It is holistic. Holistic education develops every person’s intellectual, emotional, social, physical, creative and spiritual potential. Holistic education is based on the idea that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as compassion and peace. Which means that you will quickly feel safe, supported, and included.

Nab Cottage overlooks a small lake and is surrounded by hills. It is in the centre of the Lake District National Park, an area of incredible beauty. There are many wonderful walks from the cottage including waterfalls, caves, valleys, mountains and rivers. We have a large canoe you can use on the lake and on warm days you can swim in the lake. It is a 500m walk along the lake to our local pub, a 3km walk along the river into the local village of Ambleside, and 3km around the lake into Grasmere.

All other schools we know of use family accommodation, residences, self- catering or hotels. However at Nab Cottage we take the best from each of these and create a place where you can be yourself just as you are at home, where you have the comfort of a country guest house, where you have friends from all over the world around you as in a residence and where you have English teachers living with you.

“I came back richer than when I went to Nab” – Maria 2016

” I was feeling so much warmth, kindness, love, compassion, security, support… I know that your really care about your students and this is fantastic! Thank you!” – Anna 2016

“Nab Cottage, the interesting students, the beautiful landscape, the food, the house and the barn and last but not least all the fantastic activities and the exceptional lessons with you.”– Hans 2015