This short film was produced by the Manzanita School 8th graders in Spring 2018, and is about their year-long project developing fertile soil on a dry patch of 'hard pan.'

This short film was produced by the Manzanita School 8th graders in Spring 2018, and is about their deepening understanding of the contemporary food production industry, and the economic systems that disenfranchise large numbers of people from access to healthy food.

In Spring of 2020 our High School students collaborated on a video project for their final Performance of Understanding. It showcases their views on current social issues and their hopes for an improved future. It was streamed in our virtual school assembly and reflections from the community are included towards the end.

This short film was produced by the Manzanita School 8th graders in Spring 2018, and is about their emerging relationships with the animals on the land, in particular with Honey, the milk-producing goat.

The team of 14 Manzanita School 7th-8th-9th graders from our inaugural year (2014-15) perform a spoken word/dance that they composed, wrote, and choreographed themselves. This piece, performed on June 12th, 2015, was inspired by the permaculture documentary "Inhabit" (by Costa Boutsikaris and Emmett Brennan), and also from our three trimesters of study at Manzanita School, which examine: (1) Earth Systems Science ('Gaia' Theory); (2) The Great Turning; and (3) The New Story, respectively. The music for this piece is part of the soundtrack for the documentary "Inhabit," and was composed by Aled Roberts, with cello by Maria Hadge. For more information about our school, please visit us at www.manzanitaschool.org. For more information about the score, please visit: www.aledrobertsmusic.com. To learn about the documentary, visit: http://inhabitfilm.com

A photo slideshow of pictures from our first five years as a school.