Wyncote Academy Community

Wyncote Academy has always valued and promoted experiential learning. Recently, our students have have been fortunate to work with Susana Hormann, the founder of Domus Nodus, a mobile educational wood workshop. Susana has taught woodworking skills to elementary, middle, and high school students.

Over the course of the past month, Wyncote students have been working with Susana to build 9 benches to provide outdoor seating at Wyncote Academy's farm. They are also building a freestanding vegetable stand that will be used to display Wyncote's fresh produce at several local farmers markets.

Many thanks to Susana Hormann and Wyncote staff Ally Schonfeld, Nick Lodise, Angelic Gilchrist, Bruce Weiner, and Doug Godfrey for helping to support the woodworking initiative.

The market garden at the Farm at Wyncote Academy produced a bountiful yield this season. Our top two bumper crops, by far, were okra and eggplant. Over the course of two months, our students harvested more than 700 lbs. of eggplant.

We are pleased to share some our some of our bounty (a crate full of surplus eggplant) with the Sisters of St. Basil in Jenkintown. The Sisters do wonderful work operating a food pantry and providing food to families and individuals experiencing food scarcity.

The photo below features three of our student farmers (Trinity, Jahlil, and Joe), science instructor and farm educator, Ally Schonfeld (second from right), and Wyncote Academy board chair, Jane Zegestowsky, (far right). Jane facilitated the connection between Wyncote Academy and the Sisters of St. Basil.

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Wyncote Academy’s Extended School Year program engages students in project-based learning activities that target academic needs, while providing rich opportunities for social learning. Our full day-program incorporates a multi-disciplinary approach to academic learning, social skills education, and engaging enrichment with many recreational opportunities. Students have the opportunity to experience our unique programing, including Urban Agriculture and Mosaic Arts, along with a curriculum that includes health and wellness and nutrition. Space is limited! Call our office today for details and to register your child. 215-885-2000

Registration deadline is approaching! Register NOW!

Wyncote Academy’s Extended School Year program engages students in project-based learning activities that target academic needs, while providing rich opportunities for social learning. Our full day-program incorporates a multi-disciplinary approach to academic learning, social skills education, and engaging enrichment with many recreational opportunities. Space is limited! Call our office today for details and to register your child. 215-885-2000