Living ideas
Children encounter generous ideas through Scripture, living books, art, music, history, science, and the natural world—not merely facts selected for a test.
FONTESACADEMYInquire ↗A CHARLOTTE MASON HOMESCHOOL CO-OP & COMMUNITY
Education for a life of
wisdom & wonder.
Cultivating character, knowledge, worthy habits, and a lifelong love of learning through living books, beautiful ideas, nature, meaningful work, and rich relationships.
A living education
for the whole person
01 OUR VISION
Children are born persons.
Education is not preparation
for life. It is life.
At Fontes, we believe every child bears the image of God and is worthy of respect, living ideas, meaningful work, and joyful relationships. We do not measure a child’s worth by speed, scores, or worldly success.
Rooted in the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason, we seek to nourish children with a generous feast—helping them grow in wisdom, knowledge, character, and love as they learn to attend to God’s world.
02 A LIVING EDUCATION
More than a method
An atmosphere,
a discipline, a life.
Learning at Fontes is alive with thought, conversation, discovery, and delight. Children meet excellent books and firsthand experiences, then make knowledge their own through narration, observation, discussion, and meaningful work.
Worthy habits
Attention, truthfulness, perseverance, kindness, and faithful work are cultivated gently and consistently, one small choice at a time.
Rich relationships
Education grows through relationship: with God, with people, with ideas, with creation, and with the inheritance of human thought and imagination.
03 LIFE AT FONTES
A day shaped by attention
Come and see
learning alive.
Our days have a generous rhythm: focused lessons, rich conversation, outdoor observation, beautiful work, shared meals, movement, music, and room to wonder.
GATHER & ATTENDBooks worth reading.
Books worth reading.
Ideas worth thinking.
OBSERVE & DISCOVERThe world itself
The world itself
becomes our classroom.
MAKE & PRACTICEHead, heart,
Head, heart,
and hand together.
“Tell me what you know.”
Children learn to put ideas into their own words, listen generously, ask real questions, and build understanding together.
04 THE FEAST
A wide and generous
curriculum.
We spread a feast and trust the living relationship between the child and knowledge. No subject stands alone; ideas illuminate one another.
Living books
Literature · History · Biography
↗The natural world
Nature study · Science · Geography
↗Number & form
Mathematics · Geometry · Practical work
↗Words & language
Narration · Composition · Poetry · Languages
↗Beauty & making
Art · Music · Handicrafts · Artist study
↗The great conversation
Scripture · Shakespeare · Plutarch · Ideas
↗The person education forms
Not merely successful.
Faithful, thoughtful, fully alive.
We are helping children become attentive, thoughtful, faithful human beings—people capable of loving God, loving others, recognizing what is true and beautiful, exercising sound judgment, and receiving the world with wonder.
ATTENTION✦WISDOM✦COURAGE✦DELIGHT✦FAITHFULNESS
05 FOR FAMILIES
A community, not a drop-off
Known, needed,
and growing together.
Fontes is a community of homeschooling families who share both the gift and responsibility of educating children. Parents bring their presence, strengths, questions, work, and friendship. Together, we create a culture in which children and adults are known and needed.
06 FOR MOTHERS
A place to be nourished, too
Grow in wisdom
alongside your children.
Fontes offers mothers deep community, thoughtful encouragement, practical homeschool training, and friendships rooted in a shared love of truth, goodness, and beauty.
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07 QUESTIONS
Real questions.
Thoughtful answers.
Choosing an educational community asks for careful thought. Here are a few places to begin.
Is Fontes a school or a homeschool co-op?+
Fontes is a collaborative homeschool community. Families remain central to their children’s education while gathering for rich shared learning, relationships, and experiences.
What makes this Charlotte Mason education?+
We honor children as persons, offer living ideas through excellent books and firsthand encounters, cultivate worthy habits, and use narration as a natural way for children to know and tell.
What does Christ-centered mean at Fontes?+
Our life and learning are rooted in the truth that the world belongs to God. Scripture, prayer, worship, character, and love for neighbor are woven naturally through our community.
What is expected of parents?+
Fontes is built through shared life. Families should expect to participate, communicate openly, contribute meaningfully, and help cultivate the attentive and loving culture we want for our children.
08 SUPPORT FONTES
Help this living work grow
Invest in children.
Nourish a community.
Support for Fontes helps make family costs more affordable, prepare our new building, provide essential furniture and supplies, and make beautiful shared learning possible.
Come closer
The best way to understand Fontes
is to experience it.
Meet our families, open the books, listen to the conversation, and see a living education unfold.