September Learning Pod (Mon & Wed)

Service Description

September 8 – December 16 Our Fall Learning Pod offers a small-group learning experience where academics come alive through project-based, nature-rich learning. Inspired by the Charlotte Mason philosophy and aligned with the Ontario curriculum, students strengthen their skills in Reading, Writing, Grammer, Phonics, Math, and Science, through meaningful seasonal experiences, living books, nature study, and hands-on investigations. Inside our cozy classroom and throughout the farm, children build confidence, curiosity, and independence while connecting learning to the changing seasons. Each month is guided by an essential question that encourages inquiry, observation, creativity, and real-world problem-solving. ✨ Small-group learning (maximum 5 students) ✨ Ontario curriculum-aligned ✨ Charlotte Mason inspired ✨ Project-based, hands-on learning ✨ Indoor classroom with outdoor farm connections ✨ Weekly nature journaling & nature study 🍂 Fall Term Closures • Monday, September 7 — Labour Day • Monday, October 12 — Thanksgiving Day • Monday, October 26 — DDSB PA Day • Friday, November 13 — DDSB PA Day • Wednesday, December 16 – Wednesday, January 6 — Winter Break Closed on all DDSB PA Days and statutory holidays. 🍎 September — Harvest & Seeds Question: How does a farm feed people? 🔨 Build a Farm Market 🔬 Plant life cycles, seed dispersal, compost, fungi 🌿 Apples, goldenrod, crickets, mushrooms 🔢 Math: Number sense review, 100 chart, fact families, ordinal numbers ✍️ Writing: Descriptive writing 📖 Grammar: Nouns 🔤 Phonics: Short vowels 🎃 October — Forest & Pumpkins Question: What can we learn from the forest? 🔨 Pumpkin Investigation 🔬 Plant growth & pumpkin life cycle 🌿 Leaves, acorns, squirrels, spiders 🔢 Even/odd, doubles, halves, adding & subtracting tens ✍️ How-to writing • 📖 Pronouns • 🔤 Long vowels (a, e, i) 🐿️ November — Preparing for Winter Question: How do animals prepare for winter? 🔨 Design a Winter Chicken Coop 🔬 Animal adaptations, insulation, weather 🌿 Evergreens, deer, seed heads 🔢 Time, calendars & dates ✍️ Informational writing • 📖 Verbs • 🔤 Long vowels (o, u) ❄️ December — Light & Winter Solstice Question: How does winter change our world? 🔨 Winter Nature Museum 🔬 Snow, ice, constellations, Winter Solstice 🌿 Pinecones, evergreens, winter birds 🔢 +/- to 10, fact families, number rainbows ✍️ Poetry • 📖 Adjectives • 🔤 Diphthongs (ou, ow) 🔨 Project 🔬 Science 🌿 Nature 🔢 Math ✍️ Write 📝 Grammar 🔤 Phonics