Welcome to Homegrown...
A little school doing big things.​
It's a place where learning happens through real work, trust, community and connection with the natural world around us. We grow food and care for animals on our humble little east of Austin acre.
We build things, cook things, take things apart and occasionally put them back together. We learn to take risks and to slow down and observe. We get dirt under our nails. We ask questions.
We let nature be our guide.
Find Your Place Here
The Homegrown School is a licensed child care operation serving children ages 2 through 14, with programs designed to grow alongside our community. Beyond our year-round preschool, Homegrown offers opportunities for school-age children- all rooted in the same belief that some of the best learning happens through real experiences, meaningful work, strong relationships and plenty of time outside.
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Click on the photos below to explore our programs!
PRESCHOOL
Ages 2 through 6
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Our year-round early childhood program. Recognized by Texas A&M's Texas Healthy Building Blocks program.
Coming soon:
"THE GREENHOUSE"
Grades 3 through 8
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Community and hands-on enrichment for learners growing beyond the traditional classroom.
SUMMER CAMP
Ages 6 through 14
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Big projects, practical skills, ridiculous ideas and the freedom to spend summer being a kid.
Around here, learning looks different.
In the garden
Biology, patience, food systems, symbiosis, responsibility and the occasional devastating lesson about Texas weather!
These are just a few of the lessons our students explore working in our school gardens.
With the Animals
Empathy, observation, life cycles, compassion and a strong sense of responsibility.
By offering daily hands-on experiences with our FARMily, children begin to understand what it means to be gentle stewards of living things.
At the Workbench
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Planning, measuring, engineering, persistence and learning that sometimes your first idea doesn't work.
Children are trusted (and supervised) with real tools to create, disassemble and reimagine campus installations- boosting both motor skills and confidence.
In the Kitchen
Math, chemistry, culture, independence, hygiene, safety and the deeply important skill of feeding other people.
Children are given opportunities to practice introductory culinary skills when integrating foods from our garden into our meals, when preparing for a special event and when preparing a snack for the school community.
Out in the World
Questions lead somewhere here. Bugs become investigations. Broken things become engineering problems. A harvest becomes lunch. An idea can become a project that lasts three weeks.
Inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy that children are naturally competent, curious learners that learn through exploration, Homegrown lets the children set us on a path to learning and discovery based on their interests.
Growing
in
Seasons
Homegrown operates on a trimester term enrollment model, which we refer to as "Growing Seasons," anchored around the Fall, Spring and Summer seasons.
Families commit to their selected program and schedule for the Season, giving children the consistency to settle in, build relationships, and become meaningful members of their learning community. We believe this commitment model allows for real-life flexibility for parents that is missing from annual enrollment commitments.
Each new Growing Season offers a natural opportunity to begin, continue, or make a change without reshuffling the community in between. It gives our teachers room to plan with intention, our learners time to dig deeply into their work, and our families predictable points throughout the year to reassess what fits.
The Homegrown School
Tours by appointment only
16407 Decker Creek Dr
Manor, TX 78653
Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
Ages: 2 - 14
