Registration is open!
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Registration is open! ~
Farm and Forest Fridays
Join us on our Windhover Campus from 9am - 3pm
This program is open to children who are currently in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade who are looking for an extended learning opportunity during the school week and for children who are homeschooled. It is encouraged that children are able to read and write at least at a 2nd grade level in order to participate in this program.
Dates & Info:
14 Week Program February 16, 23 March 8, 15, 22, 29 April 5, 12, 19 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
NEW 7 WEEK OPTIONS: $350 each Winter ~ Feb 16, 23, March 1, 15, 22, 29, and April 5 OR Spring ~ April 12, 19, May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31
Weather Make-up days: June 7th and 14th ———————————————————————————— Fridays we won’t have program: March 8th and April 26th ————————————————————————————
Daily Schedule
9am Arrive at Windhover. Check in with your job for the day & settle in. Fire building
9:15 Morning Meeting around the campfire. Share nature observations from previous week. Go over goals for the day
9:30 Snack
10 Learning Adventure (e.g., Observation hike, Tree/Plant ID, or Shelter building)
11 Solo learning (e.g. nature journaling, sit spot, solo exploration)
11:10 Community Games
12 Shared meal time, sometimes created together over the fire
12:45 Individual project time
1:30 Forest Free Play
2:30 Camp Clean up & Community Closing Circle to share highlights
3pm pick up
Due to a limited number of open spots, registration is not complete until payment is made.
Payment must be made within 7 days or a payment plan set up.
Accepted payments include cash, check, or credit card (3% service fee will be applied to all card transactions) If paying by credit card, please call Emily at 603-788-4183 ext. 3 or pay in person at Taproot Marketplace, located at 101 Main Street in Lancaster during regular business hours.
Educational Philosophy
Taproot believes children learn naturally through play and exploration. One of our goals with this program is to allow space for the children to create and lead their own learning community while empowering each other and learning about the natural world. By encouraging arts-based learning and connections through aesthetic experiences, Taproot cultivates beauty, imagination, and caring relations. We strive for children to learn through discovery and self reflection, bringing context and value to learning experiences while developing the capacity for learning to care for the environment. When children relate what they learn to their own experience, they are interested and alive, and what they learn becomes their own.
