The sound of shrill excitement ensues when a teacher tells the class they will be taking their studies out of doors (literally!) and visiting a museum, park, or event for the sake of furthering their education. At Ambleside Ocala, we have the opportunity to visit many different places that coincide with the studies of that […]

The live oak boughs arch up and out from the rough gray-brown trunk which is sending its roots down deep below our yard. Vertical lines haphazard up the bark of the enormous base which four adults with outstretched arms cannot completely encircle.  An arborist estimated the age of our oak to be about 130 years. […]

If you’ve never taken the time to do so, it’s worth glancing at the Ambleside timeline. It’s under the Education tab, entitled ‘Brief History’ on the school website. This year will be my second time serving as a board member. I visited this page in an effort to refresh my memory. What were we thinking about as […]

This book is a game changer! When we started reading it together in January, one of our first thoughts was, “We’ve got to read this with other parents at Ambleside!” So here we are, eight months later. In this short book, Justin Whitmel Earley taps into the heart-shaping power of habit and applies a wide […]