPHASIS ON GUIDING AND DEVELOPING A CHILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERSPEERS, YOUNGER CHILDREN, ELDERS, AUTHORITY AND SELF. AMBLESIDE PROVIDES A BROAD AND VARIED CURRICULUM FOR EVERY STUDENT THROUGH DIRECT ENCOUNTER WITH GREAT LITERATURE AND PRIMARY SOURCES IN HISTORY, WITH ART, MUSIC, SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, GEOGRAPHY, LANGUAGE, NATURE, AND HANDWORK.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development