In-Person Experiences
Learning online is an amazing resource for many students and families. However, in our efforts to build connection and community, Jamie York Academy is now offering select in-person experiences for students.
Join us for our upcoming courses with in-person options!
Upcoming In-Person Main Lessons
Botany: in Nature and in Farming
Join us for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade Botany in the small farming community of Rutland, Ohio. Study the plants of Appalachia by experiencing their habitat, morphology, and uses. Come get into the woods, get your hands in the dirt, and get the plants in you.
Academic year offered:
- 2024-25
Class Play for Grades 6-8
Acting in a play can benefit students through developing communication skills, including public speaking, improving memory in an exciting way, and boosting confidence.
We are excited to offer a 4-week play block for our 7th and 8th grade students. This course will consist of live Zoom sessions with the director during the first two weeks of the class and then a two week in person for the production at a theater in Paonia, CO.
Academic year offered:
- 2024-25
Astronomy
Astronomy has shaped and guided the development of math and science perhaps more than any other field. Through this four-week course, we will become familiar with the motions of the sun, moon, stars, and neighboring planets through the sky, and gain an understanding of what they teach us about our place in the Cosmos.
Academic year offered:
- 2024-25
Upcoming Summer In-Person Experiences
Boat Building in India – August 2025
- For the first three weeks the students will be immersed in a main lesson on Engines and Boats in Hyderabad, India. The students will learn about the inner working of a combustion engine, and most importantly, learn how to build a boat. Then, the students (in groups of five) will build their own boat. Finally, they will take their boats to a lake in South India, and use their boats for three days.
- This trip is organized by Jayesh Narasimhulu, a personal friend of Jamie, who teaches science in Waldorf schools, organizes teacher workshops, and coordinates amazing student experiential courses (like this one). The lead teacher of the course will be Jeremy Robinson, an Australian Waldorf woodworking teacher and boatbuilder. There will be two teachers from our Academy (Juan Pablo Barillas and Jamie York) accompanying our students.
- After the boatbuilding course is completed, the students will spend a week traveling together to see a bit of India
Adventure Camp in Paonia, CO – Summer 2026
- During the camp, Academy families are invited join us for a week of adventures in the mountains of Colorado. The activities include hiking, climbing, and rafting.
- This is an excellent opportunity to meet friends from the Academy and build community.
Surveying in Paonia, CO – Summer 2026
- While many traditional tasks and occupations have become obsolete with the advancement of machines and technology, it remains valuable to learn how this modern world actually works. Surveying (the science of accurately locating points on the earth for the purpose of making maps) serves as an excellent example of how mathematics and technology can be applied in the modern world. This in-person main lesson (taking place in the summer of 2026 in Paonia, Colorado) will transport students into the magical world of numbers, geometry, and map-making during three weeks of fieldwork and classroom sessions.
- The lessons will integrate math, technology, geography and nature’s outdoor classroom, to enliven learning and build lifelong relationships with peers and teachers. During these three weeks, we will connect by working, studying, preparing meals, hiking, and sharing stories with the backdrop of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
- More details about this three-week course will be available in late 2025.
Marine Biology in Guatemala – June 2027
More details to come!
Past In-Person Experiences
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