09/12/2026
Weβve been quiet here on our page because some seasons are too full to stop and explain while you are living them.
And just like that, school has begun at Renewed Roots. The children came, and little by little, this place became theirs. π€πΏ
I have to say, it has been magical to watch. Not βmagicalβ because I needed a pretty word for a Facebook post, but truly, from my core to the goosebumps on my arms, I watched something special happen as the children became one with Renewed Roots during their first week of school.
It was somehow so much calmer than camp. Some of that wild summer energy and adventure has settled into peaceful classrooms, restorative circles, quiet moments of learning, and kids finding the places where they feel most grounded.
During one of our circles, we went around and asked everyone where on the farm they feel the happiest and safest. They named so many different places. The trails. The animals. The barn. The outdoor spaces. But the answers that got me the most were the kids who said, βthe classroom.β
There was something about hearing that that really stayed with me.
We created Renewed Roots because we wanted children to have room to move, explore, get dirty, climb, build, care for animals, and learn outside. And they absolutely do. But I also wanted the classrooms themselves to feel different. Calm. Safe. Comfortable. A place where a child actually wants to settle in and learn.
To hear children, during their very first week, name those rooms as the place where they feel happiest and safest felt like one of those little confirmations that we are creating what we hoped we could.
And then there are the teachers.
Somehow, we found two teachers who just fit.
They fit with each other. They fit with the land. They fit with the vision. And most importantly, they fit with these children.
Watching them step into Renewed Roots and begin finding their own rhythm here has been another one of those moments where I have caught myself thinking, βYes. This is exactly how this was supposed to feel.β There is such genuine care for the children, such investment in what we are building, and an ease between them that feels like they were meant to be part of this place.
And then there are the parents.
I do not know if I was fully prepared for what this part of the journey would feel like.
I have never watched so many parents become so deeply invested in their childrenβs education. Not just asking what their child is learning, but thinking about how they learn, what environment they thrive in, what challenges them, what excites them, and what kind of childhood they want them to have.
We are all so fully invested in this vision, and somehow this community has started growing around it in a way I never could have planned.
The faces and hearts we are meeting along the way have honestly been one of the most unexpected and beautiful parts of this journey for me yet.
I think that is what felt so magical about this first week. It was not one big moment. It was all of these little things happening at once.
Nervousness fading.
Children finding their favorite corners.
Teachers finding their rhythm.
Parents trusting us with something incredibly important.
Kids learning each otherβs names, helping one another, laughing together, settling into routines, and beginning to move through this place like it belongs to them.
Because now it does. π€
What a first week, Renewed Roots!
Gather. Explore. Belong.
Where curiosity takes root.
