This year The Cedar House TX is offered on Mondays and/or Wednesday. Students have the option of enrolling for a single day or both days for the year. One day will focus on Texas nature for science, and feature tinkering, nature, art, poetry, and a heroes of the faith/geography study. The other day will feature history with a deeper focus on survival skills and a wildlife expert as part of nature and science. Both days will include core subjects such as morning time and farm chores, nature study, and free time, but we will be sure to cover different material so students attending both days will not repeat material. In addition, our semester will include the option to participate in our outdoor theater production.
Each day the children arrive, put their things away, and head straight to the job chart. Children in K-1st grade are called Hedgehogs, 2nd-3rd grade are called Foxes, 4th-6th graders are Raccoons, and 7th Grade – high school are the Bears class. A Fox is always paired with a Raccoon to do their jobs, which include milking a cow, feeding and learning how to care for a horse, feeding chickens, collecting eggs, working with the donkey and goats, and working in the garden. It’s wonderful to watch the Foxes and Raccoons together! The Foxes can learn from the Raccoons and the older children are learning to serve and teach the younger ones. This is one of my favorite things about The Cedar House! It’s also good for the children to learn to take care of the animals and to do their part to prepare for the day.
After their jobs are complete, we begin our first lesson. Here are more detailed class descriptions:
Morning Time:
Each class will begin with Morning Time which will include:
A monthly Hymn/Bible Passage
A monthly Bible Verse
A monthly Character Study
Farm Chores:
Farm chores will include feeding the goats, miniature donkey, chickens, grooming the horse, milking the cow, and creating a school garden.
Science:
This year we will be studying Texas Nature on Tuesdays and digging deep into Survival Skills on Wednesdays.
Tinkering:
Students will have the opportunity to make a variety of projects in our tinkering garage using their imagination, troubleshooting skills, and teamwork all while under the direction of our leaders.
N.A.P.: Nature, Art, & Poetry (Tuesdays):
As we learn about a poet, artist, and composer for the semester, the children will share their insights into what these masters were trying to convey, as well as spend time nature journaling around the farm.
History:
Each year our Thursday class focuses on history studies! For the 2022/23 school year, we have learned about Heroes of Faith and the Middle Ages. Students have explored missionaries and the countries and cultures they’ve served around the world through food, art, music, and books. Medieval history has come alive through hands-on building of a castle fort and drawbridge, learning about kings and queens, and through reading about famous tales of bravery, Vikings, and God’s work to shape the world during that time!
Field Day:
We end each school year with a field day where students from both the Tuesday class and the Thursday class come together for fun field day competition!
Expert Corner:
Throughout the semester we will host a variety of experts from a different fields who will share with our students.
Theater:
Our squirrels, (PreK through 1st) typically perform in the Fall. While our Foxes, Raccoons, and Bears (2nd and up) perform at the end of one of the semesters. There will also be opportunities for poetry recitation and smaller performances throughout the year.
Tuition:
$100 non-refundable registration fee + $250 per month per student for 1 day
or
$100 non-refundable registration fee + $450 per month per student for 2 days
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