We look forward to working with students and families. This learning journey will be second to none and we promise a partnership that will leave all our members feeling supported and furthering their love of learning.
Terramor Academy is located on 25 acres of private woodlands in Lee, New
Hampshire. The campus has several outdoor classrooms, a woodland play space,
gardens, fields, and open spaces for creation and investigation as well as quiet
reflection. The school is adjacent to acres of farm land with miles of trails to
explore. In addition, we have convenient access to many local forests, ponds,
farms and community resources for us to learn from and explore. These outdoor
spaces support our growing k-4 school with places for independent work, read
aloud, performances, scientific research, play and quiet reflection.
At Terramor Academy we believe that learning should be a joyful, engaging
partnership among students, and teachers. Our multi-age classrooms are rich with
integrated, thematic learning. Students at Terramor Academy are driven to
become creative, critical thinkers, empathetic friends, mindful leaders and
lifelong learners. Terramor academy builds its curriculum around observation and
continued questioning of the world around them. Themes connect to the natural
world and provide rich content and cross curricular links to engage children in
their studies.
At Terramor Academy we believe that learning should be a joyful, engaging partnership among students, teachers, and peers. To that end, we offer multi-age classrooms that are rich in integrated, thematic learning. Students at Terramor Academy are driven to become creative, critical thinkers, empathetic friends, mindful leaders and lifelong learners.
Terramor Academy builds its curriculum around enduring questions and overarching themes. Over the course of the school year, each class will study unique themes. These themes change from year to year depending on class makeup and interest. They often connect to the natural world in some way and always provide rich content and cross-curricular links to engage children in their studies.
At Terramor Academy, we pride ourselves on providing a multisensory learning environment within nature. Students are allowed to explore their body’s movements, and the power of their brain by being out in nature for extended periods of time. By bringing our academic lessons from inside outdoors, children are able to activate parts of the body and brain that traditional classrooms cannot address therefore increasing their attention, focus and pushing beyond typical learning thresholds. Our smaller multi-grade level environment provides benefits to students of all ages. It allows for leaders to emerge, individual education for each child and for children to reach their full potential both academically and socially.
Children often ask, “Why do I need this? How will I use this in the future? Why am I learning this?” By applying academic concepts taught in the classroom to the natural world around us, we inherently answer these questions, giving students the desire to explore and continue their own learning.
Terramor Academy offers a rigorous interdisciplinary education that emphasizes student driven project based units. We promote the meaningful integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics with art and design giving the arts an essential and generative place in the curriculum. Students collaborate on projects that foster flexible thinking, problem solving and the integration of individual and group efforts.
We support students in their joyful exploration of the world by providing rich, diverse lessons highlighting the interconnectivity of academic subjects. Curricular units are informed by nature and community. We emphasize the qualities that enable discovery, careful observation, creativity and methods of experimental design. Opportunities for hands on research are provided daily. Learning is enhanced through the introduction of guests who are experts in their field of study.
114 Mast Rd.
Lee, NH
03861
ph# 603-519-8262
fax# 603-659-7908
website: www.terramoracademy.org
Director: Sarah E. Miner (sarah.terramoracademy@gmail.com)
Speech Language Pathologist, English and Language Arts and Outdoor Educator: Kate Glennon (kathryn.terramoracademy@gmail.com)
Mathematics and Outdoor Educator: Karen O'Brien (karen.terramoracademy@gmail.com)
Science Naturalist and Outdoor Educator: Allison Plummer (allison.terramoracademy@gmail.com)
Sarah is a mother of two and attended Live and Learn as a child and returned to work in the classroom in June of 1995. She received my Master's in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from the University of New Hampshire in 2005. Sarah is presently working on her doctorate in educational leadership. She holds credentialing in the State of NH as an Early Childhood and Afterschool Master Professional Workshop Trainer, Faculty, Individual Mentor and Program Consultant. She is also credentialed as an Early Childhood Master Teacher Level 3 and holds a current CPR and First Aid certification. She is a member of NAEYC. In 2005, she was selected in the top ten for the Tylenol Award, received the Henry Morgan Award, and was selected as a fellow for NAEYC's Strengthening Families program by the Doris Duke Foundation in 2006. In 2020, she accepted the role of Director and Principal of Greater Community Terramor Academy.
