 The first day of SOLAR CAMPUS classes for the 2013-2014 school year will be Friday August 16, 2013. Be a Volunteer Counselor this Summer with Kids To The Country! Kids To The Country (KTC) is a unique program that has been working since 1986 to reduce anger, violence and fear in some of our most at-risk urban children. These youngsters come from homeless shelters, refugee centers, and low-income neighborhoods. Over 2,800 children have participated since the program's inception. Through reconnecting them with nature, the innovative KTC program offers urban youth the opportunity to get out of troubled situations and develop a connection to nature through direct hands-on experience. The Kids To The Country Summer Program is held on 1750 acres of woodlands, meadows, creeks and hills belonging to The Farm Community in Lewis County, seventy-five miles south of Nashville, Tennessee. Key to KTC’s philosophy is a respect for the environment. Kids to the Country's mission is to create a multicultural exchange in a rural setting for at-risk children. KTC builds a positive sense of community through nonviolent conflict resolution skills and promotes the growth of healthful relationships with one another. KTC's structured activities form lasting feelings of accomplishment and self-worth in each child. The nature school curriculum helps every youngster develop a connection with the land and the rhythms of nature through direct experience, providing them with an enriched world view. Activities in the summer program include:
please contact The Farm School SOLAR CAMPUS by phone or email: CONTACT Satellite Campuses Program information: Satellite Campuses Program (our home & community based learning program for home educators, homeschoolers and unschoolers) |
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The Farm School provides alternative education for students living on and off The Farm. Our kids are taught to be socially conscious, creative, and critical thinkers. Most importantly, they put what they learn into practice and have a good time doing it.
Vision
The Farm School is an educational resource center and hub of activity making the knowledge and physical resources of The Farm and The Farm School virtual community available to an international community of lifelong learners.
Mission
The Farm School seeks to support diverse individuals actualizing our unique potentials as we work and play toward personal, community and planetary well-being.
All classes open to K-12 students. Multiple teachers work together to support diverse age groups learning with and from each other.
$30 per child for one 9-week class meeting once a week.
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Educational Philosophy
The philosophy of The Farm School begins with the belief that all kids have a natural desire to learn and grow, and that all aspects of life are considered a part of a person’s education. The students are allowed to pursue their areas of interest, in a relaxed setting of encouragement and with a variety of resources. We use cooperation, not competition as a model. Intimidation and authoritarian means of implementing school programs are not part of the agenda so students have the freedom to be who they are without interference or judgment. We believe knowledge of one’s self, honesty and tolerance are as important a part of a child’s education as academics.
Organizational Structure
The Farm School is a consensus-democratic school. We attempt to achieve
consensus on all shared decisions and use voting to make decisions when
this seems like the most peaceful path to a decision. We make decisions
about the daily functioning of the school during school meetings where
students and teachers each have equal voice. Our Parent, Teacher,
Student Association (PTSA) makes decisions about the daily functioning
of the school that require the input of parents. We make decisions
specific to individual students during triadic meetings that include a
student, her/his advisor and a family member.
Our school board is accountable for the functioning of the school as
a business entity (non-profit corporation). We entrust our Principal to
make recommendations about how to achieve our mission and to make time
sensitive decisions on our behalf.
Sounds like a nice school huh? Well it really is! We take very seriously the
importance of the values that our kids need in order to become whole, caring
adults.A few years ago it was thought that maybe the time was coming when we would
have to close the school since most of the community’s kids have grown-up,
but we once again have young children and we see potential for more.Many of
us look forward to the time when our own grandchildren will
attend this school.
IF YOUR FAMILY SHOPS AT KROGER, HERE'S AN EASY WAY TO HELP US RAISE FUNDS:
There are special Kroger gift cards available that give 4% of your total purchase price
to The Farm School each time you use the card to make your purchase! To receive a
card, simply send $5 and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
The Farm School
151 Schoolhouse Road
Summertown, TN 38483
Your card will arrive pre-loaded with $5. Just add more value to the card when you
go to Kroger and then use it to pay for your purchase. For the School to receive the
4% you must use a card specially registered to the program. A previously issued card
or a new one that is purchased at Kroger cannot be added to the program. Thank
you for supporting The Farm School when shopping at Kroger Stores! If you have any
questions, please contact Michael at the Farm School: (931) 964-2325.
CLICK HERE to make a donation to The Farm School.
CLICK HERE to visit our online store and get your Farm School QUESTION AUTHORITY T-shirt!
CLICK HERE to visit the Farm School Community Commons site.
Community Commons accounts are included with Family registration for enrolled families. Others may support the Farm School and its Satellite Campuses Program by becoming a Friend of The Farm School. This will allow you to contributing to and participate in our Community Commons.
To become a Friend of The Farm School : https://home.comcast.net/~farmschoolathome/1213paypal.htm (scroll down the page)