You're invited to Veritas et Virtus Learning...
Family Days!
Veritas et Virtus Learning invites you and your family on Friday afternoons to join us in fellowship, learning & play!
Come join our community where...
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Children learn through beautiful books and meaningful ideas.
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Students are encouraged to think deeply, love generously, and live purposefully.
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Parents are supported and loved as we learn alongside our children and each other.
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Learning feels joyful, natural, and full of wonder.
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Families grow together in faith, wisdom, and virtue.
Family Days Schedule
First Fridays, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
3:00 PM
Optional: Lunch Meet Up before we begin
Gather for Afternoon
Midday Prayer, Announcements, Hymn, Pledge, Poem
Nature Walk + Brush Drawing Class (ages 6+)
Free Play / Fellowship
Community Rosary & Wrap Up
Activities
Nature Walk
As a community, we will take a nature walk, work on identifying plants and animals and make entries into our nature journals.
Rain Plan: In the event of hard rain, we will pivot to indoors and read from one of Arabella Buckley's "Eyes and No Eyes" series and narrate and discuss together, making nature journal entries as appropriate.
Brush Drawing (Watercolors)
Children ages 6+ will learn the basics of brush drawing in nature. This technique is a form of watercolors where the paint is used to "draw" items rather than painting as many traditionally think of doing.
Teacher: Lauren Rupar has been teaching handicrafts, including brush drawing, for the last five years and has over 20 years of experience with watercolors.
Bonus Events
We will have several seasonal activities through the year in addition to our weekly school year meet-ups on Fridays.
Summer Splash Meet-ups
We will meet at a beach, splash pad or pool to cool down and have fun!
St. Nicholas Celebration
Our Friday meeting in December we will have a St. Nicholas party for the entire community. Detail TBD!
Christmas Party (Adults only)
Moms and Dads are invited to an evening of food, fun and fellowship at Lauren's Home in Mt. Holly. Save the Date: Saturday, December 12! Formal invite will go out in November.
End-of-year Party
Let's celebrate a wonderful year with treats and games!
Mom's Book Club
You are invited to join our book club which meets separate from Family Days through the year.
2026-2027 Family Days
First Fridays, Sept - May
Date | Location |
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Sept 4 | Beatty's Ford Park |
Oct 2 | Goat Island Park |
Nov 6 | Beatty's Ford Park |
Dec 4 | Lauren's House |
Jan 8 | Beatty's Ford Park |
Feb 5 | Goat Island Park |
March 5 | Beatty's Ford Park |
April 2 | Goat Island Park |
May 7 | Beatty's Ford Park |
More info!
Cost: $60 per family for the year. Covers the cost of reserving shelters at parks plus simple supplies for classes.
Families with no school age (Year 1+) children, fee is only $50/year
Rain Schedule: On Fridays when it is raining (sprinkling generally doesn't count!) we will instead meet at Lauren's House in Mt. Holly. We may shorten the day slightly.
Supplies required:
Each student (Years 1*+) will need the following:
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Travel watercolor palette set
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First choice: https://amzn.to/4wyI7v6
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Second Choice: https://amzn.to/4wpu8bd
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Mixed Media Journal: something like this: https://amzn.to/4bKXtEx
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spiral bound, dotted Nature Journal: such as this: https://amzn.to/4vIrb49
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Pencils for writing
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Set of colored pencils
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Bookbag to carry their supplies on their own
*Generally age 6 by September 1