Life Sciences Homeschool Curriculum
Learn by doing with Cathy’s Critters Life Sciences Homeschool Program
At Cathy’s Critters, we believe the best way to learn is to get your hands dirty. Listen. Touch. Smell. Investigate.
Our on-site homeschool curriculum encourages a child’s innate curiosity in the natural world. We provide hands-on and age-appropriate learning about animals, plants, and their ecosystems.
Our 12 class course meets once a week for two hours at our farm. We cap each class at 12 students, so enroll early to ensure your child’s seat.
Animal Sciences Course
This course lays the groundwork for future science education by catalyzing a child’s natural curiosity. Each month we will focus on a specific species; equine, reptile, and avian.
Students will learn through observation in an outdoor environment that encourages open-ended exploration of the farm’s environment. They will learn teamwork and critical thinking by solving fun challenges individually and as a group.
All material will have age-appropriate adaptations for the different ages who are co-learning.
Students will also reap the cognitive and emotional benefits of human-animal interaction.
2022 Schedule and Fees
For the homeschool family’s convenience, we offer morning sessions and afternoon sessions from 10-12 and 1-3. The same material is taught in each session and is tailored to your children’s grade level.
The cost to register in either session is $300 per student. Multiple students from the same family receive a $20 discount on tuition.
Spring schedule:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays from January 11 through April 5, 2022
Fall schedule:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays from August 30 through November 8, 2022
OUR EDUCATORS
Cathy Smith
Jonnye Bower
The Young Scientist course is taught by Cathy Smith, the founder and owner of Cathy’s Critters. Cathy holds a degree in zoology from North Carolina State University and has decades of experience in using animals and their natural environments as an effective teaching medium. She’s passionate about the benefits of positive human-animal interactions and time spent in the natural world.
Jonnye Bower is an animal educator and special events coordinator at Cathy’s Critters. She has years of experience teaching children in the homeschool environment and is passionate about animal care and education.