Charlotte Mason co-op curriculum
A co-op needs one shared plan, not fifteen family plans taped together. Free lists work when the group can follow AmblesideOnline's rules. Paid bundles buy a schedule, teacher notes, and a cart of resources.
Free: AmblesideOnline for Groups
AO's booklists are free. AO for Groups lets a physical co-op use them if everyone knows the lists are free at AO's site and the group does not charge a curriculum fee. Details are on can you use ambleside online for a co-op.
Paid: Charlotte Mason Together
Simply Charlotte Mason sells Charlotte Mason Together as a co-op product. Season 1 or Season 2 lesson-plan bundles run $84.95–$114.95. Season 1 plus resources is $162.70–$232.70. Season 2 plus resources is $170.70–$238.70. Prices checked 2026-09-06.
Each season is a three-hour gathering plan with twelve lessons per course. Subjects rotate across Bible, hymn study, picture study, poetry, music, Shakespeare, nature study, and handicraft.
Membership: Alveary
Alveary, from the Charlotte Mason Institute, is $299 per family per year for homeschools. Co-op leader pricing is $249 per member. School and hybrid licensing is quote-based. Alveary covers all subjects, grades 1–12. Prices checked 2026-09-06.
It markets to homeschools, co-ops, and schools. If the co-op wants daily plans at home as well as gathering days, that is the product that matches.
How to choose
If the group already owns the books and can meet in person without a curriculum fee, start with AO. If leaders need a packaged gathering day, Charlotte Mason Together is the open-and-go co-op cart. If families also want a full-year homeschool plan from the same vendor, look at Alveary.
Model questions — parent-taught days, teacher-taught days, insurance — live on how charlotte mason co-ops work. Listings are on charlotte mason schools by state.