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'Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie'
day at the farm

SOLD OUT

A ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE EXPERIENCE

Spend the day learning what life was like living on the prairie and going to a one-room schoolhouse in the 1800's... and what living on a farm is like today.

EVENT DETAILS:

  • PRICE: $45.00 Per Classroom Seat (there are only 17 seats per event. All proceeds to to LOVE IS A GIFT Ministries)

  • AGES: This class if for ages 7 to 12 years old only.

  • TECHNOLOGY: This is an event designed to foster relationships and simple living. NO smart phones or devices are allowed with the children

WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL DO:

  • Learn the history of one-room schoolhouses, and the story of how ours came to be.

  • Say a Morning Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

  • Learn the history of Hardison Mill and what farm life was like when it was originally a homestead in 1878, and what farm life is like today.

  • Make Ragdolls & Will-pens together... as they learn what toys where like in prairie days and how people wrote letters then.

  • Have a prepared lunch that would have been served in Prairie Days.

  • Play recess games from the 1800's

  • Do chores on the farm together, interacting with the animals and gardens.

ABOUT THE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE EXPERIENCE

  • Your child can come dressed in 1800's prairie clothes or we will have dresses & bonnets for girls if they'd like to wear them... and suspenders and caps for boys.

  • Have your child bring or wear boots if you have them as they will be walking around the farm.

  • Lunch will be a traditional farm lunch (Like Beef Stew with homemade bread, etc) if your child has allergies or is gluten-free, you will have to send lunch with them.

***NOTE: this class is for children ages 7 to 12 years old only.

SPACE IS LIMITED FOR THIS FARM EXPERIENCE. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW...

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Multiple Dates
Cost $45

This event is has many dates in 2024.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

at The Homestead School at Hardison Mill.

SOLD OUT

LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE
ON THE PRAIRIE' DAY

ABOUT HARDISON MILL:

Hardison Mill is a historic farm outside of Columbia, Tennessee orginally built by Calvin & Sarah Hardison in 1878.  Rory Feek purchased it in 1999 and the original homestead is his personal home.  The 100 acre property now includes a One-Room Schoolhouse that is open to public for scheduled one-of-a-kind farm experiences and classes for children.  Along with Homestead Hall, a state-of-the-art concert venue and live-stream private-event space that seats up to 300 people.  And the HUB, a new classroom and workshop event space created to host Homemaking & Homesteading classes, workshops and gatherings on the farm for adults and children.  

The farm is part of the non-profit ministry Love Is A Gift and dedicated to helping families find their way back to living more a home-centered life filled with Christ.  Learn more about Hardison Mill at www.hardisonmill.com 

ABOUT LOVE IS A GIFT:

Love Is A Gift is a 501(c3) non-profit ministry created “to equip children and parents in our community and around the world with the values, skills and education necessary to live well, love well, and be a light to the world.”

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