We had several nursery schools and school-aged daycare groups that came in 2020 and 2021 with great reviews.  They split up into small groups of 5-8 students with a supervisor and made their way around the farm to each of about 25 stations.  They had a designated lunch area, but could decide on their own schedule for seeing the animals, lunch, bathrooms, breaks, playground time and leave time.  Each teacher or childcare director that visited preferred the new model to the previous way we've always done the farm tour.

 

We will be offering significant guidance before the field trip, along with advance material to prep your students and volunteers to get the most out of your farm adventure.  We will provide detailed maps and explanations to ensure that no activities get missed. 

All of your favourite activities will still be here, including pony rides, hayrides, sheep shearing, goat milking, chicken and egg lessons, and all the baby animals.  There will be staff giving instruction, telling stories and supervising all the animal handling stations.  Groups will need to provide at least one supervising adult for each small group of students.

 

We are confident that teachers will prefer the more open-ended timing and the way things are more spaced out.