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Our festivals, fundraisers, and community gatherings are part of the continuing story of Mindful Journey Academy. We preserve these past events to celebrate the children, families, staff members, and community partners who helped bring them to life.
From our spring festivals to our graduation ceremony, these gatherings brought our community together and gave our children memories to carry forward. Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, sponsored, and cheered.
Looking for what's coming up next? Visit our current Events page for upcoming programs and gatherings.
Our biggest spring fundraiser of the 2025–2026 school year! Families and community members sponsored chickens, cheered on their favorite feathered racers, and joined us for an unforgettable Derby Day celebration at Wondering Woods Farm.
This donation-based fundraiser supported students at Mindful Journey Academy. Thank you to everyone who participated — the raffle drawing happened live on Derby Day.
This fundraiser has concluded. Registrations, raffle entries, and chicken sponsorships are now closed.
📅 Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Wondering Woods Farm
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Watch one of our Clucky Derby racers in action from our countdown to Derby Day.
Each chicken represented a student at Mindful Journey Academy. Families and friends chose their favorites and sponsored them to cheer them on race day. Here's the complete 2026 lineup:
A fearless leader ready to rally the flock to victory!
Tough as nails and twice as determined to cross the finish line!
A clever bird with a taste for adventure and tiny legs!
Giggles all the way to the finish line, no bitter moments here!
Small but mighty! This little one has a big competitive spirit!
Maximum speed, maximum charm, maximum determination to win!
Graceful and elegant, with a flair for dramatic finishes!
Rules his racetrack domain with mysterious, otherworldly speed!
Fast and fierce, zipping past the competition in record time!
Rocking and racing with the rhythm of a true champion!
A dependable racer who's always ready for the next challenge!
Dark and mysterious with lightning-fast reflexes on the track!
Powers through the competition with electrifying speed!
Precious and powerful, a gem of a racer with smooth moves!
Training hard with super chicken spirit to achieve legendary speed!
Glides through the race like a stingray through the ocean!
Roars through the track with colossal power and tiny legs!
A cheerful engine of speed on the clucky derby track!
Royal speed for a royal chicken with elegant grace!
Slithers past the competition with sneaky-fast moves!
Glamorous and graceful, a true Parisian racing star!
The ultimate chick with ultimate confidence on the track!
A cosmic competitor reaching for the stars at light speed!
Hot stuff! Burning up the track with incredible speed!
Sweet, round, and rolling fast toward the finish line!
Leaves a trail of smoke and glory as it races ahead!
Weaves through the competition with delicate precision!
Minion of speed with a mastermind plan to win it all!
Soft, fluffy, and floats through the race with cloud-like speed!
Sticky sweet speed from the forest floor to the finish line!
God of thunder and speed, commanding the track with divine power!
Bright and cheerful, bringing sunshine speed to every race!
Tender and fast, but definitely not on the menu at the Derby!
Blooming with beauty and petal-soft speed on the track!
Rumbles through the race with electric, storm-charged energy!
Hot and spicy speed that leaves the competition sweating!
Shines bright in the night sky of the derby with stellar speed!
Young but fierce, proving that age has nothing on speed!
Uses brilliant strategy to outsmart and outrun the competition!
Light as a feather, fast as lightning on the derby track!
This was a donation-based fundraiser. No prizes or winnings were awarded.
A celebration of new beginnings as students planted seeds and welcomed the renewal of spring. Families gathered to share in the joy of the season and the promise of growth ahead.
Grace, strength, and sportsmanship — students met challenges in the joyful spirit of the ancients during our Waldorf-inspired pentathlon and Greek cultural festival. Open to the community, all were welcome.
A heartfelt farewell ceremony celebrating our eighth graders as they crossed the rainbow bridge to their next adventure.
Families walked through the displays to see the progression of learning across the grades.
Families kicked off the school year together with community garden work and campus preparation. Thank you to everyone who came out to care for our land and prepare Wondering Woods Farm for the season ahead.
Thank you to the children, families, staff, and community partners who made these events possible. We can't wait to see what we create together next.