Belle Ame means Beautiful Soul.
Beautiful souls create a beautiful world.
A beautiful world is the
Belle Ame Dream
Official home of the Well-Educated Heart (WEH)
Our Mission
We are a community of families who are learning the lost art of
educating hearts through the Arts: music, visual arts, poetry, and story.
We seek to preserve a culture of faith, freedom, and family and
a love of the good, the true, and the beautiful.
You're Invited to
Join Our Community
Watch the video to learn more
"I'm starting once again to really internalize that what I do at home matters. I feel alive again."
"I sit in awe constantly at how much my heart grows in this process. It hasn’t happened over night, but slowly as I make my way through all this incredible information, I find myself letting go more and more of what others tell me I need to teach my children and trusting my heart instead."
"It is like the world is really a thousand times fuller, deeper and grander than what we normally see and hear."
Belle Ame Community
Family Memberships
Core
Free
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Catch the Vision of Well Educated Heart (online course)
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Connect with other Mothers of Influence (MOI) in the community
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Live events and discussions
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Mother's University
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Find Belle Ame families near you
Explorer
$19
/month or $225 annually
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Everything in Core, PLUS:
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Monthly Belle Ame Explorer magazine with fine art, stories, activities, and more (sample)
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Forgotten Classics Family Library App (coming soon)
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Register your family members for events at Belle Ame Center Campus
All-access
$59
/month or $699 annually
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Everything in Explore, PLUS:
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Biblioguides membership
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Inspiration Stations with Marlene
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On-demand classes in drawing, watercolor, music, nature journaling with John Muir Laws, storytelling, cooking, science, math, crafting, sewing, handwork, folk dancing,
and more.
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The Art of Conversation
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Mentor-led live events
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Poetry & quotes for copywork or memorization
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Audio library of stories from professional storytellers
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50% scholarship for two courses at the WEH Academy
And you're building a campus!
Memberships prepare campus for you, and you for campus
Belle Ame Center Campus
A Center for Artful Living
Funded by Belle Ame memberships, this 160 acre campus in northwest Missouri is your gift to your family and to a world desperate for beauty, peace, and joy.
The Belle Ame Campus is a place for Belle Ame members, who share the common culture built at home through the arts. Gathering in person with Belle Ame families feels like an instant family reunion!
The campus hosts programs and events for members, such as
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Young adult apprenticeships and folk school experiences
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Mothers of Influence retreats
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Artful living conferences
Want to know more?
A welcome message from Marlene Peterson
"We do not need more material development,
we need more spiritual development.
We do not need more intellectual power,
we need more moral power.
We do not need more knowledge,
we need more character.
We do not need more government,
we need more culture.
We do not need more law, we need more religion.
We do not need more of the things that are seen,
we need more of the things that are unseen.
It is that side which is the foundation of all else. If the foundation be firm, the superstructure will stand."
Calvin Coolidge
What are people saying?
"Rather than enduring motherhood and having small moments of joy with my children, my joy and gratitude is overflowing and I see the essential role I play in being a mother."
© 2023 by Belle Ame Center for Artful Living, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization