Recommended Books
Calvary’s standard of recommended books is consistent with that of Ambleside Schools International.
We embrace living books, which are well-written books, often in narrative form, and filled with complex, rich, and living ideas. They are excellently-written books that have timeless stories, important facts, and life lessons connected to their guiding ideas. Some resources connected with our model of education and parenting in general are listed below.
Ambleside’s Complete Recommended Book Lists
Charlotte Mason’s Six Volumes
Home Education | By Charlotte Mason
Parents and Children | By Charlotte Mason
School Education | By Charlotte Mason
Ourselves | By Charlotte Mason
Formation of Character | By Charlotte Mason
A Philosophy of Education | By Charlotte Mason
For Parents
Boundaries with Kids | By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
The Shelter of Each Other | By Dr. Mary Phipher
The Schools Our Children Deserve | By Alfie Kohn
Punished by Rewards | By Alfie Kohn
No Contest: The Case Against Competition | By Alfie Kohn
Greater Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in Our Home and Schools | By William Damon
When Children Love to Learn | By Elaine Cooper, et al.
The Story of Charlotte Mason | By Essex Cholmondeley
Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series | By Charlotte Mason with Dr. John Thorley
Technopoly: the Surrender of Culture to Technology | By Neil Postman
We Also Recommend
The Anxious Generation | By Jonathan Haidt
The Collapse of Parenting | By Dr. Leonard Sax
The Mind of the Maker | By Dorothy L. Sayers
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain | By Barbara Arrowsmith Young