Four children stand holding long wooden tools on a patch of mulch, with a green field and distant trees under a clear blue sky in the background.

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Address to send check: 14 North May Street, Aurora, IL 60506

Headwaters Seasonal Giving Campaign Help sustain the school we're growing together. What does it take to keep a small, independent school going?It takes teachers who know their students well. A place for children to spend long days learning outside. Materials for the things they want to build, investigate, and try. Time for a teacher to sit beside a child who needs another explanation—or to let a good question lead somewhere unexpected. Tuition covers an important part of this work. Community giving helps cover the rest. Headwaters fills a particular place in the Fox Valley. We're the area's only secular, nature-based K–12 school, offering families an educational path that connects children's learning to the natural world, from their early years through high school. Our community reaches beyond our enrolled students, too. Through our homeschool enrichment offerings, we welcome families who want their children to spend time outdoors, make things, explore ideas, and build friendships alongside other kids. These families are part of the wider Headwaters community, too—and they help make the circle of connection around the school even bigger. Together, we're creating something the community needs: a place where children can be known, where the outdoors is part of an ordinary week, and where families can find community around the way they want their children to learn. That takes ongoing care. Tuition supports a portion of the work; community giving helps sustain the teachers, daily operations, materials, and outdoor learning that make Headwaters possible.This season, we're inviting families, homeschoolers, friends, local businesses, and neighbors to help prepare the ground for the year ahead. You don't have to have a child enrolled at Headwaters to care about having this kind of school and community in the Fox Valley. Join us in preparing the ground for another season of learning and growth. Rooted in Nature. Growing for the World.

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