Dream AcadeMe: nonprofit homeschool education

09/03/2026

🌲 Meet Pinewood Co-op! 🌲

Dream AcadeME is excited to introduce Pinewood Co-op... a new homeschool community growing from the educational philosophy that has guided us for years.
Over the years, Dream AcadeME has partnered with families to create many different learning communities... microschools, homeschool groups, learning pods, and co-ops. Each has developed its own unique culture while remaining rooted in the Dream AcadeME approach to learning.

Pinewood Co-op brings together nature-based education, personalized learning, constructivism, STEAM, and Reggio-inspired practices in a small, multiage community.

Children will have opportunities to explore their interests through investigation, collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and experimentation. Learning will happen through projects, hands-on experiences, conversation, movement, creativity, and time spent in nature.

Here is a bit more about Pinewood Co-op:

🌲 Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00–1:00, and Field Trip Fridays (a classic oldie back from our earlier days)
🌲 Choose one day or both
🌲 Multiage learning community
🌲 Nature-based and project-based learning
🌲 Personalized learning experiences
🌲 STEAM integrated throughout the curriculum
🌲 NH EFA funds accepted

At the heart of each co-op or microschool is what has always been at the heart of Dream AcadeME:
🙌🏼Empower each child.
❤️To foster a love for learning and an enthusiasm for life.
🕊️To help children discover their interests, their strengths, and their place in the world.
🧠And to create learning environments where children can think, discuss, build, connect, recreate, and refine their ideas.

🌲 Welcome to Pinewood!🌲

A new little learning community... with the same Dream AcadeME values.

Pinewood Co-op | Amherst, NH | Ages 4–10

Enroll here: www.dreamacademe.org/co-op

09/03/2026

Dream AcadeME is offering a co-op this year! We've reduced prices and adjusted our schedule to two days. We'd love to have your kiddo join us one or both days!
https://dreamacademe.org/co-op

09/01/2026

🍻Become an Oktoberfest Sponsor!🍻

Join us for a fun-filled Oktoberfest celebration while putting your business in front of 250–700 local guests and 7,000+ social media followers! Your sponsorship helps support Dream AcadEME, a 501(c)(3), and its sponsorship of MAPS: Mile Away Partnership Charter Public School K-12 opening Fall 2027.

With sponsorship levels starting at just $200, there’s an opportunity for businesses of every size to gain meaningful local exposure while giving back to our community.

💙 Blue Stein – $200
🥈 Silver Stein – $500
🥇 Gold Stein – $1,000

From digital advertising to your logo displayed at the event—and, at the Gold level, a banner spot inside the tent—your support makes an impact!

📅 Sunday, October 4 | 12:30–5:00 PM
📍 The Mile Away | 52 Federal Hill Rd, Milford, NH

Sponsor today via check or Venmo:
Venmo: -DreamAcadEME

Support local. Get noticed. Make a difference. Prost!

08/28/2026

We are excited to be involved for a second year in hosting the Oktoberfest fundraiser with Mile Away Events to benefit MAPS! Lots of family fun such as pressing your own cider!
Buy tickets here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/oktoberfest-a-family-friendly-fall-festival

🍂🥨 OKTOBERFEST IS RETURNING TO THE MILE AWAY! 🥨🍂

🎟️ EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: The first 100 ticket orders receive 10% off their entire ticket order!
USE CODE: EARLYBIRD10%
Buy tickets here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/oktoberfest-a-family-friendly-fall-festival

🚗 AND PARKING IS FREE THIS YEAR! Please carpool so we can keep parking free!

For nearly seven years, Oktoberfest has been a fall tradition at The Mile Away. And this year we’re keeping everything people have loved while making the day even more family friendly and adding even more Fall Festival fun!

Join us for an afternoon of:

🍺 German beer
🥨 Authentic German food
🎶 Live polka music
🎪 Oktoberfest under our massive white tent
🌿 The beautiful Mile Away gardens & patio
🍎 Cider pressing — help press the apples and enjoy free fresh cider samples!
📚 Children’s StoryWalk around the pond
🎯 Even more games and activities for kids AND adults

And this year, Oktoberfest has a special purpose: the event is a fundraiser benefiting MAPS - a NH Chartered Public School!

