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212 Orchard Road, Shelburne, VT 05482Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 4:00 pmApplications for next fall open in January(802) 555-0114

A day

From the door to the loop

The day has a steady shape, and the middle of it belongs to the children.

  1. 01
    8:30 am

    Step 1: Arrival

    A guide greets each child at the door. Children hang up their things and go to their room.

  2. 02
    8:45 am

    Step 2: The morning work cycle

    Children plan their morning, then work for three hours, alone or in small groups, while guides give short lessons.

  3. 03
    11:45 am

    Step 3: Lunch and outdoor time

    Lunch is at long tables, then children head out to the yard and the orchard edge.

  4. 04
    12:45 pm

    Step 4: The afternoon

    Work continues, or a small group goes out, or the day turns to the garden, the kitchen or the workshop.

  5. 05
    2:45 pm

    Step 5: Clean-up

    Each child puts back what they used, and the room takes care of its own jobs together.

  6. 06
    3:00 pm

    Step 6: Dismissal

    A guide walks each child to the right car. Only adults on the family's pickup list may collect a child.

The place

Two rooms, a yard and a porch

A grey Victorian house with a front porch and a wide lawn, used as a small school
The porch and the lawn
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A small white clapboard school front with a bell cupola and an open lawn under an overcast sky
The clapboard front
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A school garden with raised beds, a greenhouse and a gravel path
The garden beds
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Sample photos.

Spend a morning with us

Sit at the back of a room for a work cycle, and ask the guides anything.