Life Skills

Homesteading

The “homestead” life skills component of our vision is what makes our Christian school unique. The extracurricular, hands-on learning is centered around life skills such as:

• raising chickens or bottle calves
• construction
• mechanics
• a greenhouse for garden starts
• a pumpkin patch
• baking
• sewing
• and other practical life skills

This is done by dividing students into small groups and having weekly assigned chores. Students rotate through the chores, learning each and gaining confidence as the year progresses. 

Our afternoon sessions are centered around various life skills. We utilize community friends for these skill-based afternoon sessions.

Eventually, the products of this learning could be sold to friends and family to go back into supporting the school. We hope to have an old-fashion General Store to sell what the students make and grow. There would also be an opportunity for our students, with supervision, to help in the store.   

Another goal is for students to learn to sing and play an instrument for the purpose of worship and church leadership. We believe that with training and exposure a child has within them this potential. 

Our music teacher incorporates piano, guitar, and ukulele into music class. Students are given opportunity to perform for their peers during chapel, school programs, and friend recitals.

Singing is incorporated into class devotions, chapel services, school programs, and other subjects for memory work.