Resources from April
Ideas you can
bring home.
Thoughtful tools for outdoor childhood, whole-child learning, and the family culture you’re building.
Begin with something useful for your family today. You’ll also find work for educators and a look at what we’re developing next.
Free · For families
Nature’s Playground
Give childhood more room to roam.
A practical introduction to spending more time outdoors: changing habits, finding activities, preparing for the seasons, and making the most of the space you have.
Start small. Notice what draws your child’s curiosity. Build from there.
Enroll for free to download the guide.
For educators & school founders
Nature Lab
Create a learning environment with nature at its heart.
The Nature Lab workshop explores the thinking and practical decisions behind a nature-based learning environment or small microschool.
It is for people thinking about leading a program or creating a learning community, as well as educators bringing more outdoor learning into their work.
Workshop refresh in progress
We’re updating the workshop’s home and presentation. Contact April about current availability.
Resources I recommend
Tools with a place
in our learning.
Recommendations stay secondary to the work of knowing your child and choosing what serves your family. Some recommendations may use affiliate links; those will be identified alongside the link.
For the Love of Homeschooling
A resource April has recommended for homeschool families.
Affiliate link.
All About Reading
& All About Spelling
Reading and spelling resources April recommends.
Recommendation link to be confirmed
Learning tools & books
A curated collection for play, learning, and everyday family life.
Work in progress
Growing from the work
we’re already doing.
A book by April & Denny
The Compliance Trap
Questioning education centered on compliance and exploring what it means to raise capable, thoughtful, internally motivated children.
Forthcoming
For homeschool families
Learning beyond St. Louis
We’re exploring how the curriculum and experiences we create for Agape families can serve families learning at home.
Curriculum in development
April’s monthly writing will share what we’re learning as these projects develop.
For local families
Looking for a school
in St. Louis?
Agape Adventure Academy brings these ideas into an in-person Christian learning community, with full-time and two-day hybrid options.