Connecting through Nature
Providing AgSTEM Curriculum and Activities for Teachers, Parents and Kids.
Connecting through Nature
Providing AgSTEM Curriculum and Activities for Teachers, Parents and Kids.
About Kadybrook Farm
The Kadybrook Farm Story
Kadybrook Academy-Ag Lessons for kids!
Kadybrook Academy-Ag Lessons for kids!
Kadybrook Farm was designed as the model for teaching Ag Classes on the farm. Starting in 2008, we raised chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, goats, market lambs, horses and pigs, along with various types of garden beds and container gardens. I used animals and agriculture from the farm, guest speakers, fieldtrips and tours and 20 years of ex
Kadybrook Farm was designed as the model for teaching Ag Classes on the farm. Starting in 2008, we raised chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, goats, market lambs, horses and pigs, along with various types of garden beds and container gardens. I used animals and agriculture from the farm, guest speakers, fieldtrips and tours and 20 years of experience as an Agriculture Education teacher to create a an award-winning AgScience and Leadership program at Snohomish HS. In 2020 I designed a hybrid Ag Curriculum for kids to do at home. I knew kids needed to learn science at home and nature and our neighborhoods called out the kids. I created an Ag and Environmental Science Program using local resources for Urban, Suburban and Rural Kids to learn at Agricultural Science and Leadership at home.
Kadybrook Farm no longer produced livestock: instead, this 5- acre hobby farm is a nature retreat and a sanctuary for people and animals. Now the farm is the place where inspiration and imagination flow, so I created a life from which I don't need a vacation.
Kadybrook Academy-Ag Lessons for kids!
Kadybrook Academy-Ag Lessons for kids!
Kadybrook Academy-Ag Lessons for kids!
My name is Ms. Lischke (Lish-key) and I have been an Agriculture Education teacher for almost 20 years! I was inspired by the award-winning projects that my students have completed over the years, to create a fun AgSTEM Curriculum for ALL kids to learn about agriculture. I loved my Ag Class when I was a kid, and I loved teaching Ag, so it
My name is Ms. Lischke (Lish-key) and I have been an Agriculture Education teacher for almost 20 years! I was inspired by the award-winning projects that my students have completed over the years, to create a fun AgSTEM Curriculum for ALL kids to learn about agriculture. I loved my Ag Class when I was a kid, and I loved teaching Ag, so it was an easy choice to create an AgEducation Curriculum that was unique for kids. I took a leap of faith and started the Kadybrook Academy. In 2024, I began offering a variety of K-12 AgSTEM courses for Homeschool Ag Science and to supplement public and private school science programs. The lessons include an integrated, hands-on approach to teach science, ag literacy, problem-solving and engineering using animals and agriculture. AgSTEM and Ag Leadership curriculum is available for sale Summer of 2024.
Animals in the Classroom
Kadybrook Academy-Ag Lessons for kids!
Animals in the Classroom
In 2010, I was teaching Animal Science and Veterinary Science, and I was on a mission to bring animals into the classroom. I started a partnership with a local animal shelter and created a foster kitten program in my classroom. Over the course of 10 years, my students cared for hundreds of kittens until they could find good homes. We fost
In 2010, I was teaching Animal Science and Veterinary Science, and I was on a mission to bring animals into the classroom. I started a partnership with a local animal shelter and created a foster kitten program in my classroom. Over the course of 10 years, my students cared for hundreds of kittens until they could find good homes. We foster kittens at Kadybrook Academy too and continue to work with The NOAH Center in Stanwood, WA.
The "online classroom" at Kadybrook Academy is on a 5-acre hobby farm with goats, chickens, dogs, cats, and horses. The "real classroom" at Kadybrook Academy is mobile. Ag is ALL Around Us and learning happens in the community, at home, on farms, during industries tours, guest speakers and volunteering. Many of my students have become community volunteers, fostering kittens at home and working at the Animal Shelter.