If you desire a vibrant learning atmosphere where days are filled with wonder & delight ...
If you're eager for a high-quality, time-tested Christian education with family-affordable fees ...
If you have a great homeschool curriculum but desire additional enrichment ...
If you are looking for a warm and supportive learning community where your children and family will be known, loved, and equipped ...
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
If you're eager for a high-quality, time-tested Christian education with family-affordable fees ...
If you have a great homeschool curriculum but desire additional enrichment ...
If you are looking for a warm and supportive learning community where your children and family will be known, loved, and equipped ...
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
Living Books, Living Ideas, Living Things!
Grateful to GOD for His grace & faithfulness to us as we complete our 6th year!
We are now OPEN for limited tours, applications, and interviews in March 2026
(solely dependent on limited seat availability).
We give tour and interview priority to families who have carefully read our website and For the Children's Sake (Schaeffer Macaulay).
We are now OPEN for limited tours, applications, and interviews in March 2026
(solely dependent on limited seat availability).
We give tour and interview priority to families who have carefully read our website and For the Children's Sake (Schaeffer Macaulay).
Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life ...
and a science of relations. ~ Charlotte Mason
Day Camp 1: America 250 Celebration: June 21-27
Day Camp 2: Carnival (of the Animals) Cruise: July 13-17
Day Camp 3: Alaska Wilderness: Aug 3-7
Time: 8:30am to 3:30pm. Ages: PK and up! C-I-T (Counselor-In-Training) for TEENS (limited spots)
Cost for Campers: $70 per child for 5 days
*due to our low camp costs & pre-purchasing, we are NOT able to offer refunds for cancellation or partial week attendance
Cost for Accepted C-I-T's: $60 for 5 days
Lunch: Campers bring their own simple lunch; we provide snacks!
*Children with special dietary needs, requests, or strong preferences should pack their own snacks.
Optional $25 lunch add-on package/camper (for $25, we provide snacks AND lunch)
Our emphasis will be on nature study, tales, legends, and literature, biographies, history, geography, science, and Bible memory verses ... alongside camp-themed art, music, poetry, theatre, folksongs, games, and crafts.
Campers will also enjoy generous outdoor exploration, animals & creatures, outdoor activities, and team challenges. Camp spaces are limited, so please register today!
Day Camp 2: Carnival (of the Animals) Cruise: July 13-17
Day Camp 3: Alaska Wilderness: Aug 3-7
Time: 8:30am to 3:30pm. Ages: PK and up! C-I-T (Counselor-In-Training) for TEENS (limited spots)
Cost for Campers: $70 per child for 5 days
*due to our low camp costs & pre-purchasing, we are NOT able to offer refunds for cancellation or partial week attendance
Cost for Accepted C-I-T's: $60 for 5 days
Lunch: Campers bring their own simple lunch; we provide snacks!
*Children with special dietary needs, requests, or strong preferences should pack their own snacks.
Optional $25 lunch add-on package/camper (for $25, we provide snacks AND lunch)
Our emphasis will be on nature study, tales, legends, and literature, biographies, history, geography, science, and Bible memory verses ... alongside camp-themed art, music, poetry, theatre, folksongs, games, and crafts.
Campers will also enjoy generous outdoor exploration, animals & creatures, outdoor activities, and team challenges. Camp spaces are limited, so please register today!
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Weekly Schedule
In-Session Options: Mondays-Thursdays OPTION A: 4-Day Option OPTION B: 3-Day Option (M, T, W or T, W, Th) OPTION C: 2-Day Option (M/W or T/Th) OPTION D: Half-Day Option (M-Th) OPTION E: PK/K Woodland Friends (T, W, Th) Forms (not Grades) "Forms" allow for a broader window of growth. Woodland Friends (T, W, Th; pick up at 11:30am) Form I - ages 5-9 Form II - ages 9-12 Form III - ages 13-15 Form IV - ages 14-16 Form V - ages 16-18 (gr. 10-12) Hours Cottage Students Full Day: 8:10am - 3:10pm (Drop-off window: 7:45am to 8:10am) Enrichment Half-Day Students: 11:30am - 3:10pm Clubs & Electives: 2:10pm Tues & Thurs Afternoons After-Care Options: $5 per child per day |
We have a 4.5 acre country-like campus with a chicken coop, gardens, various child-designed forts, rabbits, guinea pigs, aquariums, climbing trees, miniature houses, and a lovely green space that facilitates generous outdoor exploration and play. We are easily accessible (just four minutes off I-75) in South Dayton close to many amenities.
Branches & Vine Motto
I AM
I CAN
I OUGHT
I WILL
I CAN
I OUGHT
I WILL
Branches & Vine Approach
At Branches & Vine, we honor the child's dignity as a whole person designed in God's image and for His glory.
Our educational approach nourishes the whole person with first-hand exposure to great and noble ideas through: "living books" authored by invested, eloquent writers across every discipline, timeless literature and poetry, generous nature exploration, treasured handicrafts, Shakespeare plays, Latin and classical studies, inspiring art, great works of the composers, biblical worldview conversations, Plutarch's Lives, structured math and sciences, conversational Spanish, speech and composition, violin and band ensembles, hymns and folksongs, mapwork, dance and physical activities.
Chronological history comes alive through well-written books, source documents, captivating biographies, and literature selections which illuminate the era.
We believe life-giving education possesses "depth of relations" through a three-fold framework: knowledge of God, knowledge of humanity, and knowledge of the universe. As knowledge broadens, understanding deepens, and wisdom for life is applied. We help students build meaningful relationships with God and His Word; with friends in their rich learning community; with people from various eras, places, and cultures; and with the natural world including nature and daily outdoor life, geography, math and sciences.
