Welcome To Chartwell Academy and Pook's Hill Nursery

Welcome! Chartwell Academy is named for the home of Winston Churchill and Pook's Hill is a tribute to Rudyard Kipling. We are a classically inspired homeschool primarily mixing the theories expressed in the Well-Trained Mind and by Charlotte Mason. The beauty of homeschooling is that we can adapt and apply these methods as needed for each of our students. Currently our students are Clemmie (nearly 10), Spencer (8), and our Nursery student Winston (almost 1). Thanks to our fellow homeschoolers and friends who continue to inspire us as this short term experiment has become our life. This will hopefully be a record of our journey, a window to our day, and a few ramblings by the faculty and staff (who are occasionally influenced by their interests outside of homeschooling). Now-if we can only remember to post...