Mathematics
Outdoor Educator
karen.terramoracademy@gmail.com
Karen grew up in the woods of Western Massachusetts, an avid Girl Scout and camper. She loves nothing more than being in nature and experiencing it with children. She graduated from Keene State College in 2006, with a dual degree in elementarty education and general sciences. She holds a highly qualified K-8 teaching certification. After graduating, she taught a combination Pre-K/Kindergarten class for 3 years at the University of Pennsylvania's Child Development Center in Philadelphia. For the past 9 years Karen has been a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher in Rochester. Additionally, in Rochester, Karen served as a grade level math leader for 5 years, she served on the K-12 science curriculum committee for 4 years, and the assessment team for 8 years. Science and math are her passions. She is excited to build students critical thinking and inquiry skills at Terramor Academy!
Speech and Language Pathologist
English and Language Arts & Outdoor Education
kathryn.terramoracademy@gmail.com
Kate is a born and raised Seacoast NH girl. She loves this area for its access to water and the mountains. She has a passion for serving the community. She has been a pediatric speech language pathologist for 10 years. Her passions include assessment, social emotional communication, executive function training, speech and language disorders, learning disabilities, and community engagement. She takes great pride in educating both nationally and locally on the importance of communication skills across the age span. She has spent the greater part of her life working with children in an outpatient clinic. Kate earned her Bachelors of Science Degree, in Communication Sciences and Disorders, from the University of New Hampshire. After some time working as a speech and language assistant in a local elementary school she pursued her Masters Of Science Degree, in Speech Language Pathology, at Worcester State University. Her career path has now led her to teaching English and Language Arts at Terramor Academy. As well as, supporting learner differences, integrating families, academics, and community into an educational. She looks forward to developing these programs and services at Terramor Academy.
English and Language Arts & Outdoor Education
allison.terramoracademy@gmail.com
Allison grew up on the coast of Maine and fell in love with all that the natural world has to offer. From climbing cedar trees, to catching crickets in the tall grass, and making wildflower bouquets, she has spent a majority of her life connected to the natural world. She also loves gardening, backpacking, swimming, paddle boarding, biking, and practicing yoga while exploring and learning from her local environment. Allison graduated from Saint Michael’s College, in Vermont, in 2020 with a B.A. in environmental studies, and a M.A. in teaching elementary education (K-6). In her time at Saint Michael's College, she focused on supporting children in creating meaningful experiences in their local environment that they can carry with them throughout their lives. Her passion for outdoor environmental education has grown over the years, as she has worked as a preschool teacher at a forest school in Burlington, Vermont for the past two years. She loves connecting with community partners to increase her student’s engagement and investigation in topics, as she has previously partnered with Shelburne Farms to create a meaningful curriculum for her students. Allison is excited to be continuing her passions of engaging nature-based learning at Terramor Academy! She is looking forward to investigating the natural world with children through curiosity, creativity, and inquisitive adventures that discover what learning opportunities our local environment has to offer!
September 5, 2022 Monday- Labor Day
October 10, 2022 Monday- Indigenous Peoples/Columbus Day
October 21, 2022 Friday- Teacher Workshop Day
November 11, 2022 Friday- Veteran's Day
November 24, 2022 Thursday- Thanksgiving
November 25, 2022 Friday- Day After Thanksgiving
December 26, 2022 Monday- Holiday Recess
December 27, 2022 Tuesday- Holiday Recess
December 28, 2022 Wednesday- Holiday Recess
December 29, 2022 Thursday- Holiday Recess
December 30, 2022 Friday- Holiday Recess
January 2, 2023 Monday- Holiday Recess
January 16, 2023 Monday- MLK Jr. Day
March 13, 2023 Monday- Vacation Week
March 14, 2023 Tuesday- Vacation Week
March 15, 2023 Wednesday- Vacation Week
March 16, 2023 Thursday- Vacation Week
March 17, 2023 Friday- Vacation Week
April 28, 2023 Friday- Teacher Workshop Day
May 29, 2022 Monday- Memorial Day
Our Academy will allow children to thrive in the natural environment and flourish socially, emotionally and academically with peers. We feel fortunate to have 26 acres to learn in and be able to follow the interests and passions of the students and then infuse the content and curriculum into those areas. Live and Learn is a program that has been a staple of the Oyster River community for decades and we are thrilled to be enhancing our offering for the older students. Terramor Academy fosters and open and accepting environment where differences are celebrated and friendships are nurtured. Children are encouraged to be independent, autonomous learners, as well as work collaboratively with peers to strengthen and enhance their learning experiences.
During the school year Terramor provides learning engagement from 8:30-3:30, with early drop off starting at 7:30am and pick up until 4:30pm Monday through Friday.
