Boca Raton, FL · Grades K–8 · 2026–27 Class Full

Where kids are known, learning is alive, and you’re not doing this alone.

A nature-rooted, screen-free homeschool cooperative providing an 8:1 student–teacher ratio with meaningful learning, and real community.

☘ Nature-led◌ Screen-free★ 8:1 ratio$ Money Matters K–8🌱 Green Flag Certified

Join the 2027–28 interest list →See our programs

The full Grow Co-op community in a circle in the classroom

☘Secular & inclusive

◆FL scholarships: PEP, FES-EO, FES-UA

★Eco-Schools Green Flag

♦Independent — no franchise

2026–2027 Programs

Two programs. One mission.

Each designed to complement your home-based learning with collaborative, project-rich, screen-free experiences. Full details & schedule →

Core program

Tuesday & Wednesday Co-op

Grades K–8 · 3 trimesters

Our twice-weekly cooperative blends language arts (IEW), Math Mammoth, Money Matters financial literacy, eco-education, and Education Rocks global-citizenship projects — across four multi-age cohorts in a screen-free setting with an 8:1 ratio.

ScheduleTue & Wed, 10am–4:30pm

ScholarshipsPEP, FES-EO, FES-UA

Full details →

New for 2026–27

Thursday Enrichment

Grades K–8 · Sandpipers · Pelicans · Herons

A year-long journey integrating each topic across all subjects, with trimester showcases and a year-end project celebration.

K–2Sandpipers — science, geography & mixed-media art

3–5Pelicans — modern world history, MMUN Junior Delegates & creative film

6–8Herons — modern world history, MMUN Senior Delegates & creative film, with the MMUN conference in New York City

ScheduleThursdays, 10am–4:30pm

Full details →

GROW student wearing Education Rocks shirt at fundraising event

Education Rocks · 2026–27

Every Core student is raising $365 to sponsor a child’s full school year in Bali, Indonesia — building on a first year where 100% of students reached their goal.

edrocks.org →

“My boys leave every day talking about the best time they had.”

— Grow Co-op parent, Fall 2025

What families say

Real voices from the GROW community.

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I am so, so thankful… you’re not just supporting the children, but us adults too.
— Grow Co-op parent

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Noelle got her homework out before anyone was awake because she was excited to do math.
— Grow Co-op parent

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Even as an adult, I learned something new through my boys telling me everything.
— Grow Co-op parent

Our team

100+ years of experience. Four deeply intentional educators.

Meet the people your children would actually be with — educators who think about kids, not just curriculum.

Jessica Murray

Co-founder, Head of Education

25+ yrs · NBCT in ELA

Cayla Coco

Founding educator, Eco-Ed

25+ yrs · Nature education

Marissa Manister

Founding educator, Elementary

25+ yrs · SEL coach

Rajeev Arora

Co-founder, Head of Admin

30+ yrs · EdTech & STEM

Our curriculum philosophy

Rigorous, holistic, and deeply human-scale.

We don’t pick between academic depth and childhood joy. GROW delivers both — screen-free, in small groups, with every child genuinely known by name, strength, and story.

“Though we are an academic program with the intention to see real gains in every child, we blend that with a deep belief in the importance of free play, movement, and self-directed time. Children need space to be children — and that’s not in tension with rigor. It’s the foundation of it.”

— Jessica Murray, Co-Founder & Head of Education

GROW students on the outdoor climbing structure — free play and movement

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Language Arts

IEW's Excellence in Writing anchors our program — structured and proven — alongside phonics, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and oral storytelling. Every child builds a voice they trust.

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Eco-Education & Science

Nature isn't a one-week unit — it's part of who we are: pollinator gardens, citizen science, composting, and hands-on ecology woven through every week. In our first year, we earned the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award from the National Wildlife Federation — the highest honor a school can receive.

Math and Financial Literacy

Mastery-based math through Math Mammoth meets each child exactly where they are, with individualized pacing. Every Core student, K–8, also takes Money Matters — our separate financial literacy curriculum — with a Family Money Mission that brings the learning home.

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Project-Based Learning

Each semester centers on a thematic unit weaving across subjects — history, science, art, writing, and more — closing with a student showcase where families see the work come to life.

A day at Grow

Hands-on. Intentional. Screen-free.

Learning blocks that make sense

Every day follows a steady rhythm — because when kids know what’s coming, anxiety drops and confidence rises. Instruction runs from 10:25 to 3:45, bookended by community free play at drop-off and pickup, and mixes academic foundations with projects, discussion, and outdoor time.

No worksheets-on-repeat. No screens. Just meaningful, hands-on work in small groups where every child has room to be seen.

Two students reading together on the outdoor swing at The Grow Co-op

“She got her homework out before anyone was awake because she was excited to do math.”

— Grow parent

Sample daily schedule

10:00

Community free play & drop-offCaregivers and children spend this time together as the day begins

10:25

Academic foundationsMath, reading, IEW writing, and Money Matters in small groups

Midday

Lunch & outdoor timePacked lunch, free play, nature exploration

Afternoon

Projects & eco-educationEducation Rocks, ECO projects, literature & discussion

3:45

Community free play & pickupFamilies gather and head home — campus clear by 4:30

Our cohorts

Four cohorts. One community heartbeat.

