ROOTED CLASSICAL HOMESTEAD SCHOOL
K-12 CLASSICAL EDUCATION ENRICHMENT
ROOTED CLASSICAL HOMESTEAD SCHOOL
K-12 CLASSICAL EDUCATION ENRICHMENT
At Rooted Classical Homestead School, our mission is to glorify God as we disciple children in goodness, truth and beauty toward the pursuit of freedom to take dominion in the land as we seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness.
In classical education, we sow good, true and beautiful knowledge and wisdom into the minds of students to grow in them skills that will reap a fruitful harvest of abundance. Homesteading provides endless opportunities for problem solving, leading students to discover, create and provide solutions. Students will become wise, compassionate, purposefully contributing citizens in a world full of consumerism. Faithful stewardship of living things provides students the opportunity to co-create with the Master Gardener.
SOW
Developmentally appropriate curriculum and opportunity in:
Small Scale Agriculture, Life Skills on the Homestead, Homestead Economics, Homestead Systems, Animal Husbandry, Homesteading and Human Flourishing and Homestead Community Involvement.
GROW
Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Creativity, Resourcefulness, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Teamwork, Collaboration, Ownership, Responsibility, Resilience, Durability, Delayed Gratification, Self Management, Self Sufficiency, Life Skills, Work Ethic, Health and Wellness.
HARVEST
Godly Character and Virtue in Wisdom, Compassion, Stewardship, Humility, Confidence, Perseverance, Patience, Honesty, Temperance, Fortitude, and Gratitude.
A Classical Approach to a Classical Pursuit
The application of the classical tools of learning within a homesteading context empowers students to think critically, reason and communicate effectively, and develop a lifetime love of learning as they recover the lost skills of working with their hands.
Grammar (K-5th)
Given the freedom to explore and create, Grammar students are encouraged to closely observe the natural order around them, expanding their vocabulary as they identify their observations. This new found knowledge is absorbed and remembered as they experience it through all of their senses. They retell their stories to encourage those around them. Curriculum aimed at their stage of development is bolstered by simple crafts, projects and responsibilities. Simple responsibilities and contributions to the Homestead will provide a sense of ownership, productivity and accomplishment as they work with their hands and spend plenty of time in the dirt.
Logic (6th-8th)
Given the freedom to solve tangible problems, Logic students are encouraged to explore ideas by asking good questions to develop understanding and create solutions. They are pushed to define specific terms and make comparisons. Logic students study content connections with respect to time and circumstances within and beyond the problem to be solved. As they develop solutions, they evaluate cause and effect, opportunities and limitations. Students research the work of others as they look for credible sources to support their solutions. Finally, they present their solutions, debate the possibilities, and develop a method of implementation.
Rhetoric (9th-12th)
Given the freedom to put their ideas into action, Rhetoric students are encouraged to use the art of persuasion to identify projects of their own choosing as a team. They engage in one another’s experiences to understand each student’s perspective. As they sort and organize their options, they are responsible for choosing the best project to pursue. Finally, students develop a project proposal and presentation. Upon approval, students are allowed to bring their solution to fruition with their own hands for the benefit of the land, animals and community around them.
Lifetime Learners
Given the freedom to learn for life, adults of all ages are encouraged to engage in community collaboration, family contribution days and homesteading skills classes. As they continue to stretch their abilities and apply the classical tools of learning as adults, they will learn skills and grow in confidence to steward their gifts well. Lifetime Learners will experience the fruit of a family who does hard things well together.