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.

I am aiming to have between six and eight in our group, 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 that 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.

Detailed curriculum description coming soon

2024-25 Academic calendar coming soon

If you are interested in enrolling in this program or would like to chat about it, please fill out the form below.