georgics

Age Recommendation: any (we have used this as a pre-scholar project for 11 year olds, and also as a full apprentice scholar project depending on the needs of the school any given year.)

Prerequisites: None 

Georgics uncovers the power of being reconnected to the earth and learning principles of community and self-reliance. Scholars read several classics that take place in an agrarian setting so they see the value and growth that comes from hard work. 

The 7 Georgic Principles along with their results they explore include:

-Providence and Seasons results in Work and Joy

-Self-validation results in Self-Reliance

-Mission results in Vision (Seeing the whole picture)

-Real estate ownership results in Forgiveness and Perseverance

-Community stewardship results in Community interdependence

-Local interdependence results in friendship, gratitude, and hope

-Entrepreneurialism results in Faith

They also learn about what this project calls the six "mini-ags".  These are soil, grains, livestock, intensive gardening, 365-day harvest, and integrated pest disease management (IPDM)

A strong emphasis is placed on the power of planning something "spiritually" before physically creating it, and the students plan a Georgic project which can be anything from planning and growing a garden to raising bees or poultry.  Finally, they can sell their products in our Georgics market day.