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November 26, 2020Current Events, School lifeby

We Did It! 8 Rocket Stoves Being Made for Homestead School Tipis!

Thank you to all the community members who contributed to the “Let’s Heat The Tipis Fund.” Jack is in communication with the man who is custom making or stoves already. We are so grateful to everyone who helped us meet the fundraising goal. We wish …
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November 8, 2020Alumni, Current Events, parents, School lifeby

Let’s Heat Those Tipis Fund

𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶!! Dear Fellow Homestead Families!   We are Moms to Lily (4th grade) and Sidney (Kindergarten) and feel incredibly lucky that our kids are able to learn in-person at our extraordinary school during these unprecedented times.   As you may know, …
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November 8, 2020Current Events, Peace Curriculum, School Vision and Missionby 1 Comment

Tipis 2: The Blessing

By Cheri Brasseale Photo by Randy Harris On August 25th,  I had the honor of inviting my “Uncle” Jake Singer, a well respected Navajo Sundance Chief, and traditional healer in the blessing of the tipis at the Homestead. Before assisting him, by smudging the tipi’s with sage and …
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November 8, 2020Current Events, Peace Curriculum, School life, School Vision and Missionby

Tipis 1: Homestead Triumphs During a Pandemic

By Peter Comstock Dealing with a pandemic is, to say the least, a real chore requiring patience, understanding, hard work, and endurance—all of which combine into a quality called courage. And courage is what this school community has shown in abundance. We have also discovered ways …
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May 17, 2020Uncategorizedby

Homesteaders are New York Tough!

By Dharma Villareal At the conclusion of each daily press conference the Governor reminds us that we are New York Tough; he always explains that being New York Tough also means being smart, disciplined, unified, and loving. From my point of view this has been …
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May 8, 2020Current Events, Current Students, School Vision and Missionby

Friends of the Homestead School Announces their First Scholarship Awards along with Community Outreach and Humanitarian Efforts

“Ultimately, we moved here (to Sullivan County) for our children.  We believe in the importance of early childhood education.  We believe in teaching our children now to be environmental stewards and humanitarians.  We believe waiting for college is too late to invest in our children’s …
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May 5, 2020Current Events, facultyby 3 Comments

Recording This Moment

Homestead teacher, parent, and award winning author Kelly Adams (pen name K.L. Going) captures what many are feeling after Governor Cuomo announced that schools will remain closed for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year. Great artists know that life is defined as much by …
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April 30, 2020Current Students, parents, School lifeby

It’s Safe to Dance During Quarantine!

By Gabrielle Kahn “S—s-s-s-A-a-a-a-F-f-f-f-E-e-e-e-T-t-t-t-Y-y-y-y….Safety Dance!” sounds from the laptop in my office. Wait. I know that song. It was irresistibly catchy back in middle school. My radio alarm would blast it in the morning. We’d do a dancing line to it in the cafeteria, marching …
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April 26, 2020Current Events, Current Students, faculty, parents, School Vision and Missionby

How our family has weathered the transition to online learning: the trials and the benefits

By Jessica Gibson Our daugter started pre-k at the Homestead School in 2018 and moved on to kindergarten in 2019.  The school campus is an amazing environment for a hands on nature-based education, and the teachers are all so kind and understanding of each child. …
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April 3, 2020Alumni, Current Events, directors, School Vision and Missionby

Homestead School Joins Forces with CovidCourage to Get Protective Gear to Healthcare Workers as COVID-19 Hits Our Area

On the morning of March 18, 2020, as the Homestead School staff launched their first day of online learning, I received a text from our friend at CovidCourage in New York City, asking if we’d be able to collaborate with them in the effort to …
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