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1180 Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Fall enrollment opens in January(919) 555-0120

Dates

The school year, month by month

Tours run most of the year, applications open in January and families hear from us in March.

This school year
  1. Tour

    Farm tours

    September to May

    A tour is a walk around the farm with the group on a school morning, about an hour. Wear boots, and bring your child if you like.

    Book a tour
  2. Open house

    Open house at the barn

    Early spring

    A Saturday morning to meet the teachers, see the schoolhouse and visit the new baby goats.

  3. Applications open

    January

    The form takes a few minutes.

  4. Decisions

    Families hear from us

    March

    By email and a phone call, with a place or a spot on the waitlist.

  5. First day

    First day of school

    Late August

    New children begin with a short first morning and a family member close by.

  6. Event

    Last weeks and garden salad

    May

    Children pick and wash the first salad and say goodbye to the barn for the summer.

Sample dates.

How to enroll

Five steps from a first question to a first morning.

  1. 01

    Step 1: Get in touch

    Call, text or send us a message. The director answers, usually within one working day.

  2. 02

    Step 2: Book a tour

    A tour is a walk around the farm with the group on a school morning, about an hour. Wear boots, and bring your child if you like.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Apply

    The application takes a few minutes and opens in January. It asks for the days you hope for and your preferred start.

  4. 04

    Step 4: Hear from us

    Families hear from us in March, by email and a phone call, with a place or a spot on the waitlist.

  5. 05

    Step 5: The first day

    New children begin in late August with a short first morning and a family member close by. Bring boots, a hat, a water bottle and a packed lunch.

Start with a walk around the farm

Book a tour, or call and ask the director a question first.