Kentucky River Field School (KRFS) offers senior high and post-secondary level work-study educational programs.
Our mission: to prepare young adults, in connection with the land, for continual growth, learning, and leadership.
Setting
At KRFS, we farm, prepare food, learn skills, host events, and study at a 10 acre historic homestead campus that includes a farm-to-table cafe. We also have a nearby 110 acre farm along the Kentucky River.
Curricula
Working and Learning are equal companions at KRFS. In addition to learning hands-on while we work, we design place-based, broad reaching curricula around farming, cooking, biology, and history.
KRFS can host up to 15 students at a time.
KRFS’ philosophy is that all vocations, studies, and projects are elevated by a common set of core practices and motivations that we channel in our processes:
Commitment to a clear and meaningful objective/purpose
Evaluation of means to achieve the goal/milestone
Examination of traits & teamwork dynamics required for the means
Focus, perseverance, creativity, reflection, documentation, and analogous thinking throughout the means
Iterative improvement and completion in stages
