Ambleside School of Colorado

What Ambleside School of Colorado does

Ambleside School of Colorado is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) K-12 Christian school (EIN 27-1507931) that has operated in the Denver-metro area since 2010, delivering a "living education" grounded in the Charlotte Mason philosophy and the Ambleside Method. The school is structured around one class per grade with a hard cap of 16 students per class, serving approximately up to ~208 K-12 students across its main Lone Tree campus at 9941 Lone Tree Parkway. Its core curriculum is built on living books (rather than textbooks), narration-based active learning, habit formation, and relational narrative assessment in place of letter grades, all delivered within an explicitly Christ-centered framework.

The organization's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: families apply through the website, schedule school tours, and engage via community events (e.g., Three-Day Internship, Shakespeare Festival, First Grade Puppet Show). Revenue derives primarily from tuition, supplemented by tax-exempt charitable contributions. At the second campus, Ambleside Englewood (opening August 2026 at Calvary Englewood, with Jim Morski as Founding Principal), tuition will shift to an income-based sliding scale with a budgeted 50% financial aid commitment funded by donor support — substantially more generous than the ~15% typical of comparable private schools. As one of 25 member schools in the Ambleside Schools International network, the school benefits from shared curriculum resources, teacher training programs, and brand affiliation.

Leadership is led by Principal and Head of School Andrew Hayes (since 2016, re-joined after heading Ambleside Boerne in Texas) and Principal for Grades K-12 Matthew Perkins (since 2015), supported by an Operations Director, Business Manager, Director of Advancement, Director of High School and Instruction, and Director of Admissions. The school operates on a traditional August–May calendar with Monday-Thursday 7:50 a.m.–3:30 p.m. instruction and Friday half-days for teacher training. No technology product, SaaS offering, or AI capability is present; the primary digital surface is a website, email newsletter, and a FACTS SIS parent portal.

Name

Ambleside School of Colorado

Legal name

Ambleside School Colorado

Website

https://amblesidecolorado.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ambleside School of Colorado is a Denver-metro nonprofit 501(c)(3) K-12 Christian school operating since 2010, delivering Charlotte Mason "living education" to roughly 200 students with capped 16-student classes across its Lone Tree campus and a second Englewood campus opening August 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lone Tree

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Tuition-based revenue from K-12 education services provided to families. At the Englewood campus, tuition is income-based on a sliding scale.
2. Donations and Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 27-1507931), Ambleside accepts tax-exempt charitable contributions, including scholarships for students with proven need.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ambleside School of Colorado is a private K-12 Christian school that provides a living education based on Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy and the Ambleside Method. It serves the Denver-metro community from its Lone Tree campus (established 2010) and an upcoming Englewood campus (opening August 2026), using living books, narration-based learning, habit formation, and relational assessment. Class sizes are limited to 16 students per grade with one class per grade.

Product overview

Ambleside School of Colorado is a private K-12 Christian school offering a living education based on Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy. The school serves the Denver-metro community from its Lone Tree campus (established 2010) and an upcoming Englewood campus (opening August 2026). With class sizes limited to 16 students per grade, the school utilizes the Ambleside Method curriculum, emphasizing living books, habit formation, narration-based learning, and character development. The institution operates on a traditional school calendar with instruction from late August through May, offering Kindergarten through 12th grade education. No distinct technology product or SaaS offering was identified in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Christian Education at Ambleside Lone Tree Campus Full K-12 Christ-centered living education based on Charlotte Mason's philosophy and the Ambleside Method, with class sizes capped at 16 students per grade and one class per grade. School hours are Monday-Thursday 7:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with half-days on Fridays for teacher training. Serves families in the Denver-metro area.
• K-12 Christian Education at Ambleside Englewood Campus Second campus of Ambleside Colorado opening August 2026 at Calvary Englewood, offering the same K-12 living education with income-based sliding-scale tuition. Founding Principal: Jim Morski. Budgeted financial aid commitment of 50% via donor support, compared to a typical 15% at private schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Class sizes limited to 16 students with one class per grade
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ambleside Schools International (ASI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbleside Colorado is a member school of Ambleside Schools International, a network of 25 member schools worldwide. ASI provides teacher training programs, curriculum resources, and serves as the governing body for the Ambleside educational method based on Charlotte Mason's philosophy.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hillsdale College K-12 Initiative (Barney Charter Schools): Hillsdale's network of classical charter schools and homeschool curriculum. Targets the same parental demand for classical, character-forming K-12 education and competes for the same teacher/training talent pool.
• Ambleside Schools International: Parent network and governing body of 25 Charlotte Mason member schools worldwide. Provides curriculum, teacher training, and brand standards that Ambleside Colorado operates under, and is the umbrella organization for the entire Ambleside footprint.
• Great Hearts Academies: Network of classical, tuition-supported K-12 charter schools. While charter rather than private and broader than Charlotte Mason specifically, it competes for the same classically-oriented families seeking alternatives to conventional public education.

Direct peers

• Classical Conversations: Classical homeschool co-op model drawing heavily on Charlotte Mason principles. Competes for the same classically-minded families across the U.S., though via a homeschool rather than brick-and-mortar delivery model.
• Seton Home Study School: Catholic classical K-12 homeschool program. Targets the same religiously-grounded, classical-pedagogy-seeking family demographic, though via homeschool delivery and a Catholic rather than Protestant orientation.
• Wilson Hill Academy: Online Charlotte Mason-inspired K-12 academy. Competes for Charlotte Mason-method-seeking families, particularly where no local Ambleside school exists — a direct substitute for families outside the Denver-metro catchment.
• The King's Academy: Private Christian K-12 school with classical-influenced pedagogy. Competes for Christ-centered, college-preparatory families in similar suburban markets and operates a comparable tuition-plus-donation funding model.
• Ambleside Boerne: Sister Ambleside school in Boerne, Texas operating under the same Charlotte Mason methodology and ASI membership. Ambleside Colorado's Head of School previously served as Principal there, making it the most directly comparable operating model.

Emerging players

• Memoria Press: Classical Christian K-12 curriculum provider used by many private and homeschool families. Adjacent competitor feeding the same classical/Charlotte Mason-adjacent families and shaping the alternative-education ecosystem Ambleside operates in.
• Veritas Press: Classical Christian K-12 curriculum provider with online self-paced courses. Competes for the same mission-aligned families through curriculum rather than a brick-and-mortar school model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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