Brihte Makers
Tuesday & Thursday | September 2026 – May 2027 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM | Ages 7–13
Learning that is mastery-paced, project-driven, and never rushed, held within a rhythm children can trust and grow into all year long.
At Brihte Studio, we believe a child's day should feel like something worth waking up for. Tuesday and Thursday, from 9:00 in the morning until 2:30, children come to know themselves through real work, real projects, and a rhythm that lets them grow into exactly who they already are.
How the Day Works
9:00 – 9:15
Morning Circle + Plan Card
9:15 – 11:05
Two-hour block: Personal work or use Brihte Studio’s offered studies for Math & Language Arts
11:05 – 11:20
Movement Break + Snack
11:20 – 12:00
Inner Studio/The Brihte Broadcast
12:00 – 12:30
Lunch + Connection — afternoon-only families join here
12:30 – 1:45
Learn & Create (Tues) / Nature Study (Thurs)
1:45 - 2:20
Mastery Project Studio (Tues) / 12:50-2:30 Experience & Community (Thurs)
2:20-2:30
Closing circle + Coins
TuitionMonthly membership, billed monthly. There is a one-time $50 supply charge applied to your first months tuition.
1 -2 kids
$160
/ mo
3 kids
$210
/ mo
4+ kids
+$50/child
/ mo
The Studio Family Rate
Enrolling in the Core Program unlocks the discounted Studio Family rate on other Brihte offerings like Spanish, and any future community class. One enrollment, a lower rate everywhere else.
How to Enroll
Book a Tour
Come see the studio, meet us, and feel whether Brihte is the right fit for your family. Email us to set a date!
Complete an Enrollment Inquiry
If you feel like Brihte Studio might be the right fit for your child, the next step is to fill out our application. This form helps us learn about your child and their interests, as well as your family.
Confirm With a Deposit
Your child's spot is held once enrollment is confirmed, and the first months tuition + the one-time $50 supply fee has been paid.
"A Brihte child learns to lead before they have a title. To act before they're asked. To trust the quiet knowing inside them, and then do something with it."
THE BRIHTE ARC
How we grow
a leader.
Every project, every month, the entire year follows the same arc. It's not a checklist, it's a practice that builds on itself until it becomes who a child is.
SELF AWARENESS
Know
Before any skill, a child learns to feel what's true, name what they need, and trust the knowing they were born with. A child who knows themselves can do anything.
CHARACTER & RESILIENCE
Grow
What you bring into a room touches everyone in it. We grow through challenge, through failure, and through showing up anyway with grace and without shame.
CREATIVE COURAGE
Build
Children don't practice for life later, they participate in it now. Idea, tend, build, share. If it flops, we debrief and try again. That's real learning.
COMMUNITY
Belong
Every child is known by name and needed by the group. The relationships, the showcases, & the families. The community isn't a side effect of the program, it is the program.
THE INNER STUDIO
The work
behind the work.
From 11:15 to 12:00 each day, members enter what we call the Inner Studio, a dedicated block for the formation work that makes everything else possible.
Feelings are not the steering wheel, they're weather, information to understand, not forces to obey. Children learn to feel, name, reflect, and then choose how they respond. That's how a leader is formed.
This is not therapy, it's not a class, it's a practice, the same way we practice math or science. Over the course of the year, children move through four arcs that build on each other.
SEPT-OCT
Understanding Emotions
Naming what we feel and learning why it's information, not instruction.
NOV-DEC
Self-Belief
Learning to trust what was placed inside you, even when it's hard to hear.
JAN-FEB
Gratitude
Seeing what's already here. The discipline of noticing and naming good things.
MAR-MAY
Goal-Setting & Vision
Taking the knowing and doing something with it. Building toward the May Showcase.
THE MASTERY PROJECT
Something that's theirs.
Once a week, every enrolled child steps away from the shared theme and into something no one assigned them. At the start of each term, we sit down with your child and ask one question: what do you want to walk away knowing how to do? Then we give them ten weeks to find out.
Recording an album on GarageBand. Starting a small baking business. Writing and illustrating a cookbook. Learning to sew. Coding a simple game. Whatever it is, it's chosen, not assigned, and it's theirs to finish.
This isn't a reward for finishing other work. It's where a child stops practicing for real life and starts living in it.
TERM 1 · SEPT–NOV Choose & Begin — naming the project, setting the term goal.
TERM 1 CONT. Building the Skill — the long middle, showcased at Mapmakers.
TERM 2 · DEC–FEB Deepen — a second project or the same one, taken further.
TERM 3 · MAR–MAY Present — showcased formally at the May Brihte Showcase.
The most important thing we can teach a child is how to know themselves, what they want, how to work for it, and how to trust the quiet knowing they were born with.
This is the Brihte standard, it sounds simple, but it is rare. We are not trying to fill children with knowledge. We are trying to raise humans who are deeply fluent in themselves, and brave enough to lead with what they find.
A FULL YEAR OF WONDER
Every month, a new world to explore.
Project arcs weave together history, geography, science, art, and entrepreneurship, covering Minnesota's homeschool framework without ever feeling like a checklist.
SEPTEMBER
Harvest & the Land
Farmer's market project, plant biology, MN agriculture. Historical figures: Johnny Appleseed, Sacagawea, George Washington Carver.