The Mile Away will soon begin its transformation into the future home of MAPS. Come experience the property, wander the gardens, and enjoy one of its favorite traditions before construction begins later this year, all the while helping support the building and construction costs that will make the school possible.

🎟️ TICKETS

21+ Adult Admission — $25
Ages 13–20 / Designated Drivers — $15
Children Ages 4–12 — $10
Babies & Toddlers Ages 3 and Under — FREE

✨ EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: The first 100 ticket orders receive 10% off their entire order!

🚗 AND PARKING IS FREE THIS YEAR!
That’s right — no $20 parking fee at the gate.

Food and drinks are available for purchase separately, including German food and German beer, plus a standard bar menu and plenty of non-alcoholic options.

📅 Sunday, October 4, 2026
⏰ 12:30–5:00 PM
📍 The Mile Away | 52 Federal Hill Road, Milford, NH

Whether Oktoberfest has been part of your Mile Away tradition for years or this will be your first time joining us, we hope you’ll spend a beautiful fall afternoon with us.

🍁 Oktoberfest traditions. More family fun. A Fall Festival feel. And a great cause.

Get your tickets early and save 10%! 🎟️

Buy tickets here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/oktoberfest-a-family-friendly-fall-festival

08/19/2026

🏖️ WHAT IF SATURDAY WAS A BEACH DAY FOR EVERYONE? ☀️

Kids can build sandcastles, splash, play beach games, make crafts, enjoy treats, and soak up a whole afternoon of summer fun...

And parents can enjoy a little grown-up time while supporting MAPS through charitable gaming at Beach Club Casino at 81 Ocean Blvd in Hampton, NH💙

Introducing Kids Beach Club at Hampton Beach!

☀️ Saturday, August 22
⏰ 11 AM–3 PM
🏖️ Kids Dropped off at Hampton Beach State Park

👧 Ages 4–12
🎨 Games • Crafts • Sandcastles • Water Play • Treats & MORE!

$35/child | $25/sibling | $10 with parent

Spots are limited, so advance registration is required.

Kids play. Parents play. Everyone wins! 🌊💙

Register at dreamacademe.org/enrollment

Email: [email protected] with any questions. Thank you!

See you at the Beach! 🌊⛱️☀️🐚

08/18/2026

PLAY FOR A PURPOSE

What if a night out could also help build a school?

Dream AcadeME has been selected for 10 charitable gaming dates at Beach Club Casino in Hampton, and the charitable revenue we receive from those days will help support building expenses for MAPS.

For us, this is about so much more than a building. It is about creating the kind of place we have imagined for our children for years. A place filled with warmth and beauty. A place where nature, history, art, science, creativity, and curiosity live side by side. A place where children can gather around a table, ask big questions, work with their hands, read beside the fire, grow plants, create, investigate, and feel that their school truly belongs to them.

If you are planning a visit to Hampton Beach, we would love for you to Play for a Purpose by visiting Beach Club Casino during one of Dream AcadeME’s designated charitable gaming days. A portion of the gaming revenue from those dates will benefit Dream AcadeME and help us continue the work of bringing MAPS to life.

And even if gaming is not for you, you can still help tremendously by sharing this post. The more people who know about our charitable gaming dates, the greater the opportunity to support this next chapter for our children and our community.

10 Days. One Purpose. A Future Home for MAPS.

Beach Club Casino
81 Ocean Boulevard
Hampton, New Hampshire

August 19-23, Wed-Sun
AND
October 18-22, Sun-Thurs

Thank you for continuing to believe in what we are building together.

07/09/2026

✨ Did you know Dream AcadeME has a YouTube channel? ✨

Over the years, Dream AcadeME has created a small collection of online classes, student projects, and videos that showcase the creativity, curiosity, and joy of our learners. From educational content and hands-on learning experiences to fun music videos created with and by our students, our channel captures the spirit of our community and our belief that learning should be meaningful, engaging, and full of wonder - and fun!

Today, we are sharing a message from our Founder, Traci (Demuth) Korhonen, Ed.D., sharing more about the mission behind Dream AcadeME, our approach to learning, and the experiences we strive to create for children and families.

At Dream AcadeME, we believe in fostering a love for learning and an enthusiasm for life while partnering with families and communities to help children grow into confident, creative, compassionate, and empowered individuals. 🌎💚

We invite you to watch, explore, and learn more about the Dream AcadeME journey!

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