Where Learning is Living
ROCK TREE SKY
The mission of Rock Tree Sky is to cultivate an inclusive learning community where everyone develops their whole self through directing their learning in relationship with others.
Rock Tree Sky offers experiential education for youth ages 5 through 18 by providing structures, programs, and environments that offer exposure to key values of community collaboration, learner agency, and meaningful making.
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About Us
Rock Tree Sky was founded in 2015 by parents, loving partners, and professional educators Natasha Efross and Jim Bailey. What started in the backyard of the couple's Upper Ojai homestead as a whimsical homeschool group has grown into what it is today; located on the campus of the former Summit Elementary School, Rock Tree Sky truly is an embodied example of the evolution of child-centered education.
Over the past seven years, growing in collaboration with community members of all ages, our program has become increasingly dynamic in our offerings and possibilities.
And though we have expanded quite a bit, the heart of what we do remains the same as always...We hold space for young people to be autonomous agents of their own lives while modeling what it means to live in healthy and joyful community across differences.
Interested in learning more? We welcome and encourage visitors to join us for one of our monthly tours where you can learn more about Rock Tree Sky's mission and philosophy, and be a witness to the day-by-day expression of how this type of education works.
To sign up for a tour, complete an interest survey by following the link here.