Welcome to an overview of our 2025-26 Homeschool Program Offerings
Spring River offers flexible programming and support to the growing homeschool community in Northeast Florida seeking a holistic education. We welcome those parents interested in an education inspired by Waldorf methods and a "whole child" view of human development, as well as those looking for a more part-time experience to enrich and supplement other educational choices.
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For the 2025-26 school year, we have made some changes to our traditional offerings that build upon our ten-year legacy of innovative, independent, Waldorf-inspired academic programs. We continue to focus on educational programs that nurture the developing child with equal attention to the head, heart, and hands. These offerings will include:
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Outdoor education, movement, and nature connection
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Streamlined and distinct program options to accommodate both full-time and part-time needs
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Integrated Student Support
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Programming that provides students with time and space to meet their individual needs outside of class and explore their emerging interests.
Our re-imagined offerings for 2025-26 reflect our mission to foster a culture of well-being for families and staff. This includes dedicated time for our K-8 staff on Fridays, allowing school leaders and class teachers ample opportunity for collaboration and planning. Our programs also ensure clarity, focus, and freedom for teachers to address the needs of our full-time program without compromising the pace and content for previously combined part-time and full-time programs. We have designed our offerings to include specific "pauses" throughout the week for balance, relaxation, and family time. Our salaries, benefits, and tuition are aligned with current financial trends and state-supported programs for independent education, such as the Step Up for Students scholarship.​​​
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Currently, our families have been able to receive reimbursement from the Step Up for Students for our program offerings. Our High School Program is already a Step up For Students Direct Pay Provider, and we are working towaqrd becoming Direct Pay Providers for all of our offerings for the 2025-26 school year.
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For admission, enrollment and tuition information please visit our 2025-26 Admission page (Coming soon!)
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Homeschool Program offerings for school year 2025-26 (K-8)
The all-outdoor K-8 Grades Program is held Monday-Thursday and is led by Waldorf trained teachers. Class sizes will be no more than 18 students and some classes may be combined. Kindergarten will have a 2 day option. For detailed information on curriculum, please visit the K-8 Grades pages on this website.
Flexible Fridays (Grades K-8)
Our grades program families can add a fifth day by choosing from our traditional nature immersion program (Forest School) or a new offering providing value -added artistic and project based courses. These classes will be open to all homeschooling families in the community and will meeet indoors with plenty of outdoor experiences.
Homeschool Enrichment (2 day program) Grades 1-5
This offering is a return to the roots of our first homeshool program. Our 2-day homeschool enrichment classes will be offered on Mondays and Tuesdays. These classses will be mixed-age classes with a developmentally appropriate main lesson in the morning and enrichment offerings in the afternoons. Classes will meet in a space within 15 minutes of the beaches area. Class time will be 9 am - 2 pm, start after Labor Day, and finish in early May. This is a new offering and will be in development during the Spring of 2025 tailored for our part time families. We welcome your input, so please reach out if you'd like to be part of the planning process.
Our innovative Forest School offers nature immersion classes for K-5 on Wednesdays and K-8 on Fridays. Classes are split into three age groups, with K-2nd in one group, 3rd-5th in another, and middle school separately. The Middle School offering includes Bushcraft and Primitive Skills. Class times are 9 am - 2 pm and classes will start after Labor Day.
Our High School program will enter its second year in 2025-26 and will be adding a 12th grade. High School offers a rich outdoor ecological and land steward component, and meets at Atlantic Theaters in Atlantic Beach. Families can curate their own high school experience with full and part-time offerings by following our morning academic track or choosing from a variety of afternoon elective offerings that will fit perfectly with other homeschooling options.
Preschool Offerings for 2025
Our Parent & Child classes run year-round in seasonal sessions, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for children and caregivers alike. These sessions offer caregivers a space to connect, engage in discussions about child development and parenting, create crafts, enjoy a simple, healthy snack, and explore a Waldorf-inspired approach to home life.
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We offer two tailored parent-child programs for our community:
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Tide Pools, guided by a WECAN (Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America) trained early childhood teacher, meeting in a community space in the beaches area. In Fall of 2025, these classes will meet in 6 week sessions on Fridays from 9 am -11:00 am
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Peaceful Steps, an entirely outdoor Forest Parent & Child Program led by an inspring and innovative Lead Forest School Teacher from Spring River. These classes are currently meeting on Tuesdays in Spring 2024. Beginning in Fall 2025, these classes will meet in 6 week sessions on Thursdays in 2025, 9:30 am - 12 pm.