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Organization"s primary exempt purpose Greenwood Tree educational cooperative offers a wide variety of educational enrichment programs for homeschooling families. Our offerings may include: roots, parents and children ages 18 months to 3 years: the roots program is a parent child group designed to be both a community of support and connection for parents as well as a first taste of school for young children. Together we engage in seasonally appropriate, meaningful activities, both indoors and outdoors, which nurture parent and child in the world of the senses, rhythm, and wonder. Statement of program service accomplishments. Early childhood education (ece) for children ages 3-6: this mixed age program offers children an introduction into classroom life that meets them where they are. Students enjoy outdoor time, circle time, free play, story time, arts exploration, practical arts, and a wholesome snack time together. Grades 1-5: our homeschool support classes are divided into same age groupings for core waldorf themes, specialty classes and socializing. Track lessons are taught with mixed 'ages and stages', lessons brought through cooperative games in the autumn quarter, as students are assessed by abilities. This helps teachers work with groups that have similar skills and allow mobility within groups as students reach their 'grade levels' in literacy and numeracy. Outdoor education for children in grades 1-5: this class will facilitate children in creating a new relationship to themselves, each other, community, and nature. Children will receive the experience of being outside with minimal restrictions, as well as having choices in curriculum based on their own interests. Teachers will offer tutorials throughout the day, letting children spend their day studying plants, animals, plant spirit medicine, primitive skills, or the ecosystem as their curiosity leads them. Parent education: in addition to family volunteer and fundraising expectations, parents/guardians are required to attend three parent education nights per school year in the fall, winter, and spring. At these meetings, parents have the opportunity to learn more about homeschooling, discipline issues, and the waldorf approach to education. In the program year 2024-2025, Greenwood Tree was privileged to provide educational services to 18 children and 15 families at the beginning of the year. By the beginning of december both of our teachers had left the program and due to financial stress we were not able to hire additional teachers. Our program did not function for the rest of the 2024-2025 program year. In response to challenges leadership identified and explored the previous year, the board of directors decided to only offer an early childhood education program for the 2025-2026 program year. We currently have 8 students in our class and 7 families participating in our…