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Scent of Water

Homeschool Learning Community

Age 4 - 12th grade

"At the scent of water it will flourish
And put forth sprigs like a plant."
--Job 14:9

Campus Programs

Our Annandale, VA campus is the flagship program of the Center for Redemptive Education. The homeschool support program, for learners aged four through high school, is called Scent of Water.

4-6-year-olds (Boots & Roots) and K-8th graders (Terebinth) meet three days per week. 9th-12th graders (Canopy) meet four days per week. Classes meet mainly outdoors on a beautiful, 18-acre campus, with indoor facilities available.

(Click here to learn about additional Redemptive Education-affiliated programs and schools in other locations nationwide.)

Scent of Water

Canopy
9th-12th grades

Terebinth
K-8th grades

Boots & Roots
Ages 4-6

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Boots & Roots (ages 4-6)

T-W-R 9 am - 12 noon

Children aged four through six participating in Boots & Roots engage with local flora and fauna. Active exploration and interaction with the natural world is interwoven with literature, literacy, science, music, art, and Biblical content.

Ages 4-6
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Terebinth
(grades K-8th)

T-W-R 9 am - 3 pm

This program offers "the whole story for the whole child" to support home schooling families in their quest to align with God's design for their children. We see God's design for teaching and learning as Biblical, Relational, Integral and Experiential.

Qualified educators invite your child to engage deeply with the Creator and His creation. With a strong outdoor education focus, Scent of Water classes reflect all school subjects while also celebrating the "emergent curriculum" that springs from the interests, ideas and explorations of the students themselves.

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Grades K-8
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Canopy
(grades 9th-12th)

T-W-R-F 9 am - 3 pm

A project approach helps learners take ownership of their learning, as they realize that education has meaningful, real-world applications; education is not just an artificial steppingstone to the next level of education.

Internships with local experts, enterprises and entrepreneurs implement this real-world learning approach, offering students an opportunity to determine and explore areas of interest that they themselves choose.

Grades 9-12
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What parents are saying...

I appreciate the biblical worldview. Experiential, Relational outdoor learning! I recommend it routinely to others seeking an alternative to traditional public / private / homeschool education.

Abigail Westbrook

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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs

"There is a delicious moment when we first pick up a new book and open its cover. And then let the story begin!"

-- Amy Imbody, MEd, Founder and President of the Center for Redemptive Education, from her book, Wind from the Sea: Essays in Redemptive Education. 

Principles of Redemptive Education

Discover the biblical, relational, integral and experiential foundations of Redemptive Education.

Contact

Janine Laurine

Programs Administrator

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