BC Field Trips

Classic Farm Field Trip

Offered by
Southlands Heritage Farm
Last updated on
Monday, November 30th, 2020
Experience type: 
In-Person
Program Description

All our Farm Field Trips start with an interactive and enthusiastic exploration of the farm. Get ready: We will touch soil, kiss goats, listen to the bees buzzing, pet chickens, smell horses and taste veggies right from the market gardens! So much fun!! Besides our hands-on teaching style, we love getting into juicy discussions about agricultural practices, ecosystems, food security, sustainability... Throughout the Farm Field Trip, hands-on experimentation and discussions will complete your students' learnings in Environmental and Social Sciences curriculums. 

- Fun and engaging introduction to the farm, its gardens, animals and farmers.
- Stimulating the 5 senses - experimental learning is the core of our pedagogy for all ages!
- Adapting to the age range and request, the farm educator can relate to “the bigger picture” in terms of farming technics, agro- ecosystems, food systems and/or local & global ecosystems.

Longer field trips are available. All field trips can be tailored to your learning plan requirements.

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  • Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills.
  • Everything we learn helps us to develop skills.
  • Strong communities are the result of being connected to family and community and working together toward common goals.
  • Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills.
  • Everything we learn helps us to develop skills.
  • Strong communities are the result of being connected to family and community and working together toward common goals.
  • Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills.
  • Everything we learn helps us to develop skills.
  • Strong communities are the result of being connected to family and community and working together toward common goals.
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  • Finding a balance between work and personal life is essential to good physical and mental health.
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  • Designs grow out of natural curiosity.
  • Skills can be developed through play.
  • Designs grow out of natural curiosity.
  • Skills can be developed through play.
  • Designs grow out of natural curiosity.
  • Skills can be developed through play.
  • Designs can be improved with prototyping and testing.
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    • Trip Details
    City: 
    Vancouver
    For Grades: 
    K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Months Available: 
    January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
    Days Offered: 
    Friday
    Times Offered: 
    9:00 am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm, Outside of School Hours
    Duration: 
    90 minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    60
    Offered In French: 
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    Also Offered For: 
    Adult Groups, Guides, Scouts
    Packages Provided: 
    No Packages Provided
    Fee Details
    Cost Per Student: 
    $13.00
    Fee Notes: 

    $13 per student. Minimum charge is $150. One adult per 4 children is free (Preschoolers 1:1).

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