Rising Roots Secular Homeschool Cooperative

Imagination Exploration spent their morning serving up some delicious food from their cafe! That smoothie bowl and fresh soup really hit the spot 👨‍🍳👨‍🍳

We had a fantastic day celebrating Halloween with our community yesterday!

On this October 11, National Coming Out Day, Rising Roots will continue to raise awareness for individuals within the LGBTQ+ community, and champion the idea that homophobia thrives in silence. On this day, many people who identify as LGBTQ+ will “come out” (a term stemming from the phrase “come out of the closet”) to friends or family about their sexuality, which is a very big moment! Our community supports you & loves you!

Our Magic Tree House Book Club went outside yesterday to see in person just how huge a Pteranadon really was! That 18foot wingspan is incredible to think about!!

We had a fantastic first day back at Rising Roots!! It was a big celebration as we caught up with our old friends and welcomed new members to the community. It is going to be a great year!

Last Call!! Final opportunity to join Rising Roots for the 2022-2023 program year! Check out the available spots below. New membership will not be processed after August 7th! Reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions or visit www.risingroots.org to see our course catalogue and register for membership!

We'd love for you to join our community!

*Update: Magic Tree House Book Club is now FULL.

Rising Roots has been awarded a generous grant from Vela Education Fund. This grant will allow us to expand our community activities and enrich the classroom experience for all of our students. Thank you, VELA Education Fund!

To learn more about Vela and the grants that they offer, visit: https://velaedfund.org/as-back-to-school-approaches-vela-education-fund-awards-2-7-million-to-expand-nontraditional-educational-opportunities-in-44-states/?fbclid=IwAR11qQbdTrNbj6JaF3lBO-YfiaRvQQxu3S4VCPmWzNpKw3bnrQW62_X_UjE

Thank you to our founding members who believed in us and believed in our community! Thanks to you we will continue to grow and thrive.

We'd love for you to join our community!! We have limited seats in some of our most popular classes. Email [email protected] for more info!

Check out our open seats for the 2022-2023 program year! Reach out to [email protected] with any questions. We'd love for you to join us!

Happy Pride from our community to yours!! Rising Roots is committed to inclusion and celebrates the beautiful families that make Rising Roots the vibrant community that it is! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Classes are filling up! Take a look at our open seats if you are interested in joining us for the 2022-2023 program year! For more information, visit us at www.risingroots.org or contact us directly at [email protected]

We had a fantastic day celebrating this beautiful community! Our Student Expo and Graduation was a success! Pictured here is our Kindergarten class bringing the sunshine.

Thank you to all who made our first semester of Rising Roots so wonderful. We look forward to what our 2022-2023 program year will bring!!

Tickets are now on sale for our First Annual Student Expo and Graduation! We would love for you to join us! See below for more information and use the link to purchase your tickets. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions!

https://bit.ly/ExpoAdvanceTicket

Class Enrollment for the 2022-2023 program year is now open! Take a look at the schedule below for our open seats. Space is limited! For more information and to join, go to www.risingroots.org. Email us anytime at [email protected] with any questions!

We had some very special visitors at Rising Roots yesterday. Thank you Northampton County Seeing Eye Puppy Club for taking the time to bring your sweet puppies and dogs and for teaching us about training and raising guide dogs!!

We had an exciting day at co-op yesterday! Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company came to visit! We are so grateful to Fire Chief Wells and Assistant Chief Sames who spoke with our students about fire safety!

Our updated website is now live! Check us out at www.risingroots.org to see our Course Catalogue! Be sure to flip to the end of the catalogue to see our schedule. Reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions! New Member Registration opens 4/25 and Class Enrollment begins on 4/29.

Periodically we would like to share with the greater community a little bit about the incredible families that make Rising Roots the special place that it is!

Introducing Morgan (they/them) and Laurel (she/her)!

Morgan is one of our fantastic teachers. They teach Wilderness Survival, and they are so excited for next year when they hope you will join them for Tolkien’s Universe or our first theatre class, Acting Up! Laurel is 11 years old and in the 6th grade!

Q: What is your favorite Rising Roots moment?
A: For me, it’s seeing the kids in my Wilderness Survival class really get into the topic we’re discussing. They have such cool ideas and questions.
Laurel’s favorite RR moments have to do with hanging out with her new friends during lunchtime.

Q: What does Rising Roots mean to your family?
A: Rising Roots is amazing. We have never been part of a co-op before, so we weren’t sure what it would be like. It’s like we found “our people.” The kids, the parents, the admin…they are all just so great. I wish co-op was more than once a week!

Q: What makes Rising Roots unique?
A: I think the diversity of the people who attend and the inclusiveness of the co-op really set it apart from a lot of homeschooling groups. I feel a lot more welcome here than I have in other settings.

Thank you Morgan and Laurel for being our first Featured Family! We are so glad that you are a part of this community!!

Check out our newest members of Rising Roots! 😆 We were so grateful to have Brixalotl with us yesterday!! Members had the chance to create their own LEGO mini figures, and so much more!!

Brixalotl has been so generous to Rising Roots and is offering a code that will donate 10% back every single time you purchase from them! You can shop at www.brixalotl.brickowl.com or www.store.bricklink.com/brixalotl and make sure to put Rising Roots in the comments! Think holidays, birthdays, or just fun days, because you can never have too many LEGOS!

We had a fantastic dental hygiene presentation during lunch yesterday! Our very own Malesa Brinton did a fabulous job, and our kids learned all about how important dental health is - while having fun of course!

Check out some of our parent-students in Beginning Sewing! They have wrapped up hand sewing and are now getting to work on their machines!

Stay tuned for our '22-'23 class list which will also have options for parents who would like to take class or two as well!

Our 1:00pm session is now FULL! Sign up now to get a spot in our 10:00am session, or to join us in a virtual session on April 11. We look forward to meeting you!

April 7, 10:00am: https://bit.ly/VisitDay10AMSession
April 11, 7:00pm virtual session: https://bit.ly/VisitDayVirtualSession

Update: All of our in-person sessions are now FULL. Follow the link for our virtual session to join us for a video tour and an informational meeting with our directors!

SignUps are now open for our Visit Day!

April 11, 7:00pm Virtual Session: https://bit.ly/VisitDayVirtualSession

Jurassic Fantastic having a blast feeding this carnivore! The more they feed him, the BIGGER he gets! 🦖🦖🦖

Rainbow Club learned about Alma Woodsey Thomas and then took some time to emulate her iconic art style!🎨👩‍🎨

Potential Rising Roots families are invited to join us for our Visit Day! Stay tuned for more information and sign ups!

Some of our teenagers in their Watercolors class🎨

Meet the Artists studied Henri Matisse yesterday! Check out some of our students with their work!

A couple of our Cooking Around the World students making Vietnamese spring rolls! They were delicious 😋

Rising Roots is CLOSED Thursday, January 20th, due to inclement weather. Stay safe, everyone!

We had a wonderful first day of co-op! Check out our littlest members in their Nature Art class!

Are you looking for a tangible way to support Rising Roots? Check out our Amazon Wish List to help us get started and welcome our students this January! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/23NE8YQPQGW8T?ref_=wl_share