The Ambrose School

Enrollment Season Begins January 4th

dgoodwin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:10:52 +0000

The Ambrose School encourages families with new students to apply for available grammar and secondary openings from January 4th 2012 through April 20th. February is re-enrollment month for continuing families. Once current families have completed enrollment, we begin our process for accepting new families. By April 21st, we fill many of our grades, so we encourage parents to apply early.

8th Annual Christmas Concert to Air on KTVB, KTRV

dgoodwin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:31:52 +0000

Our 8th Annual Children’s Christmas Concert took place on December 2nd, and will air as an hour-long Christmas program on local station KTVB 7-1, and KTRV 12-1 on Christmas Eve. This year’s program, Emanuel, features the Devove0 secondary choir, the Cantavi children’s choir, The Ambrose School Chime choir and orchestra, and the entire k-6 student body. Around 1500 people, not including students, attended this year’s concert at the Brandt Center on the campus of Northwest Nazarene University.

KTVB will air the program on channel 7 at 4:00 PM on December the 24th. KTRV channel 12 will air the program from 9:30 to 10:30 PM. We hope you will make us part of your family’s Christmas eve this year. Please invite your friends to tune in as well.

Colson on Classical Christian Education

dgoodwin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:51:33 +0000

Chuck Colson, former special counsel to the Nixon administration, best-selling author, and Christian spokesman, speaks out on classical Christian education.

http://youtu.be/Uu2HScP46hI

Douglas Wilson to speak at summer parenting conference at The Ambrose School

dgoodwin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:23:03 +0000

Many of you know Douglas Wilson as the founder of today’s classical Christian school movement. While Wilson is well known in educational quarters, his books on child-rearing and family life are some of his most sought after resources. If you would like to look anew at how God asks us to parent, we encourage you to attend King’s Congregation’s summer conference titled “Raising Godly Children.” For more information, please view the videos at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6uGyxkrYOY or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xftzWQa0rg

This conference is sponsored by King’s Congregation Church and is not directly endorsed by The Ambrose School or our board of directors. While we cannot assume that it will represent our views in every respect, we anticipate it will be worthwhile.

More information is available at:

http://www.thekingscongregation.com/conference2011_intro

High School Drama Production

lblack — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:10:19 +0000

This year’s high-school drama is particularly exciting as it is our first musical. I would encourage you to come to The Music Man and bring your friends. The rules of the production from Broadway do not allow us to record the program, so the only way to see it is live! There are two performances – Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 both performances will be at 7:00 pm. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family.

For those unfamiliar with The Music Man, it’s a classic broadway musical set in a small town in the midwest. A traveling salesman swindles the town selling band instruments. It’s the source of many songs you probably know like 76 Trombones, Trouble (Right Here in River City), Gary Indiana, Wells Fargo Wagon, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, and a great opening scene.

We hope you can join us for one of these performances.

Apply now for fall openings

dgoodwin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:04:24 +0000

If you are considering The Ambrose School for your student in the fall, now is the time to apply. Applications are considered based upon several factors, one of which is the order in which they are received. We’re seeking families that value an academic setting and a Christian worldview education. Please call our offices at 208 323 3888 for an information packet or to schedule a visit. Older students are encouraged to visit for a day.

Christmas Concert on Youtube, DVD, Blu Ray.

dgoodwin — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:50:30 +0000

After many requests to see the finished product, we’ve put up a few scenes from our annual Christmas concert on Youtube (click title above to view). It will also be released on DVD this week (check your mail, or send an e-mail to office at theambroseschool.org (note the at is a symbol, here avoided to avoid spam)). We will be releasing a full-length version after Christmas on DVD and Blue Ray.

Here are the Youtube links: (These are HD clips, so they take a few minutes to load, but they’re worth the wait).

The whole school sings “Gaudete” and “The Hallelujah Chorus.”

Krista Wilford sings “What Child is This?”

The first of two moving oratories for Christmas, this one by Abigael Nowaski is called “Shepherd’s Child.”

The second of two moving oratories in our 7th annual Christmas program, called “Soldier’s Child” telling the story of Christ’s birth as only a child could.

Christmas Concert to Air on KTVB’s 24-7

dgoodwin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:25:11 +0000

On Christmas Eve, at 1:00 in the afternoon and from 8:00-9:00 in the evening, The Ambrose School’s Traditional Christmas Program will Air on KTVB’s 24-7. The program was performed in the Brandt Center at NNU on December 3rd. “What Child is This?” is the 7th annual Christmas Program of The Ambrose School. This year’s program features The Ambrose School Honors Orchestra, Bell Choir, Devoveo Choir (high school), Cantavi Choir (grades 2-6 special choir), and our General orchestra’s and our all-school choir.

Please tell your friends and plan to join us on the air on Christmas eve. Highlights include Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and many other traditional choruses. Our program has grown is popularity with around 1400 people attending annually. The sounds of Christmas are inspired by over 300 children singing a variety of well-known and beautiful traditional Christmas songs.

24-7 is channel 7-2 over the air. On CableOne, it’s channel 28. For customer’s of Dish Network or Direct TV, you can only receive this broadcast if you have a supplemental antenna to receive local channels. 24-7 carries local news programming, so if you have a desire to add this service, now is the time. If you cannot get the broadcast, you can request a DVD copy by calling 208-323-3888.

Ambrose reaches out to NCA families

dgoodwin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:45:34 +0000

With the announcement of Nampa Classical Academy’s closing, we would like to extend an invitation to families from NCA. We respect the effort that NCA’s leadership put forth as they attempted to retain its charter. Prior to the announcement of NCA’s closure, we chose not to enter into the debate out of concern for our fellow classical school. At this point, as the only remaining classical educational option for most families, we would like to extend an invitation to NCA families. We have waiting lists in k-2, but we have a few openings in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th. We also have space in grades 9-12.

The Ambrose School is a non-profit private school. We charge tuition, but this leaves us free to teach truth unencumbered. We are free to teach about God, the creator and sustainer of all things. Our program fully integrates Christian doctrine and philosophy into every subject. Classical education depends on an unhindered pursuit of truth without boundaries or limits. We are committed to this vision, so we do not accept any state funding whatsoever.

With 15 years of experience, we have been practicing the classical model for some time. Our teachers and curriculum have been proven effective. Our average SAT scores (2 part) exceed 1300. Our students matriculate at some of the finest colleges in the country. We encourage interested NCA families to request a packet and visit The Ambrose School.

Ambrose student addresses Ntl. Conference

dgoodwin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:39:19 +0000

Krista Wilford, an Ambrose School Junior, addressed a crowd of over 800 educators at the National ACCS conference in Durham, North Carolina on June 18th. Krista won the “runner up” award in the ACCS National Chrysostom Oratory competition earlier this year. This contest is held among accredited ACCS schools from around the country. Its purpose is to inspire other ACCS educators and students to pursue rhetorical excellence. The winner, Anna Kitchin from Rockbridge Academy in Maryland also gave her speech on the 18th. Krista also won a $500 scholarship, in addition to her trip to North Carolina. Krista’s speech was on the value of Poetry in Christian culture. We hope to make the audio of her speech available soon.