Little House Farm

08/18/2026

Both of our school cohorts are officially FULL! 🥳
We are so excited to get to know all of our new families!
If you would like to be added to the waitlist, head on over to our website for details.

07/21/2026

🪵 We’re starting a second cohort meeting Mondays and Tuesdays, led by a dedicated teacher, following our same original, nature-based, Charlotte Mason-inspired curriculum.

🐿️ Spots are extremely limited. We’ve opened enrollment to our waitlist first, and are now opening a small number of spots to the public.
If you’ve been waiting for a spot or are just discovering us, now’s the time to reach out!

🪺Applications can be filled out on our website:
Littlehousefarmfxbg.com

07/01/2026

I still can’t believe we got to go to Ireland after studying it all year ❤️

It’s been 5 weeks since we came home from our first official Little House Field Studies trip to Ireland, and I keep going back to this moment in my mind.

We closed out our trip at Newgrange, one of the very first places our students studied back at the start of the school year. Newgrange is older than the pyramids and Stonehenge. It was built by Neolithic farmers who used nothing but stone, timber tools, and a river. A 62-foot-long passage leads into a chamber topped by a corbelled roof that has stayed watertight for over five thousand years. Every winter solstice, a meticulously designed roof-box channels a beam of sunlight down that passage to light the chamber at sunrise, a feat of incredible precision from people who had no written language.

Standing inside a tomb that ancient, with students who were fascinated by its story and talked about it with excitement for months, is something I’ll carry with me forever.

Now I’m deep in planning for next year’s trip: England. I’m already imagining the moment those faces light up again when something they’ve studied all year stands in front of their eyes.

Those moments are the entire point of it all. ❤️

06/29/2026

Mark this as one of the highlights of my year!😄

I got to join Ginny Yurich on the 1000 Hours Outside podcast! We talked about what Little House Farm is all about and a new opportunity to bring our program to communities everywhere. Give it a listen and check out our website to see how you can bring a Little House Cottage School to your community 🏡

Podcast Episode · The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast · June 29 · 1h

05/29/2026

There are no words adequate for the gift it is to teach these children.

This video was made for a grant application, but what it captured is something we do every single day— a Charlotte Mason-inspired education rooted in place, wonder, and the kind of curiosity that doesn’t burn out when childhood ends. The goal is always to foster a lifelong love of learning.

I’m so grateful for every family who has trusted me with being a part of their child’s story.

https://youtu.be/unazlHYIdXc?si=Wj4eYVOlcV-iUlIe

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05/23/2026

Only a couple days left of this trip. It has been enriching and exciting. 😆

They studied it first, then they stood in front of it. 🖼️

Little House Farm students at the National Gallery of Ireland face to face with Jack B. Yeats’ The Liffey Swim, the very first painting we studied this year.
Many of the students remarked that they loved how Yeats put the viewer into the perspective of the swim spectator.

05/17/2026

Follow along on our place-based curriculum journeys at Little House Field Studies. Our group made it to Ireland!

We made it. ☘️
These people have spent the last 9 months learning about Irish folk stories, history, artists, geography, biodiversity, literature, and folk songs. Now they’ve crossed an ocean to see it all up close.

05/15/2026

Today we closed the books on year four at Little House Farm.

This year, Ireland was the foundation of our studies. We learned all about Irish folklore, history, geography, biodiversity, artists, literature, and folk songs. Some of those folk songs were silly and witty. Others stirred up feelings of loss and pain.
Our final song was The Parting Glass, because how could it have been anything else? This tune holds joy and sadness in the same breath, which is exactly what the last day of school feels like here.

It has been the greatest privilege to learn, explore, and be curious alongside these students. There is so much to learn about this big, beautiful world. Today we closed the doors on Ireland. Saturday we leave for our class trip there. What a lovely adventure it is to be their teacher.

“But since it has so ought to be
By a time to rise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all.”

🇮🇪 ☘️

04/07/2026

There is a shift happening. More and more parents are seeking slower, richer, more meaningful education for their children. I love seeing it.

As more cottage-style (and Charlotte Mason-inspired) schools begin to grow around our area, it’s made me reflect on what makes our program unique.

The Little House Farm that exists today wasn’t built overnight. It’s been gradually refined and reshaped over the last nearly five years. Each year of steady growth has brought deeper appreciation for and dedication to a living education. I see the fruits of that every day spent with my students. When I started, there wasn’t a clear path of how to begin something like this. I had to consult with legal professionals, research business laws, and figure out how to make something like this work from trial and error. I didn’t even have a website until our second year!

As the microschool/cottage school model has grown, I’ve encountered the unfortunate and deeply frustrating experience of seeing my original work reused by others attempting to create their own programs. As hurtful as this has been, it made me realize that there is clearly a growing need for programs like ours… programs that are thoughtfully built, intentionally refined, and proven to bring life into the learning journey. I’ve even heard this directly through the many emails I receive from people wanting to start something similar. Over time, it’s led to offering consultations with those seeking guidance as they explore the possibility of starting their own programs.

As we’ve grown, I’ve had to figure out what works, adjust what doesn’t, and stand firm in my belief that childhood is not something to be rushed, and true education is not a collective list of boxes to be checked. Our days together here are relentlessly unhurried. When it comes to learning, I will prioritize relationship over rigor every single time. Each of my students is a whole, complete human being deserving of reading rich literature, observing thought-provoking art, and experiencing unconditional love and respect. Connection and character will do more for the learning process than worksheets ever will. Time spent in nature, in all kinds of weather, is paramount. Free play is not some trivial, superfluous activity to permit children to partake in when they’ve behaved just right. Play is how children learn to interact with each other and exist in the world around them. Play is essential.

This isn’t some empty philosophy that looks good on a website but isn’t actually used. This is the rhythm of each day spent together here, and, honestly, it gives me life!

If you’re a parent seeking options like this for your family, I implore you to ask challenging questions when you visit programs, and don’t settle until you find the right fit for your family.

If what has been built here resonates with you and you’re curious about exploring the possibility of starting a program like ours, I’ve started having initial conversations with potential partners and would be delighted to connect. Please reach out. 🌻

03/27/2026

It’s that time of year! We are now booking end-of-year evaluations for homeschoolers.
As a licensed teacher and homeschool hybrid program director, I approach evaluations from a different context than traditional classroom teachers.
I work within the homeschool world every day, and that’s why I know your student shouldn’t be evaluated within a traditional education context.
My evaluations are designed to:
- honor your child’s individual growth
- reflect the depth of your homeschool experience
- recognize that true education exists beyond worksheets and state standards
- meet Virginia’s requirements with confidence

I’m not interested in checking boxes. I see your child as a whole person, and I want to honor the homeschool experience you’ve worked hard to create.

If you value having an evaluation from someone who is seasoned in the nuances of homeschool, I have a limited number of spots available. 🌻

https://www.littlehousefarmfxbg.com/consultations-evaluations