Charlotte Mason Schools™
Implement a Charlotte Mason Approach in Your School
Training, curriculum, and support to help your school begin or transition to a relational Charlotte Mason education.
Getting Started
First Steps for new schools
Whether you're just starting a Charlotte Mason school or still in the start-up phrase and transitioning to a relational Charlotte Mason approach, we support your next step.
New Schools
Opening a new school or still in the launch process and drawn to Mason's approach? Enroll in the Schoolbox program to ensure your structure is sound. Next, explore CMI's training and curriculum options.
Emerging SCHOOLS
Recently launched schools often find the Schoolbox Program helpful and then start to grow a vision by using our training and curriculum before exploring accreditation.
Our offerings
Resources for every stage
Whether you're looking for professional development for your teachers, a full curriculum, accreditation, or all three, we're honored to support you in bringing Charlotte Mason's insights to your community.
Training
Learn the what, how, and why of Charlotte Mason's ideas and methods. Use CMI training opportunities grow together as relational leaders and teachers.
Curriculum & Community
Bring your vision for a Charlotte Mason school to life with our daily lesson plans, scope & sequence, demonstration videos, and dedicated support.
Accreditation
Keep your vision clear and sustainable with CMI accreditation.
Training & Formation
Start with teacher training
Our courses and certifications, conferences, virtual and on-site training options, and published guides help your faculty understand and practice Charlotte Mason education with clarity. Schools flourish when they cast a cohesive vision for relational education and prioritize ongoing teacher training and parent education.
Professional development
Courses & Certifications
Use CMI's online certificate and graduate level courses on Charlotte Mason's ideas to onboard your new teachers or offer ongoing professional development for teachers and parents. Our 6 or 8-week intensives cover topics such as narration, living books, assessment, nature study, relational classroom management, and other key Charlotte Mason principles and methods. Private classes available upon request.
private Trainings
Workshops & Immersions
Explore in-person or hybrid training options for your staff, including Charlotte Mason lessons, observation and feedback for your teachers, a workshop on relational classrom management and regulation strategies.
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Annual conference
Faithfully Present
Bring your teachers to "Faithfully Present," CMI's annual conference for educators. Take advantage of a pre-conference specifically for Charlotte Mason classroom educators and the main conference track for school leaders and teachers.
Resources
Books, Videos, & Virtual Events
Schedule regular days to grow together as a community by working through an open-and-go video package & discussion guide, our Reflective Practice Planbook for Schools, or attending a virtual Charlotte Mason event
Curriculum & Community
Using Alveary curriculum in your classroom
Alveary provides a comprehensive Charlotte Mason curriculum for schools with daily lesson plans and built-in support. Traditional private schools, hybrid schools, and micro schools use Alveary to create consistency across classrooms, reduce planning burden for teachers, and ensure fidelity to Mason's principles and practices.
Alveary Lesson plans
Daily Lesson Plans Reduce Teacher Planning
Alveary provides daily lesson plans for Grades 1-12 in Art, Bible, Citizenship, English, History, Geography, Science, Literature, Handicrafts & Life Skills, Music, Physical Education and Languages. Teachers can use lessons as written or customize for their students.
School Leader support
Leader's Forum, Annual Retreat, School Newsletter
Share ideas on the Alveary school leaders forum and gather in person for an annual retreat weekend in Jan/Feb, ask questions, and build relationships with educators who understand your vision. Plus receive expert help from our school support coordinator and extra tips and resources with our monthly newsletter for Alveary school leaders and teachers. Interested in learning more? We'd love to talk further!
opportnities near you
Charlotte Mason School Directory & Job Board
Find Charlotte Mason schools, co-ops, and hybrid organizations near you in our directory of Alveary and CMI-affiliated organizations. Or, use our Charlotte Mason Schools job board to create a listing and find leaders, teachers, and staff passionate about relational education. If you're searching for a position yourself, browse available jobs for free!
Keep your vision clear
Move toward accreditation
Accreditation validates your school's commitment to Charlotte Mason principles. We guide you through the process so your program gains the recognition it deserves.
School Operations/Policy
School Operations and Policy resources
School operations and policy resources are in development. We're building comprehensive tools to help you run your school with the confidence that comes from having clear processes in place.
Voices of experience
Hear from leaders who are bringing Charlotte Mason's insights to their communities.
“This semester has been my favorite teaching so far. I never knew I would love geography this much.”
Alveary Classroom Teacher
If you lead within Charlotte Mason Education, you cannot do so from a distance... I entered the Principles course this summer expecting it to add more work to an already full season...I have learned that one is never finished studying Charlotte Mason. To steward her legacy and to offer a truly living education to others, I must remain a student myself. Each return to her ideas does not exhaust me, but it clarifies my purpose and renews my resolve to continue.”
School Leader
CMI Course Participant
“What are the things that will give you the least decision fatigue? For us the Alveary was a very easy solution [and] a gift.”
Alveary Co-op Leader
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about starting your school and accessing our resources.
How do we transition our existing School to use more of a charlotte Mason approach?
Most schools begin with teacher training, then gradually introduce Mason's practices and align their curriculum. However, every school's path is unique. A Christian Classical school for Grades 1-12 might spend more time on teacher training to make sure faculty have a unified vision, while a microschool for elementary grades might invest in training, implement curriculum, and start the accreditation process almost simultaneously.
What is a charlotte Mason education?
A Charlotte Mason education prioritizes student's growth as persons in their relationship with God, the world, others, and themselves through a wide variety of subjects - art, literature, history, handicrafts, math, science, etc. - using methods which align with natural child development and treat them as person - such as short, varied lessons and narration. Find a fuller summary HERE.
Can I use alveary in a school context?
Yes! Alveary lessons are designed with classroom settings in mind and lesson plans and other student resources are designed to give teacher's everything they need to teach their subject while also providing maximum flexibility to schools can make Alveary fit their context. Looking for a Charlotte Mason school near you? Use this directory to search for Charlotte Mason schools, hybrid schools, and microschools in your area!
my school is inspired by charlotte Mason's ideas but not exclusively a charlotte Mason school. can we still use Alveary curriculum or enroll in CMI courses?
Absolutely! Anyone is welcome to take our classes or use individual Alveary curriculum courses.