Marigold Second and Third Grade Pod
During the 2024-25 school year, I will be running a homeschool pod coop class based out of my home for second and third graders. We will be taking inspiration from a wide variety of teaching styles, curricula, and best practices. I have discovered that my daughter is a social learner, and I am hoping to continue to build a small cohort to both give her a group to learn with and to share my teaching experience with a small community of other families.
The pod will run on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9-1. To enable more comprehensive curriculum planning, the intention is for students to attend both Tuesday and Thursday mornings for the full academic year.
We will have both a daily and weekly rhythm to cultivate predictability and structure, while still having ample time for the children to do the open-ended play that is so necessary for this age group. We have had a wonderful year for Kindergarten and for first grade, and I look forward to continuing into the future.
Our current group has seven children, including my daughter. We will work on social skills, academic skills, fine and gross motor, and life skills. I use a mixture of Walford-inspired activities, published curricula, and integrated project-based learning.
I have learned from experience that I would like to have another adult available as an assistant each day. I am hoping that the parent assistants can bring some of what they know into our group. This could be a language, herbal knowledge, a science specialty, music, or anything else. With the longer day, I plan to have an additional academic exploration activity that is co-planned with our coop parents each day. I hope to have someone from each of the other families come in at least once per month to serve as an assistant and co-teacher to the class, as a “coop” style program. If you, your spouse, or local grandparents have any special skills, I would love to feature them in our program. Coming in to assist will give the parents a hands-on experience of the class, and also reduce the cost for families.
2024-25 Academic calendar
This program is currently full for the 2024-2025 school year. If you would like more information, or would like to be placed on the waitlist, please contact me below!