Farming activities are flexible depending on what the needs are of all who live here. Some examples of farming activities include:

• feeding and caring for animals

• collecting eggs

• homesteading skills & traditional hand tools

• wool shearing, processing, spinning, and crafting

• gardening

• baking and cooking with ingredients from the farm

• fencing care

• fixing and building projects

The actvities vary depending on the needs of the group and the seasons. Here are some example

• primitive fire starting (when regulations permit)

• making and hauling firewood

• building shelters and forts

• creating with clay, mud, nature items

• nature art projects

• hiking

• whittling

• relaxing in hammocks

• foraging

• group games

• nature meditation using our senses (aka “a sit spot”)

• lots and lots of free play to create games and eplore wat they like to!

Waldorf education aims to teach children through practical experiences with their thinking, feeling, and willing capacities. This enables a deeper understanding and love for learning about the world and ourselves.

We focus on following the rhythms of life and the natural world. We create a flexible agenda for the day that allows children periods of activity and rest, intersperced with periods of focused, directed activities and free play.

Children feel secure when we as leaders create routines that they come to know and can count on, and that reflect the natural world they are living in. This is done throughout the day with the use of verses, music & songs, games, stories and art, which highlight the time of day and season we are living in.

For more information or if you have questions, please feel free to contact us.

Farm school is similar in many ways to the forest school movement. Below you will find the many benefits, including academic imporvement, for your child.

The forest school movement originated in Denmark as a parent led initiave in the 1950’s, it was a state supported model there by the 1980’s. Since then forest schools have become increasingly popular in Europe, and now are spreading across North America and the world since the early 2000’s.

This shows an increase in parents recognition that children need and benefit greatly from a connection with nature. Today there is plenty of research indicating that a deeper connection with nature is not only healthy for all of us, but it also has major positive impacts on childrens ability to learn the fundamental school subjects, such as math, reading, writing, sciences, etc.

It has been shown that not only will your child not fall behind by missing a regular school day, but their learning should improve. Not to mention, they will also receive benefits for their social, emotional, cognitive, and developmental growth, in addition to their academic learning.

Please feel free to reach out to us for more information or with questions.