Farm School Philosophy
Farm School Provides A Gentle Transition From Home To School
Saplings & Sprouts
18 Mo – 3 Years
Treehouse
3 – 4 Years
Kindergarten
4 – 6 Years
Afterschool Program
5 – 12 Years
The Farm School Philosophy
Our days on the Farm are designed to create a balance between free, creative play and more structured activities. Nature inspires our curriculum to focuses on themes that mimic the changing of seasons. Our curriculum will feature ample experiences in the following areas of development, all of which will prepare each child for public, private kindergarten, or homeschooling.
We work with the young child first by creating a warm, beautiful and loving home-like environment, which is protective and secure and where things happen in a predictable, regular manner.
We engage in domestic, practical and artistic activities that the children can readily imitate (for example: baking, painting, gardening and handicrafts), adapting the work to the changing seasons.
We see to nurture the children’s power of imagination by encouraging free play. This free or fantasy play helps them to experience many aspects of life more deeply. Toys are generally open-ended and made of natural materials. None of our play things make noise or require batteries!
Top Questions Asked
The mission of The Good Earth Farm School is to provide a high-quality, nature-based education to children in the first phase of childhood (18 months to 6 years) in a home-like setting. Activities now absent from most urban children’s lives will be a key part of the curriculum, including: cooking, gardening, outdoor exploration, sewing, woodworking, caring for animals, and housekeeping. Woven into these experiences will be lessons that will well-prepare children to enter public or private school, or homeschooling arrangements. The Good Earth Farm School attempts to educate the whole child, touching the child’s heart and will besides his/her intellect.
The Good Earth Farm School was founded to provide a way for children to experience nature and to participate in school “family” life. The school is designed to offer a predictable rhythm to the young children it serves. The farm school occupies just under two acres of land with two buildings, animal pens, play yards, and a vegetable garden. In a world of “big box” schools and stores, we offer a personalized preschool experience for your child. With just one visit, we think you will have found a peaceful, engaging, and creative place for your child to spend his or her days! We feel it is paramount that early childhood education must address the whole child and support development–not just attempt to stuff him or her full of academic knowledge at a young age.
We are fortunate to spend our days on almost two acres under unbelievably huge Texas oak and pecan trees. We have a beautiful school garden and three large play yards, as well as a Community Yard exclusively where families segue in and out of school, visiting with one another.
Our play yards have a few pieces of built-in play equipment and sand boxes, but we treasure most our wide open spaces where children can move freely and engineer their own play with loose parts such as rocks, boards, card board boxes, and nature items.
We care for a variety of small farm animals located in pens on each play yard. Children may bring scraps from home to share with the animals. We have a Little Library in the Community Yard where students may trade books.
There are two buildings on our campus, a large two story main building and a second one-story building. We have multiple outdoor sinks for hand washing and many picnic tables for meal service as well as play and work.
All of our classrooms are thoughtfully decorated and are full of beautiful open-end materials that are unique to our educational philosophy. Soft colors and lighting, natural play materials, and props to further monthly themes can be found in each classroom.
- Saplings & Sprouts: 18 mo-3.5 years
- Treehouse: 3 – 4 years
- Kindergarten: 4-6 years
- After School: 5-12 years
- Seedlings Parent-Child Playgroup: 18 mo – 3 years
For available class schedules, please select School from the top menu and the class name.
