Now serving grades PreK through High School.

Now serving grades PreK through High School.

January 14, 2021Current Events, Humanitarian Effortsby 3 Comments

A Modest Proposal for Families Helping Other Families in Need

Depending upon your circumstances, two glaring problems are associated with the Economic Impact Payments, also known as the Stimulus Checks.  People gripe all the time about sending money “to” the government, so why should we be carping now about this reversal of fortune?  Money “from” the IRS?  …
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December 16, 2020Current Events, Current Students, Environment, Montessori Curriculum, School life, School Vision and Missionby 18 Comments

Homestead Expanding to High School!

If you thought that Covid had a lease on our full attention, think again! It is plain to see that we are at a pivotal crossroads in American culture. The direction we take in the coming years is no less than an existential choice. A …
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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, 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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June 20, 2020Current Events, Current Students, Peace Curriculum, School Vision and Missionby 3 Comments

Surrender to A New Dawn

Jack Comstock, Assistant Head of School Responding to an Emergency  It’s early on in the pandemic when we hear from friends who work in NYC hospitals that doctors and nurses are being given only one N-95 mask per week while the hospital they work for, …
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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 Eventsby 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 26, 2020Current Events, Current Students, 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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