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Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Homesteading 101 Spring 2021
Students and teachers must be able to readily switch to online lessons at any point in the semester in order to register for classes. All students must complete a project for this class.
Teacher: Kim Bollman
Email: qtswede@gmail.com
Location: 4036 Thar. Rd., Coloma
Format: In Person
Grades 5-12
Homesteading 101
Class sections are offered on Saturdays, Sundays, or create your own day/time for groups of 5 or more (email teacher for more information)
Saturday Classes
January mandatory virtual meeting will be Saturday, January 30th (For Saturday Homesteading) This will be a short class that will serve as an orientation.
In Person Classes (Saturday Classes from 10-2pm)
February 20, March 13, March 27, April 17, May 1, May 15
Some time between March 25-29 we'll do a live stream of how to introduce a package of bees to a hive without having students around an open package of bees. TBA on that date as we get closer.
OR
Sunday Classes
January mandatory virtual Meeting will be Sunday, January 31 (For Sunday Homesteading). This will be a short class that will serve as orientation.
In Person Sunday Classes from 11-3pm
Feb 21, March 14, March 28, April 18, May 2, May 16
Some time between March 25-29 we'll do a live stream of how to introduce a package of bees to a hive without having students around an open package of bees. TBA on that date as we get closer.
Description: This class will guide students through several lost arts that help to hone a more independent and self-reliant way of living. Spring time homesteading will focus on planning your garden, starting seeds, propagating plants, pollinator care, springtime transplanting, container gardening, tree trimming, starting poultry, animal husbandry, small baking projects, and with some luck, a springtime jam-making session and vegetable preservation class. (Strawberries and Asparagus)
Syllabus
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Tom Hurst
Email: qtswede@gmail.com
Location: 4036 Thar. Rd., Coloma
Format: In Person
Grades 5-12
Homesteading 101
Class sections are offered on Saturdays, Sundays, or create your own day/time for groups of 5 or more (email teacher for more information)
Saturday Classes
January mandatory virtual meeting will be Saturday, January 30th (For Saturday Homesteading) This will be a short class that will serve as an orientation.
In Person Classes (Saturday Classes from 10-2pm)
February 20, March 13, March 27, April 17, May 1, May 15
Some time between March 25-29 we'll do a live stream of how to introduce a package of bees to a hive without having students around an open package of bees. TBA on that date as we get closer.
OR
Sunday Classes
January mandatory virtual Meeting will be Sunday, January 31 (For Sunday Homesteading). This will be a short class that will serve as orientation.
In Person Sunday Classes from 11-3pm
Feb 21, March 14, March 28, April 18, May 2, May 16
Some time between March 25-29 we'll do a live stream of how to introduce a package of bees to a hive without having students around an open package of bees. TBA on that date as we get closer.
Description: This class will guide students through several lost arts that help to hone a more independent and self-reliant way of living. Spring time homesteading will focus on planning your garden, starting seeds, propagating plants, pollinator care, springtime transplanting, container gardening, tree trimming, starting poultry, animal husbandry, small baking projects, and with some luck, a springtime jam-making session and vegetable preservation class. (Strawberries and Asparagus)
Syllabus
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Tom Hurst
