The goal of Keystone Adventure School and Farm is to educate the
whole child in a way that involves parents and children in the
design and implementation of the learning process to encourage
them to take ownership of their lives and education.
Purposefully weaving and integrating pieces of the curriculum
into units of study for the children is beneficial to all
learners in the classroom environment. Keystone believes that
children learn best when they are active participators in their
own learning. Process learning brings a more joyful and
meaningful learning experience than one driven by outcome-based
learning. Interest among children is immediately piqued when
teachers facilitate a discussion and collaboration regarding the
next unit of study. As part of the decision-making team,
children help direct the class with each unit of study. It is
the teacher/facilitator’s job to incorporate the appropriate and
relevant curriculum into the unit. By incorporating the academic
pieces into an all-encompassing unit, c