Into the Meadows: Farm School
A fully immersive, outdoor science class created to marvel at the everyday miracles of the natural world, and to inspire a new generation of passionate, intuitively connected stewards of the earth.
3 Wednesdays per month
10am-12pm and 1-3pm
Grades TK - 6th
$160/child — monthly
$50/ child — annual materials fee
Details
10:00-10:15 — Welcome/ nature play
10:15-10:30 — Grounding & team building
10:30-11:30 — Instruction & hands-on lesson
11:30-12:00 — Lunch/ Nature play
Daily Rhythm
Wilder Meadows is a 20 acre regenerative farm nestled in the hills of Tenaja, California.
This is a fully outdoor class. In the chance of heavy rain, we will schedule a make-up class
Nature play area will include climbing structures, a mud kitchen, and nature manipulatives (loose parts, shovels, gloves, etc)
Students are asked to wear closed toed shoes, play clothes (a change of clothes might be helpful on muddy days), lunch and a water bottle
Drop-off is always an option, but we welcome and encourage parents and younger siblings to stay. We know drive time with little ones can be challenging and we’re a bit outside of town, so we will have designated “community” areas to sit and enjoy coffee, read a book, work, exercise, go for a nature walk, and build the “village” with other like minded-families
For your children to be fully engaged and immersed in this program, we encourage parents and siblings who choose to stay to try and give space to their older children as much as possible
Annual materials fee includes: t-shirt, nature workbook/ journal, and lesson manipulatives
Email — WilderMeadowsFarm@gmail.com to inquire about availability. Space is limited
FAQs
“Without continuous hands-on experience, it is impossible for children to acquire a deep intuitive understanding of the natural world that is the foundation of sustainable development. A critical aspect of the present-day crisis in education is that children are becoming separated from daily experience of the natural world.
– Robin C Moore
“Sky above, earth below, and peace within.”
October: Land Stewardship & Regenerative Farming
16: Introductions, farm tour, distribute materials
23: Soil Health
30: Compost
November: Pasture Raised Animals
6: Chickens
13: Sheep
20: Dairy Cow
December: Trees
4: Root & leaf study
11: Life under a log study
18: Nature ornament making
January: Winter & Hibernation
15: Seasonal rhythms in nature
22: Hibernating animal study
29: Iceburgs
February: Ponds/ Moss
5: Pond Life
12: Building a dam
19: Rain/ water
March: Gardening/ Cultivation
5: Garden basics
12: Seeds
19: Inside a flower
April: Spring Animal Study
2: Sheep: wool cleaning/ spinning/ knitting
9: Ducks
16. Rabbits
May: In the Sky
7: Butterflies
14: Birds, nest building, beak tools
21: Final class party & celebration