A Year on the Farm

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Last updated on

Friday, September 12th, 2025

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

A Year on the Farm helps your students develop deep connections with the land through the cycles of the seasons as they explore how plants grow and how weather and seasonal changes affect life on the farm. Classes in the program will have the opportunity to plant in their own plot on the farm and visit the farm nearly monthly through the school year. Please see our website for more details.

Big Ideas

Strong communities are the result of being connected to family and community and working together toward common goals.

Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.

Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.

Plants and animals have observable features.

Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.

Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.

Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

Wind, water, and ice change the shape of the land.

Curiosity and wonder lead us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us.

Daily physical activity helps us develop movement skills and physical literacy, and is an important part of healthy living.

Knowing about our bodies and making healthy choices helps us look after ourselves.

Learning about ourselves and others helps us develop a positive attitude and caring behaviours, which helps us build healthy relationships.

Daily physical activity helps us develop movement skills and physical literacy, and is an important part of healthy living.

Knowing about our bodies and making healthy choices helps us look after ourselves.

Learning about ourselves and others helps us develop a positive attitude and caring behaviours, which helps us build healthy relationships.

Daily participation in physical activity at moderate to vigorous intensity levels benefits all aspects of our well-being.

Learning how to participate and move our bodies in different physical activities helps us develop physical literacy.

Daily participation in physical activity at moderate to vigorous intensity levels benefits all aspects of our well-being.

Movement skills and strategies help us learn how to participate in different types of physical activity.

Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from.

Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.

We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.

People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.

Trip Details

City:

Vancouver

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3

Months Available:

April, May, June, September, October

Days Offered:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

9:30 am, 12:30 pm

Duration:

See notes. minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other

Packages Provided:

Pre-Visit Information Package

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

Annual Cost: $528 for VSB classes, $660 for non-VSB classes. Classes must register individually.

We strive to make our programs accessible to all groups. If cost is a barrier, please send an email to education@freshroots.ca.

Additional Notes

Program includes:
-3 Fresh Roots-led 2-hour field trips (October, April, and June)
-One classroom workshop (February/March)
-Teacher-Led Visits (November/December, January/February, and May)

Situated at Vancouver Technical and David Thompson secondary schools, our schoolyard farms are a short walk from many secondary schools and community centers. All field trips include a farm work experience and a chance to harvest and taste vegetables, when seasonally available. We strongly suggest a 1:6 ratio of adults to students for grades K-3. Required adults are included in the group cost. If your group needs more adult assistance, please let us know on the registration form.

2025-2026 Multi-Visit Program interest forms are now open! Complete the interest form by September 10 at https://freshroots.ca/learn-on-the-farm/.

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