Photo by Erin Witkowski Two of Homestead s middle school students screen print t-shirts they designed for their micro-business project. In the 42 years since the Homestead School was founded in Glen Spey, its nature-based, humanitarian Montessori education has nourished thousands of self-motivated students and instilled a greater sense of responsibility to community and to the Earth. Originally only offering grades PreK-2, the school has thoughtfully expanded to grade 8 over the years to meet the needs of its growing families and students. This year, the school is making another transformative leap forward by moving into high school. It will start by launching its junior high program with grade 9 this fall, and subsequent grades will be added every year until the launch of grade 12 in 2024.