Our Tuesday/Wednesday Core Program uses multi-age cohorts that protect small groups and build real relationships — not just across a semester, but across years. Placement is guided by grade level, readiness, academic needs, and group fit. Thursday Enrichment has its own three cohorts: Sandpipers (K–2), Pelicans (3–5), and Herons (6–8).

Maples

Kindergarten–Grade 1

Young GROW students planting and tending the garden together

Wonder-driven learning through play, art, movement, and nature. Building foundations in literacy, numeracy, and a healthy relationship with learning.

“My kids had the best day. They loved all the games.”

Cypress

Grades 2–3 · New this year

GROW students planting flowers together in the garden

Growing readers, writers, and mathematicians. Cypress bridges early foundations and independent work, with hands-on practice, games, and real-world projects.

“The market was wonderful… boys made around $200.”

Palms

Grades 4–5

GROW students carrying a planter box together outside

Longer projects, growing independence, and real-world connections. This is where kids start saying "I can do this without someone hovering."

“They came home so excited to tell me everything they learned… you're creating memories that go way beyond the classroom.”

Oaks

Grades 6–8

Confidence, critical thinking, and readiness. Rebuilding academic belief, especially in math, while giving students real chances to lead and contribute.

“Perhaps my child can teach me about stock investing!”

“Thank you for providing a space where our children can safely grow, make mistakes, and learn from them.”

— Grow Co-op parent

Real-world entrepreneurship

These kids aren’t studying entrepreneurship.
They’re doing it.

At GROW, entrepreneurship is woven into every week — and it’s not just for the kids. While children run real ventures, parents take a parallel 10-week investing course, and a weekly Family Money Mission bridges the two.

At GROW:

→Kids learn money, budgeting, saving & investing every week — Grades K through 8
→Parents take a 10-week Money & Investing course running alongside their children
→Whole families design, build & sell real products addressing ecological problems
→Every student sponsors a child's full school year in Bali through ventures they created

GROW students running their Education Rocks market booth

Every student set one goal: raise $365 to sponsor a child’s education in Bali. In year one, every student reached it.

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Parent course · Thursdays · 10 weeks

While kids run their ventures, parents take their own class. Our 10-week Thursday Money & Investing course covers budgeting, debt, emergency funds, and long-term investing — taught by Rajeev alongside the kids’ curriculum.

Every Tue & Wed · 20 min · Grades K–8

Money Matters

Co-founder Rajeev Arora — 30+ years in EdTech — teaches this live every Tuesday and Wednesday. Kids meet Iggy (impulsive spender), Tina (wise saver), and mentor Manny: “That’s why money matters.”

A separate financial literacy curriculum for every Core student, K–8. The spiral curriculum runs Sept–June, with a daily Family Money Mission that brings it home.

K–2Needs vs wants, coins, Spend / Save / Share jars

3–5Budgeting, earning, giving & philanthropy

6–8Debt, investing, risk & profit allocation

Year-long venture · edrocks.org

Education Rocks

In our first year, every student set one goal: raise $365 to sponsor a child’s full year of school in Bali, Indonesia — designing their own ventures, making products, and selling them in their communities. This year, Education Rocks is a core part of the Tuesday/Wednesday program: each student has a $365 commitment, families can add $125 to give their sponsored student a bed and desk, and students step into roles like Global Liaison and Campaign Director.

GROW students building their eco-venture project outdoors

2025–26 · 11-week project · Family-centered

My Eco Venture

Each family chose an ecological problem, researched its scale, designed a solution, built prototypes, and started selling — with siblings working together at their own grade level. The trimester closed with the Eco Venture Showcase.

✓Handmade tea-towels — to replace single-use paper towels (paper waste)

✓Repurposed clothing — turned into stuffed animals & shopping bags (fast fashion)

✓Sprouts & seed kits — grown and sold to expand local green space

Eco-Schools U.S. Green Flag Award seal — National Wildlife Federation

Our mission

GReen Our World

Eco-learning shows up in projects and choices — not as a one-week unit, but as part of who we are. In our very first year, we earned the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award — the highest honor the National Wildlife Federation gives.

Seedlings started by GROW students for the garden

GROW students carrying a planter box to the garden

Students working hands-on in the raised garden bed

🚩 Green Flag Award🌱 Pollinator garden♻ Recycling program🐦 Bird-friendly campus🔬 Citizen science🦋 Field trips

The GROW Code

GGreen Our World: Care for the earth and our shared space.
RRadiate Kindness: Lead with empathy, gratitude, and compassion.
OOwn Your Growth: Take responsibility for your learning and your choices.
WWelcome Everyone: Celebrate individuality and diverse perspectives.

Our student-created Eco Code

1.Keep it clean — pick up garbage, never litter
2.Reduce, reuse, recycle — up-cycle with creativity
3.Grow with nature — plant trees, tend gardens
4.Protect habitats — care for all living things
5.Lead with love — kindness, responsibility, courage

“The past 11 weeks have been completely soul-filling… a beautiful close to the first trimester.”