OCTOBER
Harvest, History and Halloween
The season turns, and we turn with it. Children explore the stories behind the harvest, the old roots of autumn traditions, and the quiet science of things returning to the earth.
NOVEMBER
Then & Now: Life in the Past
We step into the daily lives of the people who came before us and hold their world up against our own.
DECEMBER
Tradition & Celebration
World cultures, winter holidays across the globe, community giving project. Cooking traditions and art from around the world.
JANUARY
Inventors, Innovation, and Winter Science
Children meet the inventors who changed how we live and uncover the science hidden inside snow, ice, and cold.
FEBRUARY
Friendship, Creativity, & Community
In the heart of winter we turn toward each other and celebrate the friendships and shared work that make a community strong.
MARCH
Pioneers, Exploration, & Spring
Explorers and pioneers lead us into the unknown as the snow melts and the first signs of spring return.
APRIL
Earth, Animals, & Growing Things
Seeds go into soil, and children go deep into the living world of plants, animals, and the places they call home.
MAY
The Brihte Showcase
Every child presents their best work from the year. Portfolios, projects, presentations. Families come. A celebration of everything they've become.
WHO BELONGS HERE
You've been waiting
for something like this.
The Brihte Family
Homeschool families who want more, more community, more real-world experience, and more depth for their children. Parents who believe in hard work, faith, and raising kids who know what they stand for.
The Brihte Child
Curious, energetic, creative, not always served by sit-down instruction. Ready to work on real projects. Needs structure but thrives with freedom inside it. Wants to feel known and genuinely excited to show up.
The Brihte Community
This is a community, not a service. Families participate. Parents contribute skills, time, and energy. Everyone who walks in the door is a co-creator of what Brihte becomes.
WHAT MAKES BRIHTE DIFFERENT
Not a classroom.
A formation.
01
Kids are co-creators, not passengers.
Every project, every pitch, every showcase is something they built, not something we built for them to observe.
02
Character is part of the curriculum.
Honesty, leadership, hard work, and moral courage aren't extras, they're built into every day, every arc, every closing circle.
03
Learning is connected to the real world.
Farmer's markets, mapmaking, business fairs, real projects with real stakes and real pride at the end of them.
04
Parents are partners.
You retain full homeschool educator status. This is a community you belong to, not a service you purchase.
05
Faith is woven in, not labeled.
We don't use clinical language to describe who we are. God, purpose, and truth are present in how we work, not in a statement on the wall.
06
Community is something we practice.
Not a vibe, not a buzzword, but something we show up for, build together, and protect, because that's what it takes for it to be real.
Believe in this, even without a kid to enroll?
HELP US BUILD IT
Brihte is being built by its community. Every table, tool, and book in this studio is something a child will use with their hands. Put your name on a real piece of it, or teach what you know as a guest educator. Showing up is contributing.
When you support Brihte, you're not funding a program, you're helping a community raise its kids together.
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Common Questions
Do we need to be a registered homeschool family?
Yes, in Minnesota, parents are the legal educators of their homeschool children. Brihte Studio operates as an enrichment community, not a licensed school. We provide a monthly summary sheet to support your own record-keeping. The parent is responsible for the standardized testing at the end of the year. We will have options for someone to perform the test if desired, there would be an extra charge for that.
What if my child has never been in a group learning environment?
This is actually one of the best places to start. Our small cohort, consistent daily rhythm, and mixed-age community makes it easy for kids to find their footing at their own pace. We go at the speed of the child, not a curriculum.
What does the core work block actually look like?
Kids bring their own device and work on whatever their family has assigned; Khan Academy, Beast Academy, Reading Eggs, or their own curriculum. A facilitator/parent circulates, encourages, and helps when kids get stuck. It's not a class we teach, it's a held space where independent work happens.
My kids are different ages, will they be in the same group?
Yes, Brihte is intentionally mixed-age, geared for ages 7–13. Older kids naturally become mentors; younger kids rise to the challenge. Same project arc, different depth. It's one of the most powerful parts of how we learn together.
Is Brihte Studio a School?
Brihte Studio is an enrichment program. We are not replacing anyone's homeschool, instead, we are a supporting families with assistance in their child’s education. Parents remain the legal educators.
What is the Mastery Project?
The Mastery Project is a term-long personal project each child chooses for themselves, something they're genuinely curious about and want to get good at. It runs every Tuesday and Thursday and builds toward a presentation at our seasonal showcases. Families commit by term (roughly three months) so kids have real time to go deep, not just sample something for a week.
What is Inner Studio?
Inner Studio is a 45-minute weekly learning block for full day members. Over the year, kids work through four steps; understanding emotions, self-belief, gratitude, and goal-setting. Through guided learning and creative projects.
What is the Brihte Coin Economy?
Kids earn Brihte Coins throughout the day for completing core work, contributing to projects, showing kindness, and presenting their work. Coins are saved and spent at the Brihte Shop; a small in-studio store stocked with art supplies, books, snacks, and experience passes. It teaches saving, delayed gratification, and decision-making in a way kids actually love.
Can we switch membership options partway through the year?
We ask for a semester commitment so we can plan staffing and materials, but we work with families as life changes. Reach out and we'll figure it out together. We'd always rather find a solution than lose a family.
Can I stay during the day?
Absolutely. Stay and be part of the community, catch up on your own work, or drop off and go tend to your morning. Both are welcome, no pressure either way. Pickup is at 2:30pm.