Amy Bakke majored in English, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts. She has worked with a wide range of children ages 0-18. She worked at the Children’s Ark as a residential treatment counselor where she gained experience with at risk youth for almost a decade. Amy has been working with kids for over 20 years, but her passion for education is in hands on activity/play based learning. Her favorite subjects to teach are Literature, History, Art and Geography.

Amy always knew she wanted to homeschool and so the choice was easy. She has 3 children ages 6, 6, and 11.

Iraiah Solstice Waak found that her educational passions ignited tenfold when she chose to follow the path of teaching children how to connect with nature and protect our local environment. Being a former homeschool student, she finds resonance in spaces like 5 Acre Woods. She holds a deep admiration for the opportunities this style of education offers.

She joined Adriana’s teaching team in 2024, with a focus on pattern recognition and relationship building with native plant and animal species. As she continues to gain experiential knowledge of Colorado’s various ecosystems, she has broadened her scope of understanding to include natural history and primitive/land based skills.

Adriana Carlson hosted 5 Acre Woods Homeschool Enrichment in her home starting fall of 2021. She has a degree in photo journalism and filmmaking. As an educator, she is inspired by Charlotte Mason and Rudolph Steiner. She organizes a traveling micro school that has visited: Peru, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands, and Japan.

She loves to share her passion for nature, traveling, storytelling, filmmaking, history, and geography. She lives in Palmer Lake with her family and has 3 children ages 10, 13, and 16.

As a former homeschooler, Adriana is passionate about supporting families in their homeschooling journey.