The Schoolhouse
at Hardison Mill
'Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie'
day at the farm
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:
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PRICE: $45.00 Per Classroom Seat (there are only 17 seats per event. All proceeds to to LOVE IS A GIFT Ministries)
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AGES: This class if for ages 7 to 12 years old only.
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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:
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Learn the history of one-room schoolhouses, and the story of how ours came to be.
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Say a Morning Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
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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.
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Make Ragdolls & Will-pens together... as they learn what toys where like in prairie days and how people wrote letters then.
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Have a prepared lunch that would have been served in Prairie Days.
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Play recess games from the 1800's
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Do chores on the farm together, interacting with the animals and gardens.
ABOUT THE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE EXPERIENCE
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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.
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Have your child bring or wear boots if you have them as they will be walking around the farm.
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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...
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.
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.