The Winter School is a one-room schoolhouse in Douglas County, Kansas. Through conservancy and innovative programming we want to use our heritage to better understand the origins and evolutions of schooling. We aim to create new dialogues, attitudes and consciousness around education.

 

The flagship program, The Museum of Education Foundations, looks holistically at the realm of schooling and explores it in a way that integrates history, philosophy, and art. We hold a variety of classes and community events such as poetry nights, small concerts, film screenings, and happy hour on the prairie.

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The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places after a renovation that was completed in late 2019. The school operated normally for 75 years and was abandoned for 75 years. Join us!