More about Farm to Table.

What do we mean when we say Farm To Table: multiple-subject & multiple-grade-level, farm school, homeschool support program?

Our vision is to have children of differing ages all learning together and helping each other learn, alongside our caring teachers, the core subjects of English Language Arts, Math, History, Science, and Arts. Our vision for this comes from two inspirations:

1. Our Founders’/Directors’ own homeschooling experience at home - the most used place in their home is their huge table in their kitchen. It’s at the kitchen table where they eat, learn, and spend a lot of quality time. They have 5 children ranging from 3 to 14 years old. Some of their children are just beginning to learn letters, while others are learning to write MLA-formatted essays. Some are just learning to write numbers, and others are learning to complete algebraic equations. Sometimes the older children help guide the younger children with concepts they have already mastered.  They teach Science and History lessons to multiple age groups together, knowing they will each experience different levels of comprehension and mastery, depending on what is age and developmentally-appropriate. 

2. One-room farm schoolhouses have been an important part of American history for hundreds of years across the USA.  Do you remember those beautiful one-room country schoolhouses, like the ones in the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder? Our family loves this series. Children from TK-8th grade all learn in one space together and are taught by one teacher.  While we aim to group students in closer academic learning pods in small groups, we have been inspired by the “one-room schoolhouse” and from many seasoned homeschooling families where they found something good that worked!

At Farm to Table, we want parents to feel confident that when their children are dropped off for the day, they will be engaged in activities in Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Phonics, Grammar, and Penmanship), Math, History, Science, Nature Studies, Art, and seasonal cumulative group projects.  Ultimately, it is up to you - the parents’ discretion - as to what your child needs; some parents request their child(ren) to come home with their learning materials so they can continue to work on it at home.  Others prefer to keep their materials at their child(ren)’s cubby at the farm and only do formal schoolwork at Farm to Table.  

So why choose Farm to Table?    Farm to Table addresses many of the challenges that homeschool parents face. Parents can rest assured that their children will receive all the core learning from highly qualified, caring teachers every day of the program. Another huge benefit for many families is the children’s opportunity to experience this learning outside in a beautiful, healthy, natural environment and having a great time doing all of this alongside their peers!   

We often hear three things from parents:

1. I don't like that my children are inside all-day

2. My children need more social opportunities and often spend large amounts of time by themselves 

3. I don't feel confident to teach … (Beginning Reading, Science, Math, etc…)

Farm to Table wonderfully exceeds those needs and provides a place for children to thrive.