To access our current rates please select this link. https://www.goodearthfarmschool.com/goodearthfarm/uploads/2024/01/goodearthfarmschool_tuition_rates_2024_2025.pdf
To see our current openings, please select this link. https://www.goodearthfarmschool.com/open-spaces
We we don’t have openings, you can still apply using the the following link to join our waitlist. To join our waitlist, it is a $50 non-refundable fee. Wait times can be up to 18 months due to demand. https://register.jackrabbitcare.com/849819/64
We have a monthly open house with the exception of June, July, and December. Please select our open house link to sign up for our next open house or to watch our open house videos. https://www.goodearthfarmschool.com/open-house
Sample School Menu
Week 1: (Weeks 1, 3 & 5 of the month)
- AM: Oat cereal, unsweetened almond milk
- Lunch: Peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich, steamed broccoli w/ olive oil, garlic, and sea salt
- PM: Clementine oranges (2)
Week 2: (Weeks 2 & 4 of the month)
- AM: Veggie straws, raisins and craisins
- Lunch: Pasta w/ lentil marinara sauce, Parmesan cheese
- PM: Banana
Week 1: (Weeks 1, 3 & 5 of the month)
- AM: Refried pinto beans, tortilla chips
- Lunch: Broccoli cheese soup (broccoli, vegetable broth, almond milk, garlic powder, sea salt, shredded Colby-Jack cheese, flour), homemade bread w/ butter
- PM: Applesauce
Week 2: (Weeks 2 & 4 of the month)
- AM: Granola, unsweetened almond milk
- Lunch: Veggie burger on bun w/ ketchup, multi-color pepper strips and carrots
- PM: Pretzels
Week 1: (Weeks 1, 3 & 5 of the month)
- AM: Cheddar cheese cubes, pear slices
- Lunch: Chickpea tikka masala (chickpeas, masala sauce, green peas), rice
- PM: Fig bars
Week 2: (Weeks 2 & 4 of the month)
- AM: Cream cheese on crackers
- Lunch: Tomato rice soup (tomatoes, rice, garlic, Italian seasoning, olive oil, sea salt, pepper), homemade breadsticks w/ butter
- PM: Apples, oranges, and pears
Week 1: (Weeks 1, 3 & 5 of the month)
- AM: Croissant half, strawberry and fig jam
- Lunch: Hummus, carrots, string cheese, crackers
- PM: Zbar
Week 2: (Weeks 2 & 4 of the month)
- AM: Fruit yogurt cup
- Lunch: Veggie teriyaki noodles (spaghetti, mixed vegetables, sea salt, teriyaki sauce), hard-boiled egg w/ sea salt and pepper
- PM: Veggie teriyaki noodles (spaghetti, mixed vegetables, sea salt, teriyaki sauce), hard-boiled egg w/ sea salt and pepper
Week 1: (Weeks 1, 3 & 5 of the month)
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AM: Pretzels and apple slices
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Lunch: Greek yogurt and bananas (Greek yogurt, mashed bananas, honey), animal crackers
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PM: Goldfish crackers
Week 2: (Weeks 2 & 4 of the month)
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AM: Colby jack cheese cubes, baby carrots
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Lunch: Black beans, rice, guacamole (lemon juice or lime juice, sea salt, garlic)
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PM: Chewy granola bar
The Open Houses are a first opportunity to see what the school is all about! You’ll receive information about our enrollment process and what makes our school unique, plus you’ll be able to tour our buildings and grounds. Families typically complete the online application and fee after attending an Open House.
Why Farm School is Better
Kids tend and care for a variety of animals on the farm.
Farm School kids garden throughout the year, bake homemade bread from scratch, harvest their veggies and prep it for meal time.
Everyday Children play outside – run, skip, jump, climb and even splash in puddles! Kids, Parents & Teachers approve of getting outside.
Farm School teachers are bar none, the love and care provided by our staff along with our small teacher to student ratio ensures the security and growth of our children with lots of individual attention.
Farm School is lovingly owned by a passionate mom of two children who believes children should be nurtured and allowed to play outside everyday.
Pre-Enrollment Questions
It is easy to enroll, please fill out our application CLICK HERE along with the application fee and someone from the school will be in touch soon there after.
We highly encourage everyone to come by and tour one our open house, please CLICK HERE Reserve your Free Spot for a day that works well for you.
Our days on the farm are designed to create a balance between free, creative play and more structured activities. Our daily and weekly rhythms focus on the following activities and are designed to coordinate with our nature-based themes of the changing seasons.
Creative Arts: Crafting, painting, drawing, seasonal crafts, music, singing.
Domestic Arts: cooking, cleaning, sewing, woodworking, repairing, gardening and caring for animals.
Nurturing Arts: Natural foods, hair brushing/combing with lavender spray, hand/face washing, meals with flannel cloth napkins, daily outdoor time and rest.
Social Arts: empathy, kindness, sharing, leadership, conflict resolution and love.
CLICK HERE to read more about our curriculum and the Rhythm of our days.
Our school does not focus on nor give preference for any one religion or culture, instead, we take our cues from Mother Nature.