Seminars for the upcoming school year
2026-2027 Updated PDF of Calendar & Class Schedule - note the spring semester has been changed a tad and that isn’t reflected in the calendar yet
TUESDAYS
FALL 2026 - Starts September 1st
9:00 -11:00 Math 8 + Honors Pre-Algebra ($550 per 14-week semester; year-long course. September 1 – December 8 for fall, January - April for spring)
11:00-3:00 Science & Language Arts($800 per 12-week semester; year-long course. September 1 – November 17 for fall, January - April for spring)
Tuesday Science and Language Arts is only open to students taking math at FS or who are already in Algebra.
3:00 - 4:45 Math 7
4:45 - 5:45 Math Support is after math on 3rd Tuesdays ($80, 4 weeks, maximum 8 students)
SPRING 2027
9:00 -11:00 Math 8 + Honors Pre-Algebra CONTINUES January 5 – April 27
11:00-3:00 Science & Language Arts CONTINUES January 5 – April 13
3:00- 4:45 Math 7- Traditional CONTINUES ($550 - 14 weeks, January 5 – April 27) For spring semester all Math 7 students meet every week
4:45 - 5:45 Spring Math 7 Support on 3rd Tuesday CONTINUES
WEDNESDAYS
FALL 2026 - Starts September 2nd
10:30 - 2:30 Science & Language Arts ($800 per 12-week semester; year-long course. Fall is September 2 – November 18, spring is January - April. This is a second section of Sci-LA)
2:30 - 3:30 Math Supportis after Sci-LA on 2nd Wednesdays - ($80, 4 weeks with maximum 8 students)
SPRING 2027
10:30 - 2:30 Science & Language Arts ($800 per 12-week semester; year-long course. January 6 – April 14
10:30- 12:30 - Shakespeare and Co. ($250 per 10 hour course 4-weeks course: April 21, 28, May 6, 13 NEW DATES & TIME — IN THE SCI-LA TIME SLOT AFTER SCI-LA course if finished.
THURSDAYS
FALL 2026 - Starts September 3rd
September 3, 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15, 22 - Thursday classes are all 8 weeks long
11:00-1:00 p.m. Real Life Farm Science - Session 1 ($400, 8 weeks.)
Session 1 and Session 2 overlap from 12 to 1 for lunch and written work time so students have a bigger cohort for recess yet a lower student : teacher ratio for project and farm work time
12:00 - 2:00p.m. Real Life Farm Science - Session 2 ($400, 8 weeks.)
2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Poetry Analysis ($250, 8 weeks)
SPRING 2027
January 7, 14, 21, 28 & February 4, 11, 25 (no classes 2/15-19), March 4
11:00-1:00 p.m. Real Life Farm Science - Session 1 CONTINUES ($400)
12:00 -2:00p.m. Real Life Farm Science - Session 2 CONTINUES ($400)
11-1:30 p.m. April 8, 15, 22, 29 One of three new classes
New class: Farm Work - Hand Work and Science Songs - details coming soon
New class: Math Beasts - games, puzzles and instruction for grades 6-8
New Class: US History Book Club plus Primary Source Document Analysis - new! ($250 per 10 hour 4-week course) April 8, 15, 22, 29 NEW DATES & TIME — IN THE RLFS TIME SLOT AFTER SCI-LA IN APRIL
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FALL SEMESTER Starts September 1st.
Thanksgiving Break is the week of November 24-27 for math classes. All other classes end before Thanksgiving.
Winter Break is 3.5 weeks Wednesday, December 9 – Monday, January 4, 2026
Make-up classes: Tuesday make-up class if needed is Dec 1 for non-math classes and Dec. 15 for math classes. Thursday make-up class if needed is October 29.
Math 8 + HPA - September 1 – December 8
Sci-LA - September 1 – November 17
Hybrid Math 7 Meet-Ups 1st Tuesdays of the month Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1
3:00 – 4:30 WW: High School Research Paper The other Tuesdays Sept. 8, 22, 29, Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov 10, 17.
SPRING SEMESTER starts January 5.
February Break coincides with President’s Day February 15-19, 2027
Spring Break is 2 weeks from March 22 through April 2.
Make-up classes: Sci-LA make-up day if needed is 4/20. Math make-ups if needed are double classes on 4/20 or 4/27 whichever is available: Math 8+HPA from 9 to 1 pm. Hybrid Math 7 from 1:30 to 4:30.
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These are middle school classes with significant academic rigor.
SCIENCE & LANGUAGE ARTS 6-8th grades
REAL LIFE FARM SCIENCE 5-8th grades
MATH CLASSES -any age/grade as long as they meet the math prerequisites and have the maturity to do homework and be in class
WRITING WORKSHOPS
WW: HS Research Paper 7-11th grade. Must be able to write a full essay and read at a 7-8th grade level at least. Our textbook is a college text.
Explore each seminar below.
Click here to contact Ms. Lisa for a tour.
Science & Language Arts - Yearly
Real Life Farm Science - Yearly
Honors Pre-Algebra + Math 8 - Yearly
Math 7 - Yearly
Math Camps & Math Support
Shakespeare & Co. - Spring
Poetry Analysis - Fall 2026
US History Book Club & Primary Sources - Spring 2027
Dairy Delights: Milking a Cow - by appointment
Writing Workshop: HS Research Paper - Spring 2028
Writing Workshop: Art of the Essay next offered 2027-28
Honors Algebra 1 - not currently offered
Priority enrollment in February is for current students.
New student enrollment starts March 1, 2026
Attend a Farm School Tour first
Request registration forms via email after taking a tour
Once registration forms (student information/emergency contact info AND liability waiver are received, student is enrolled and placed on class rosters for fall