Heritage Community School

Heritage Community School meets 4 days a week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with the option for homeschoolers to join us mornings or afternoons for a month at a time. 

Mornings are quite busy filled with concentrated learning as we explore a comprehensive set of integrated subjects. The day begins with a short Bible reading.  This is followed by math using concrete materials The exploration of the world's past and present of  great people and events throughout history are brought by living books from knowledgeable authors and their biographies. Children deepen their learning through writing,  illustrating, and poetry.  Great composers and artists and their works are studied and discussed.    

Afternoons are spent with an emphasis in immersive nature study by observation of our surroundings in a nearby community garden, the local neighborhood, and local parks.  During the changes of the seasons,  we learn about the life cycles of birds, animals, plants, and  trees. Gardening, birding, orienteering paired with artistic nature journals 

create opportunities for children to  appreciate and respect God's world. 

At Heritage Community School, our philosophy is centered around the belief that every child is a person made in the image of God. Each one is recognized for their unique strengths and talents with the ability to grow and mature to become a greater person and fulfill their potential.

 We see education 

as a relational education that goes    beyond information and facts where  knowledge is interconnected that touches the heart, soul, and mind as inspired and sourced by God.  We believe that the child with respect to their personhood,  requires living books with ideas to learn that protects and stimulates the desire for knowledge. An atmosphere of learning should be of a high caliber and inspirational which leads to understanding and wisdom to become a caring and compassionate person for others and a caretaker of the natural world. 

Hello! I am excited in bringing the first Charlotte Mason Christian School for our families and their children in the communities of the Rogue Valley. 

 As the director of our fledgling school and a teacher for one of our first mixed age classes: Form 1A with ages 6 - 7 and Form 1B - ages 8- 9

Special Subject Teacher

Bible/Music - Pastor Craig Rodenmayer

Gardening: Steve Blake

Astronomer and Orienteering  Charles Berg

 We  look forward to leading this wonderful educational adventure for children to experience a rich feast of  liberal arts subjects with God as the center.   This unique approach to education truly allows children to grow in knowledge and understanding about the world, each another, and their relationship with God as they grow through new ideas and experiences together. 

*An Oregon certified and licensed     K - 12 teacher in general education, special education, and reading specialist.