Wild Roots Nature School at Stonewall Farm~ Nourish the Whole Child… Grow Roots and Blossom! ~

Welcome to Wild Roots Nature School at Stonewall Farm! Wild Roots nourishes the whole child by utilizing the natural environment as a classroom. Each day, students will spend the majority of their time outdoors, learning from the seasonal rhythms of a working farm. Nature provides an entry point for all traditional subjects we explore in life – math, science, language arts, social studies – and Wild Roots Nature School immerses kids in this curriculum. At Wild Roots Nature School we believe that children are natural learners and when the curriculum meets the child where they are, learning and growth can take place. Wild Roots Nature School is a nature-based program that:

Offers hands-on approach to education in a multi-age, natural learning environment. Cultivates the students’ relationship to self, others, place and land through continuous

exposure to all four. Utilizes an emergent and integrated curriculum to develop the whole child. Provides a low student to teacher ratio and lots of time learning and playing outdoors.

Welcoming children ages 3-5 from 8:30am-12:30pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the 2013-2014 school year (must be 34 months old AND potty trained to enroll).

Sample Day 8:30 arrival8:45 - 9:30 journey together to seasonal gathering spot for morning circle9:30 - 10:30 free play/snack (healthy snacks will be provided for students)10:30 to 11:45 extended outdoor exploration/indoor station work11:45 - 12:20 bathroom/lunch (please provide a nutritious lunch and water bottle for your child)12:20 - 12:30 closing circle12:30 pick up

Tuition Rate:3 half days (8:30-12:30) Monday, Wednesday, Friday = $2,880 per school year ($320/month)

MissionOur mission at Wild Roots Nature School is to provide hands-on, nature-based educational experiences to children at Stonewall Farm.

VisionTo help children realize their unique genius and inherent strengths through hands-on nature-based experiential education.

Guiding PrinciplesBy allowing children extended time in nature to explore, contemplate and pursue purposeful work, they develop into creative problem solvers and compassionate individuals who can think independently, work in a community and be curious about their world.

Utilizing the natural environment and the farm’s routines as a framework: students can, with the guidance of their teacher(s), construct their own learning.