Our hands-on and immersive programs are designed to educate and excite students and scouts about different aspects of farm life. We offer a variety of Year-round, Seasonal, and Scouting options. As all topics related to farming are science based, our programs utilize Next Generation Science Standards to ensure that your visit is content-rich as well as engaging. Our programs can also be adjusted to focus on particular areas of interest related to your curriculum.
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Year-Round Programs
Farm Explorations
Length of Program: 1.5 hours Grades: Pre-K through 2nd Grade
Cost: $12 per student
The field trip experience includes:
A guided animal visit to learn about the importance of farm animals
An instructor led dissection to learn about the parts of the pumpkin
Students will visit the pumpkin patch to harvest their very own pumpkin to take home!
Identify and taste other fruits and vegetables growing in the garden
End with a tractor ride around the Farm
Navigate through our hay maze (only available for programs after October 1st)
Seasonal Field Trips
Fall at the Farm
September and October
Length of Program: 1.5 hours (adjustable for different grades) Grades: Pre-K through 2nd Grade Cost: $12 per student
The field trip experience includes:
A guided animal visit to learn about the importance of farm animals
An instructor led dissection to learn about the parts of the pumpkin
Students will visit the pumpkin patch to harvest their very own pumpkin to take home!
Identify and taste other fruits and vegetables growing in the garden
End with a tractor ride around the farm
Navigate through our hay maze (only available for programs after October 1st)
Pollinators on the Pathway
Fall and Spring (April – October)
Length of Program: 1.5 hours Grades: Pre-K through 8th Grade Cost: $12 per student
The field trip experience includes:
A chance to become entomologists as students learn more about insect and arachnid’s adaptations
Look through a microscope to compare how bees, butterflies, and locusts use their mouthparts and feet to survive
Get a better understanding of all of the hard work that goes into being a beekeeper
Participate in hands on games and activities to learn more about our pollinators and how they cross pollinate
Learn about the importance of bees and how they are responsible for most of the food we eat
End with a visit with our domestic animals
Preparing for Winter: The Colonial Experience
September – November
Colonists spent most of their year preparing to survive the long, harsh winters. When they were not preparing for winter, they were trying to survive it! Major themes of family and community are reinforced in each station.
Length of Program: 1.5 hours for 2 workshops Grades: 2nd – 8th Grade Cost: $14 per student
The field trip experience includes 2 hands-on workshops:
Food Preservation Colonists spent an extraordinary amount of time preserving perishable food for the winter. Students will learn and participate in those processes, including salting, pickling, drying and jellying.
Colonial Animals and Community Animals played an important role in the survival of colonists. Students will learn about the role of chickens, oxen, pigs, and sheep by visiting the many animals at our farm. Colonists survived by supporting each other in a community. Students will learn about the importance of community and family jobs.
Maple Syrup Program
Winter (February-March weather permitting)
Length of Program: 1.5 hours Grades: Pre-K through 8th Grade Cost: $12 per student
This field trip experience includes:
Learn all about the natural wonder of making Ambler Farm maple syrup from our sugar maples, located right here on our farm
hands-on experience for students to “tap” a tree
a sample of Ambler Farm’s very own maple syrup
Native American lore of how maple syrup was discovered
the history of tapping, collecting and boiling sap (from Native Americans to Modern Day processes)
learning the difference between artificial syrup and maple syrup
Scout Programs
Any of our field trips can become a scout program. We can also tailor a Scout Program to suit your needs. Email Kevin Meehan for more information.
Tracking
Length of Program: 1.5 hours Grades: Pre-K through 5th Grade Cost: $12 per student
The field trip experience includes:
An in depth look at the native and domestic animals living on the Farm
Students will learn more about why certain animals prefer to live in specific habitats
Test their tracking skills through hands on games and activities
Learn more about the difference between omnivores, herbivores, and carnivores by exploring animal’s skulls and furs
Visit the domestic animals living at Ambler Farm
End with a tractor ride around the Farm
Orienteering
Length of Program: 1.5 hours Grades: 2nd through 8th Grade
Cost: $12 per student
The field trip experience includes:
Learn how to and create a map of Ambler Farm
Understand the history of Orienteering and how it became an Olympic sport
Use a compass to navigate through a scavenger hunt around the Farm
Test their knowledge through hands on games and activities
Take a tractor ride to survey the land
Visit with our domestic animals living at Ambler Farm