SnowHawk Farm

Well, our third year of homeschooling is in the books, on to 3rd Grade! We started the school year at our nearby elementary school in hopes of building community and friends (especially for Juneau), but just after 5 short days, we pulled him and went back to homeschool. There were a host of alarming issues that took place in that insanely short amount of time  - bribery through sugar daily, fear and guilt (he was in tears), having to ask to drink from his own water bottle, the list goes on… We were left each day with an uneasy feeling in the pit of our stomachs which isn’t something you should feel when sending your kid to school. So we made the extremely difficult decision to pull him before any more damage could be done. 

We had a wonderful rest of the school year going back to our child-led, wild schooling approach, allowing our rapidly growing boy to get some extra sleep in the morning, spending our days foraging, beach combing, exploring, traveling, cooking, dancing, and playing music. These years go by so damn fast, we truly feel blessed we have been able to spend as much time with our kiddos as we have. Juneau is such a fantastic big brother, a steward of nature, a seeker of knowledge, and amazes us every day. So here’s to , , , allowing your kiddos to grow at their own rate, and most importantly, preserving their sense of wonder amidst this chaotic and oppressive world.