The Farm & Forest Homeschool Program
The Farm & Forest Homeschool Program offers groundbreaking full season farm to table and wilderness programming in a supportive Jewish environment for ages 4 through 14.
Located at Eden Village Camp's 248 acres, just an hour north of New York City, the Farm & Forest Program empowers students to cultivate genuine lifelong connections to their food and to nature through innovative gardening, cooking, art, music, and wilderness experiences, all incorporating the natural rhythms of the Jewish calendar and holiday cycles.
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Each session is $40 per child and includes homemade snack.
2012 Homeschool Dates and Descriptions
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Spring 2012 Tuesdays Time: 12:30-4:30pm |
Fall 2012 |
| April 24 | September 6 |
| May 1 | September 13 |
| May 8 | September 20 |
| May 15 |
Family Overnight Sep. 27 - Sun Sep. 30 |
| May 22 | October 4 |
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Family Overnight |
October 11 |
| June 5 |
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May 22: Animal Care and Orienteering Skills
Join us in welcoming our bees back to our farm! Our May 22nd session will introduce students to the beautiful and useful 0, 2, and 6 legged members of our community: bees, chickens, and
worms, as we explore Jewish perspectives on animal care, and how our animals contribute to the health of our farm! We'll also help prepare lodging for our newest friends, the goats, who will
arrive the next day. Out in the forest, we'll explore some basic orienteering practices, learning how to tell the time and directions by the sun, and making a map of our adventure. We'll conclude
with a parade in the calendar garden for Rosh Chodesh Sivan!
Thur May 31 to Fri Jun 1: Spring Homeschool Overnight & First Fruits Festival!
Jewish Farm School is delighted to offer our 2012 Spring Homeschool Overnight and First Fruits Festival! Harvest wheat to bake Challah in an earth oven! Milk goats and learn the
ancient craft of cheesemaking! Build a parent proof composting bin! Map your family's history, and navigate future possibilities! Join us as we celebrate the ancient wheat harvest holiday of
Shavuot on the Farm, create deep connections our food and family, learn some do-it-together sustainability skills, and take the next step in caring for each other, and for the earth! Families
will sleep in furnished bunks with full bathrooms, and together we'll prepare and eat 3 scrumptious kosher organic meals from our farm! Individual students are also welcome to attend without
parents, and will be part of their own tribe! Join us for campfire, skits, stargazing, fantastic lookouts, crafts, plus the hands on, down to earth Jewish connections and wondermaking of our Farm
& Forest Homeschool Program packed into one incredible camp out experience. $175 for kids, $75 for parents, includes all food, lodging, and programming.
About Farm & Forest
Whether planting trees, baking bread in an earth oven, sharing Jewish tales and midrashim around the fire, or packing Tzedakah boxes of homegrown produce for donation to a local food bank, students put ancient agricultural traditions into practice while participating in a vibrant earth based community.
We learn about soil, seeds, compost, insects, herbs, and orchards, in our fields, our kitchen, and in our tradition, and through hands on growing and cooking projects. Our goats, bees, and chickens provide for our needs while teaching us about animal care and ethics. In the woods, we practice our navigation and safety skills, while learning to build primitive shelters, track animals, identify wild edibles, and make fire through friction. Art projects include printmaking, plant sketching, making costumes and paper mache shofars, and tons more!
Spring Membership Packages
Finder’s Fee
$50 off for each new family who signs up for a membership and lists you as their reference.
Payment plans are possible. Contact Ilya for more details.
For more info, contact jonah@jewishfarmschool.org
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