"Narrating" (retelling) from living books teaches students to digest, reflect upon, order, and graciously communicate vital ideas. Children who are exposed to daily practices of narration mature into articulate and expressive writers and communicators.
Focused attention at short, varied lessons keeps students' minds fresh, leaving time for exploration of nature, personal interests, and life skills.
English skills develop beautifully through "copywork" (transcribing a portion of quality literature), and "dictation" of literary passages (specialized focus on spelling and grammatical structures). Memorization and "recitation" are approached, not as tools for repeating facts, but to give children rich words to ponder for a lifetime.
Instead of dry worksheets, students design and develop cherished "living notebooks" including: Book of Centuries (master timeline); Commonplace Book (literary quotations); Nature Notebook (observational sketches, paintings, and notes); Copybook (Scripture, poetry, and literature selections); Scripture Notebook (Bible readings, lists, and "lessons for life") ... among other notebook keep-sakes that take shape through the years.
Our teachers direct the course of study, but students assume personal responsibility for their own learning. We are neither teacher-driven, nor student-centered. Instead, our primary agents of learning are living books, living ideas, and living things that shape a living education,
Atmosphere, Discipline, Life: We seize every opportunity to stir a refreshing atmosphere warmed by love (atmosphere), shepherd good habits of thought and life (discipline), and spread a generous feast of truth, goodness, and beauty that nourishes the mind and shapes a beautiful life (life).
Our educational approach nourishes the whole person with first-hand exposure to great and noble ideas through: "living books" authored by invested, eloquent writers across every discipline, timeless literature and poetry, generous nature exploration, treasured handicrafts, Shakespeare plays, Latin and classical studies, inspiring art, great works of the composers, biblical worldview conversations, Plutarch's Lives, structured math and sciences, conversational Spanish, speech and composition, violin and band ensembles, hymns and folksongs, mapwork, dance and physical activities.
Chronological history comes alive through well-written books, source documents, captivating biographies, and literature selections which illuminate the era.
We believe life-giving education possesses "depth of relations" through a three-fold framework: knowledge of God, knowledge of humanity, and knowledge of the universe. As knowledge broadens, understanding deepens, and wisdom for life is applied. We help students build meaningful relationships with God and His Word; with friends in their rich learning community; with people from various eras, places, and cultures; and with the natural world including nature and daily outdoor life, geography, math and sciences.
"Narrating" (retelling) from living books teaches students to digest, reflect upon, order, and graciously communicate vital ideas. Children who are exposed to daily practices of narration mature into articulate and expressive writers and communicators.
Focused attention at short, varied lessons keeps students' minds fresh, leaving time for exploration of nature, personal interests, and life skills.
English skills develop beautifully through "copywork" (transcribing a portion of quality literature), and "dictation" of literary passages (specialized focus on spelling and grammatical structures). Memorization and "recitation" are approached, not as tools for repeating facts, but to give children rich words to ponder for a lifetime.
Instead of dry worksheets, students design and develop cherished "living notebooks" including: Book of Centuries (master timeline); Commonplace Book (literary quotations); Nature Notebook (observational sketches, paintings, and notes); Copybook (Scripture, poetry, and literature selections); Scripture Notebook (Bible readings, lists, and "lessons for life") ... among other notebook keep-sakes that take shape through the years.
Our teachers direct the course of study, but students assume personal responsibility for their own learning. We are neither teacher-driven, nor student-centered. Instead, our primary agents of learning are living books, living ideas, and living things that shape a living education,
Atmosphere, Discipline, Life: We seize every opportunity to stir a refreshing atmosphere warmed by love (atmosphere), shepherd good habits of thought and life (discipline), and spread a generous feast of truth, goodness, and beauty that nourishes the mind and shapes a beautiful life (life).
Would Your Child Thrive in our
Whole-Hearted Learning Community?
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TIME-TESTED METHODS AND LONGTERM FRUIT IN STUDENTS' HEARTS & MINDS
MASTERY OF LEARNING WITH DEGREED & SPECIALIZED CM EDUCATORS PARENT RESOURCES, EQUIPPING & SUPPORT |
STIRRING A REFRESHING ATMOSPHERE WARMED BY LOVE
SHEPHERDING GOOD HABITS OF THOUGHT & LIFE SPREADING A WIDE AND GENEROUS FEAST OF LIVING IDEAS (Phil 4:8) |
All applicants and BVCS parents are expected to have read: For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay and In Vital Harmony by Karen Glass. Our families must be supportive of classically-based Charlotte Mason principles and methods to ensure that your hopes for your children resonate with our vision and priorities for B&V, and are in keeping with the philosophical distinctives of our work.
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Branches & Vine Cottage School is a four-day classically-based Charlotte Mason Cottage School walking alongside families in Dayton, Ohio.
Abiding in Christ and His Word, aligning with Charlotte Mason’s principles, and partnering with parents, we spread a rich and varied feast of a life-giving education (Philippians 4:8) through three-fold knowledge with deepening relationships (God, humanity, universe). Our three instruments of education are: atmosphere (moral, intellectual, and social climate), discipline (habit formation), and life (relational, delightful living amplified by living ideas). This is to be used by the Holy Spirit in transforming students to genuinely love the Lord and others, lead gracious and grateful lives shaped by true knowledge, understanding, and wisdom; and bear much fruit for the glory of God. (John 15:1-11, Phil 4:8; Deut 6:4-9 & Mark 12:29-31; Eph 3:16-19; Col 1:9-11; Prov 24:3-4) |
“I am the VINE, you are the BRANCHES. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5
HOURS 8:10am to 3:10pm CONTACT [email protected] A 501c3 educational ministry initiative of Calvary South Dayton |