Classes for Your Homeschool

HOME recognizes that families value educational experiences that come from knowledgeable professionals. With that in mind, we will be partnering with organizations to offer you both online

and in-person classes that will help you to meet some of the course content required by Maine's homeschool statute. 

Join us in the beautiful mountains of Western Maine for an introduction to foraging wild plants that might just start you on the road to a life-long pursuit of some of the tastiest and most nutritious food around. You will learn to identify common edible plants, and also some that are medicinal and can be used to treat cuts and scrapes. We will also show you how to process acorns into a flour, and we will make a wild tea to drink. You’ll go home knowing how to make a wild salad from the plants in your own backyard!

Dates: June 28, 29, 30 (pick one)

Time: 12:00 - 4:00pm

Cost: $26.50 per child (will include a small goodie bag and roasting marshmallows for the end.)

Location: Moose Ridge Wilderness School

Accommodations: 

There are many hotels and inns in Bethel (30 minutes away). Upton House Inn is only a mile away. Families are also welcome to camp at the school for the night before and/or after the program. There are also several brooks and Lake Umbagog nearby, as well as hiking trails. If people would like to camp with MRWS, please send an email to: contact@mooseridgewild.com

Recommended Age Range: All ages!

Accompanying HOME Unit Study: Survival Skills

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Pre-registration is required. Please pre-register for each class two weeks prior to the scheduled class. There is a maximum of 30 students for each class. Please register by June 16. 

* HOME Event Refund Policy - Registration fees may be refunded up to the registration deadline for any HOME field trip. No refunds will be made after the registration deadline. In the event that you must cancel, please consider making your fee a donation to HOME rather than requesting a refund! If an event must be canceled or rescheduled for any reason, HOME will notify participants. Refunds will then be considered on a case by case basis, depending on whether or not the event is rescheduled.

Maine offers endless opportunities for field trips. Be sure to join the HOME Field Trip Forum on Facebook as a resource for ideas, news and updates on what's happening around our state. 

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