Roots & Shoots Farm School
Craving a boundless heritage immersion experience for your child? A chance for them to work in community with friends and the earth, embrace creativity, explore their own uniqueness and learn homesteading skills on a sustainable farm? This is the place!
Age groups
Beansprouts are 4-6 year olds, Thistles are 7-9, Willows are 10-13. When we offer our Elderberry program, it is for ages 13-16. Half of the day is spent in these groups, while the remainder is with mixed ages.
Group size
Our groups generally consist of 9-12 kids. Ages 9 and under will always have one lead teacher and an assistant, while bigger kids will mostly have just one lead teacher. Our entire program is generally between 30-40 kids.
Tuition assistance
We pride ourselves on offering a program that provides a very unique experience that is beneficial to all kids. We have lots of repeat families which speaks to the quality and value of what we offer. However, we understand that this program may not be in everyone's budget. If tuition assistance may make this program a possibility for your family when it otherwise may not be possible, please reach out and we can try to come up with assistance. We also have discount for multiple children enrolled.
Schedule/Sessions
Farm School is in session Mondays and Tuesdays from 9am-3pm and runs in 7 to 10 weeks sessions each season of the year.
Who We Are
Carrie Burchett
Carrie Burchett
Carrie Burchett
Carrie Burchett is a down to earth mother of 4, a certified Waldorf teacher and has worked with ages 5-14 in Waldorf schools for the past 10 years. She loves art, theatre and all things on the farm. She's passionate about recognizing the indiviual needs of each child and pulling from her multitude of educational/creative resources to offer your child a creative, compassionate learning environment where they will best thrive.
Laura Fry
Carrie Burchett
Carrie Burchett
Laura Fry is an energetic mother of five and lives here at Stone Garden Farm. She's proficient in a multitude of heritage homesteading skills and loves to pass them on to children and adults alike. She has founded various homeschool co-ops and has spent over ten years teaching homesteading classes to all ages. Earth-centered education and the full-circle understanding is of paramount importance to her teaching style and is always an influence in her lessons, whether it's gardening or making candles.
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