Forest School comes to the farm!
from Hacking the Homestead...Part Time
In this episode, we discuss the very first week of school on the farm! For those of you who have tuned in to previous episodes, you know that we have forged a partnership with the Wauhatchie Forrest School, which is a local outdoor school that embraces a variety of teaching approaches, including Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggieo-Emilia. The school hosts students from pre-K through 5th grade and is focused on instilling lifelong learning in students by rooting them in a foundational understanding of the natural world. In a world where kids are often connected to screens all day long, a kinetic educational approach that helps kids learn outside all day long is such a breath of fresh air. Rachel and I are so excited to not only be hosting this innovative school, but feel incredibly blessed that our boys will be able to benefit from this unique learning opportunity. My favorite part of their school is the response to the question, "What do they do when it's raining?" The answer, "wear a jacket". Similarly, when asked, "What do the kids do when it is cold and raining?" The answer, "Wear a heavier coat." As a recovering infantryman, Joe was sold on this mantra!
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