Summer Programs 2024
Ages 7 to 12
Summer Programs for Children
SINGLE-SKILL CLASSES:
We offer single skill-building classes throughout the summer for children ages 7 to 12. The skill is taught in a fun, engaging, and hands-on way from the farmers themselves!
ALL CLASSES:
Each class runs for ONE DAY, 9:00am to 2:00pm.
Children can register for just one day (any week) of the class, or multiple days of one class.
Each class is self-contained, meaning that a child can attend any one-day class in and of itself, and NO previous is experience required.
REGISTRATION & FEES:
You may mix and match ANY one-day classes to create your child's schedule for the summer ($105 per class).
Register for all classes within a week (Tu/W/Th/F) and receive a 20% discount ($335 per week).
Or register for ALL 32 individual classes this summer and receive a 30% discount ($2,350 per summer).
SCHEDULE:
See below for details.
No classes on Mondays.
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Biodynamic Gardening Class
Learn how to garden using biodynamic concepts and techniques. Have some fun in the soil and get your hands dirty on the farm while engaging in this holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to farming.
Tuesday, June 11th
Tuesday, June 18th -
Weaving Class
Learn how to use your hands to skillfully create woven projects using natural materials. Projects may include techniques for weaving with grass, wild willow, pine needles, and leaves on your own loom.
Wednesday, June 12th
Wednesday, June 19th -
Tool Making Class
Learn how to fashion tools out of natural materials. Tool projects may include: creating brooms from sorghum, crafting butterfly nets, or making unique whistles.
Thursday, June 13th -
Fiber Arts Class
Have fun making art with different fibers, such as yarn, fabric…and wool from our very own sheep. Develop your unique artistic expression while learning handy techniques such as sewing, embroidery, knitting, and spinning wool.
Friday, June 14th
Friday, June 21st -
Book Making Class
Learn the basics of book making with natural materials. Start with making your own paper and decorating it with flowers from the garden and stitch the pages together by hand. There may also be opportunity to make your own ink from berries or charcoal, or a quill pen from our very own goose’s feathers.
Thursday, June 20th
Thursday, July 18th -
Natural Dyeing Class
Learn to find, harvest, and prepare the plants and herbs to make natural dyes that have been used throughout history to create the warm, earthy, and joyful color tones of summer.
Wednesday, July 11th
Wednesday, August 8th -
Herbal Candy Making Class
Learn how to make natural candy out of what’s growing in the garden. Practice identifying, harvesting, and preparing herbs from the farm and transforming them into delicious candy.
Tuesday, July 16th
Tuesday, July 23rd -
Jewelry Making Class
Learn how to create beautiful jewelry by beading and weaving with natural materials found on the land. Design your own bracelet, earrings, necklaces, headbands, or rings with living material from the land.
Wednesday, July 17th
Wednesday, July 24th -
Floral Design Class
Learn floral design through the proper identification, harvesting, storing, and arranging of flowers found on the land. Children will bring home some of their floral design creations.
Friday, July 19th
Friday, July 26th
Friday, August 2nd
Friday, August 9th -
Nature Painting/Drawing
Enjoy creating paintings and drawings in a place where creative inspiration is endless — the garden! You will learn how to draw and paint plants, animals, landscapes, and more. This class is especially great for young people who feel like they're not very good at drawing or painting, because it's all about the process, not the outcome.
Tuesday, July 30th
Tuesday, August 6th -
Wind Chime Making Class
Learn to make a wind chime from living materials on the land. Help the wind to sing its song as you craft a beautiful chime from your own inner vision.
Thursday, July 25th -
Crafting with Herbs Class
Learn to identify, harvest, and process herbs that have been known for generations to help, heal, and soothe. Cultivate your relationship with these healing plants to make special herbal creations such as hand salves, teas, or aromatherapy sprays.
Wednesday, July 31st
Wednesday, August 7th -
Birding Class
Learn to search with your own eagle eyes the skies, trees, and brush for our feathered friends. Begin to identify birds by their song, the size and shape of their beak, their colors, color pattern, or what their legs, tail shape, and feet look like.
Thursday, August 1st
List of Summer 2024 Individual, Single-Skill Classes for Children, ages 7 to 12
(Each class is self-contained, meaning that a child can attend any one-day class in and of itself, and NO previous is experience required. See top of page for discounts for attending multiple days/weeks.)
Tues, June 11th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, June 12th - Weaving Class
Thurs, June 13th - Tool Making Class
Fri, June 14th - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, June 18th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, June 19th - Weaving Class
Thurs, June 20th - Book Making Class
Fri, June 21st - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, June 25th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, June 26th - Weaving Class
Thurs, June 27th - Tool Making Class
Fri, June 28th - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, July 9th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, July 10th - Weaving Class
Thurs, July 11th - Natural Dyeing Class
Fri, July 12th - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, July 16th - Herbal Candy Making Class
Wed, July 17th - Jewelry Making Class
Thurs, July 18th - Book Making Class
Fri, July 19th - Floral Design Class
Tues, July 23rd - Herbal Candy Making Class
Wed, July 24th - Jewelry Making Class
Thurs, July 25th - Wind Chime Making Class
Fri, July 26th - Floral Design Class
Tues, July 30th - Nature Painting/Drawing Class
Wed, July 31st - Crafting With Herbs Class
Thurs, August 1st - Birding Class
Fri, August 2nd - Floral Design Class
Tues, August 6th - Nature Painting/Drawing Class
Wed, August 7th - Crafting With Herbs Class
Thurs, August 8th - Natural Dyeing Class
Fri, August 9th - Floral Design Class
All class activities are accessible for a wide range of skill levels.
Though the single-skill will always be as listed, the specific projects described within each class may vary depending on weather and availability of materials.