We are 2 former homeschoolers who met at our local library’s story time when our children were babies. We share a love for literature, art, education, nature, and history. 5 Acre Woods Homeschool Enrichment is a vibrant community of children who are curious, engaged, and kind.
With all the amazing benefits of homeschooling, it can be challenging to provide activities that require a larger group. Theater, singing, art, and Socratic discussions can be more motivating and fun to do with friends.
Our culture of learners are kind, empathetic, excited to learn, positive, creative, playful and community oriented. Additionally, the home atmosphere is a warm, safe place to explore new ideas, exercise creativity and ask questions. We focus on history, science, literature, and geography with frequent art and theater projects sprinkled throughout to integrate new ideas.
Amy Bakke majored in English, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts. She has worked with a wide range of children ages 0-18. She worked at the Children’s Ark as a residential treatment counselor where she gained experience with at risk youth for almost a decade. Amy has been working with kids for over 20 years, but her passion for education is in hands on activity/play based learning. Her favorite subjects to teach are Literature, History, Art and Geography.
Amy always knew she wanted to homeschool and so the choice was easy. She has 3 children ages 5, 5, and 10.
Adriana Carlson started 5 Acre Woods Homeschool Enrichment in the fall of 2021. She has a degree in photo journalism and filmmaking. As an educator, she is inspired by Charlotte Mason and Rudolph Steiner. She also teaches at a local forest school, Real Red Riding Hoods, leading forest school hikes, and organizes a traveling micro school that has visited: Peru, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and the Galapagos Islands.
She loves to share her passion for nature, storytelling, filmmaking, history, and geography. She lives in Palmer Lake with her family and has 3 children ages 9, 12, and 15. She has been homeschooling for 10 years.