Home School Programs
Double J offers a variety of Home School programs that focus on teaching children skills that nurture a reverence for life, care-taking of both animals and the environment, learning about sustainable agriculture and creating a strong sense of community. Activities are hands on, teach a variety of socially responsible and environmentally friendly lessons and provide city kids an opportunity to get down and dirty on the farm.
Programs run Fall - Spring and are open to children from Kindergarten-12th grade
Class options:
- Equine Science - Ages 7-12
- Animal Science: Habitats - Ages 6-10
- Farm Science - Ages 6-10
- Experimental Science: Bugs, Plants, & Birds - Ages 6-10
- Physical Science - Ages 10-15
- Ecology - Ages 10-15
Equine Science
Students in this course will gain a strong understanding of horsemanship through readings, hands on activities, and journaling. During this educationally rich science program, students will learn: how horses move, their anatomy, horse's jobs, horse's gaits, their wants and needs, proper care, horse history and art!
The journal resource is PACKED with interactive pages that will allow students to travel through horse and human history, document their results from various experiences, record what they've learned, complete breed of the week profiles, understand equestrian vocabulary and even some crafts!
Cost: Classroom Only is $20 per class (runs in 6-10 week sessions)
Riding Add on is $40 per lesson
Classroom time is 1 hour and 15 minutes with riding is 2 hours and 15 minutes
Current Class Offerings:
Tuesdays 9:45-11:15 AM, Thursdays 10-11:30 AM or Thursdays 1:45-3:15 PM
Click the link below to see each week's themes!
Contact Nicole for placement and riding lesson openings.
(708) 203-0717
Animal Science: Habitats
Does your child have a love and interest for animals?!
Students in this course will gain a strong understanding about habitats and the animals that call them home! The class will be enhanced through readings, hands-on-activities, experiments, observations, and journaling.
Each semester will feature a new habitat that your child will become an expert on! Activities include: journals, crafts, outdoor exploration, experiments, and plenty of animal interaction!
Session 3 habitat - Swamps
Class options: Tuesdays from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $20 per class
Classes start April 2nd-May 21st
(No classes April 15-26 for Spring Break)
Farm Science
If your child loves all things Farm life, this is the class for them! Through hands on exploration, experiments, observations and journaling; students will learn topics such as animal husbandry, small and large ruminant digestions, history of farming, the soil cycle, composting, and the science of planting and harvesting.
Cost: $200 for 10 week session
Experimental Science
Bugs, Plants, & Birds
This class will go deep into the soil as students explore plant life and the way other living things interact with them. Filled with experiments, observations and exploration, your child will develop a strong understanding of bird, plant and bug species.
Cost: $200 for 10 week session
STEM Science
Designed for home school families who want to provide high-level science education to their children, students in this course will be challenged to higher order thinking through activity-based learning. Topics include: motion, gravity, solar system, star and element formation, conservation, sustainable agriculture and much more!
Students will use and interact with the animals and plant life at Double J, as they expand their knowledge and understanding of the world around us!
*Activities include data analysis, so students should understand math through fractions and decimals.
Classes meet on: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Cost: $105 for 6 week session
Classes start the week of April 1st and go through the week of May 20th
(No classes April 15-26 for Spring Break)