Our Mission: Through nature and hands-on learning we help families develop personally, professionally, and spiritually.
We strive to provide a social and enriching community to support families and create a new generation of thinkers and doers by providing opportunities to learn traditional skills, art, history, and farming.
We offer free or low-cost classes, clubs, field trip opportunities, social events, a library, and resources to local families. There is always something fun going on at our Learning Center!
Our goal is to create a community that respects a child’s curiosity, imagination, and love for learning while teaching kids, teens, and adults real world skills they can use for life.
We yearn to elevate childhood and equip and encourage community families and establish a learning environment that fosters a child’s creativity. With our unique geographical location and proximity to the Coast Guard training center, we also provide a home for homeschooling or non-traditional schooling students as well as transient members of the community.
Deeply Rooted Values
Our core values guide every aspect of our work and interactions.
Creating Community:
Our gatherings transcend the boundaries of traditional schooling by providing a space where kids, teens, and adults learn hands-on skills not found in a classroom. We provide a space for all students after school, as well as homeschooling and non-traditionally schooled families where students, instructors, and members can connect, forge friendships, and build a robust community that supports each other's educational journeys.
Exploring Nature:
Through our clubs and classes we invite families to experience education in its most natural form—immersed in the great outdoors. By learning from nature, children develop an appreciation for the world around them, embracing its beauty and wisdom. By staying connected to nature, teens and adults lay the roots and foundation for personal and spiritual growth.
Honoring Each Other:
We celebrate the diversity of all families from public and private schooled, to homeschooling and non-traditionally schooled families, especially with regard to service families that move often. Every family's educational approach is unique, and our community honors these differences, creating a welcoming environment where every perspective is valued.
Affordability for All:
We recognize that families who choose alternative schooling paths may have distinct financial considerations. We also acknowledge that learning traditional skills can be expense and out of reach for many. By offering low to no-cost options for all our gatherings, we ensure that families can access enriching experiences without financial constraints.
Excellence with Heart:
With a heart-centered approach, we bring excellence to every activity and event we organize. Our commitment to quality education and genuine care for our community shines through in everything we do.
Fundraisers
We're Growing: Fundraising for Farm Fund
Deeply Rooted Learning Center is expanding and seeking farmland/greenspace, volunteers, and businesses & individual donors or investors who share the vision. Our learning center is on an exciting journey of growth and expansion as we strive to get back to our roots of stewarding the earth and bringing families back to nature. To support our vision, we are looking to connect with people like YOU that see the value in hands-on learning in nature, traditional skills, and good stewardship of the Earth. Whether you have farmland to offer, time to volunteer, or resources to donate, your support is welcomed. Thanks to your support currently more than 300 local kids plus their families receive free nature-based education and with your help we can DOUBLE or TRIPLE that number!
- Raised
- $1,506
- Goal
- $10,000
Help Keep Quality Clubs and Activities Free for Kids
Our family found Deeply Rooted at a time when we were desperately seeking connection for Chloe who was 4 at the time. It was shortly after the pandemic and she was really missing other children! We started out going on Nature Club walks at different nature trails and now we join in weekly for activities like Lego Club, Art Club, Talent Show, and I even help run some of the events and classes. My daughter loves the holiday parties, clubs, and field trips. Being around other homeschool families has really given me the confidence I needed to follow my heart and educate at home. We have made some of the best friends too! The women who started Deeply Rooted are really involved with families of their own and put so much work and heart into the organization. We are so happy something like this exists and can't believe the clubs and parties are free! Such a relief when times are tough. We hope to continue going here for many years. Deeply Rooted Learning Center currently helps more that 300 kids and teens by providing them with quality programming in a safe environment where they can explore their interests, forge friendships, and learn about the world around them. The mission of the Learning Center is to provide a social and enriching community to support families and create a new generation of thinkers and doers. Their motto is, "Nurturing Curiosity, Growing Community, Uniting Homeschool Hearts" and they are dedicated to providing services free for the many Coast Guard, immigrant, homeschool, and non-traditional educating families who rely on their services for support and who would otherwise fall through the cracks! Please donate today to help DRLC continue to provide services that REAL families can afford!
- Raised
- $10
- Next milestone
- $100