Watershed Schoolhouse began with a question…
How can we reimagine education for whole communities and a healthy planet?
What if the primary aim of TK—12 education were not simply college or career preparedness, but preparation for a healthy, meaningful life on earth? What if the education of our youth were integral to our collective response to the myriad crises we face—not for tomorrow, but for today?
Imagine education driven by inquiry, rooted in service, and grounded in nature.
Imagine project-based learning led by imagination, built on first-hand experience, and guided by relationship with all life.
Imagine a curriculum built entirely from these principles, a school founded entirely on the basis of this curriculum, and a world stewarded by people with this as their baseline.
One day, TK-12 education will help sow the seeds of a regenerative, equitable society in harmony with our changing planet.
What we do.
Watershed Schoolhouse offers integrative, nature-based education for whole communities and a healthy planet. Through a model school, educator trainings & consulting, and curriculum development it seeks to expand upon the traditional aims of mainstream, western education. This includes rigorous academics, nature connection, justice & equity, and a cultivated inner life.
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Watershed Schoolhouse
A model TK-12 microschool weaving together academics, equity, ecology, and a cultivated inner life.
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Training & Consulting
Hands-on trainings and consultations for teachers and school leaders in support of a wholistic education.
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Integrative Curriculum
Long-term, integrated project-based learning rooted in inquiry, nature, service, & community.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Watershed Schoolhouse is based in the current and ancestral homelands of the Mechoopda. This recognition of native land is merely a beginning place for the profound and ongoing work that is needed to find healing and justice in the wake of colonization.