Homestead Summer Session
The Homestead Summer Session blends the joy of summer camp with the focused attention to exploration and discovery through the Montessori approach to learning. Students spend their days outdoors—tending the farm, and exploring the forest, fields, and creek—while strengthening reading, writing, and math through STEM-based projects and hands-on experiences.
Through purposeful engagement and connection to the land, students extend, deepen, and weave their understanding together across the seasons. These sessions sustain the insights and curiosity developed during the traditional school year, opening a new world of concepts students engage in the natural beauty and abundance of a Homestead summer.
With our first sessions scheduled to begin Summer 2026 at our lovely 100-acre Glen Spey campus, our program will provide offerings for children 3 to 12 years old.
Daily Snack and Lunch are Provided
9:00–9:20 | Drop-off & Morning Kickoff
9:20–10:20 | Outdoor Ed learning tied to school year prep and harvestable garden
10:20–10:40 | Snack/Movement Break
10:40–12:00 | Outdoor Quest (farm, creek, forest, etc.)
12:00–12:40 | Lunch (picnic-style, brought from home)
12:40–1:40 | Academic Block II (journaling, literacy games, project-based learning)
1:40–2:25 | Recess (unstructured play, social development, outdoor games)
2:25–3:00 | Reflection Circle & Dismissal
Sample Schedule
Weekly Theme Samples
Week 1: Roots & Wings — Building routines, farm and garden work, confidence-building
Week 2: Waterways — Creek studies, water science, stories of rivers and oceans
Week 3: Builders & Makers — Forts, eco-art, tool skills, creative construction
Week 4: Wild Explorers — Tracking animals, survival skills, mapping, outdoor games
Week 5: Harvest & Hearth — Farm-to-table projects, cooking, shared meals
Week 6: Celebration of Learning — Showcase journals, art, and skills for families