2026 After-School Sessions

About: After-school sessions are groups of up to four learners. Learners will participate in reading activities and games with horses and other farm animals. This course is for readers who have never participated in a Rearing2Read program. 

Date(s) and Time: After-school sessions run on Tuesdays. Learners are dropped off at 4 PM and picked up at 5:15 PM. 

Spring 2026 Dates: April 14th - June 2nd

Tuition: Thanks to generous donations from fellow families and local community members, Rearing2Read is a low-cost, tuition-assisted investment for a lifelong skill. In 2026 our program will run tuition-free, with a recommended donation of $125 per program/participant. No one will be turned away from this program due to cost. Do not hesitate to reach out about donations!

Confident Reader's Book Club

About: This program is for student's with reading anxiety that struggle to read aloud. The aim of the program is to create a bridge between reading at the farm to the horses in our experiential setting to reading to other humans in the academic school setting. Ages 8-11. In order to attend, students must have participated in a prior R2R program. Research will be done on this program and participants must sign participation waivers.

Dates: March 24, March 31, April 7th

Horsemanship Book Club

About: The Horsemanship Book Club is a four-week course for readers who have participated in a R2R program before. During class, we’ll read a book about a specific horsemanship skill and then do fun activities to practice!

Tuition: The recommended donation for this program is $80.

Spring 2026 dates coming soon!

2026 Summer Camps

About: Summer camps are for learners who need or want a session for learning new skills and making new friends. 

2026 Sessions Date(s) and Times: 

Summer 2026 Dates:

"Big Siblings" Camp: June 16-18, 1-4pm

During this camp, campers will be paired with a "big brother/sister" for the week and work through a series of reading work and activities. 

Location: Rouxtano Farm, Hillsborough, NC

Summer "Writing" Camp: July 14-16, 1-4pm

This camp will focus on story elements and creation through writing. During this camp, students will be exposed to clinical speech pathology services from Holistic Kid's Speech.

Location: Lake View Farm, Cedar Grove, NC

Maine Camp: Aug 4-6, 10am - 2 pm

Rearing2Read is coming to Maine this summer! Join us for three days of reading games with the horses, swimming, crafts, and other activities at the Perkins' farm in Lincolnville, Maine.

Location: Frost Farm, Lincolnville, ME

Tuition: The recommended donation for camps is $275. We highly encourage families to make a $30-$40 donation when signing up for summer camp to cover the cost of camp supplies. 

Open Houses

About: Open houses are for learners and their families to attend to meet Ali and learn more about the program. Attendees arrive at the farm and meet in the arena for opening remarks. After, they rotate through literacy stations.

2026 dates coming soon!

Interested in running an Open House for your school or organization? Contact president@rearing2read.us for more info!

Virtual Field Trips 

About: Virtual field trips are conducted through Zoom and give a "virtual" glance into the farm as a classroom. Ali will Zoom in with the help of a hooved friend to teach a learning session with your class!

Past Workshops:

Rearing2Read is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Contributions made to Rearing2Read are deductible under section 170 of the Code. 

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