A morning at Dogwood

From the gate to pickup

The rhythm stays the same all year, and the farm changes what fills it.

01
Arrive and wash up
An adult greets each child at the gate and signs them in. Boots go on, hands get a first wash and everyone has a look at the sky.
Signed in at the gate
Help with boots and layers
02
Barn chores
Children collect eggs, fill the water buckets and scatter the feed, one job at a time with an adult beside them. Then they wash their hands again.
Animals only with an adult beside
Hand washing after every chore
03
The day's outing
The morning follows the day: the garden and kitchen, the orchard and pasture, the woods edge or a make day in the schoolhouse.
A headcount at every stop
A story, a song or a stretch before the walk back
04
Lunch, story circle and pickup
Back at the schoolhouse, children wash up for lunch from home, then settle into a story circle. Families collect at the gate.
Lunch from home
Pickup at the gate

A farm week

A week of farm days

Every morning starts with barn chores and hand washing, and the rest of the morning follows the day's focus.

Fall session

Sample classes.

Two-day children come on Tuesday and Thursday, three-day children on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and five-day children every day.

A tour is a walk around the farm with the group on a school morning.