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Calypso Farm Field Trips

Field trips are over for this year (2011) Call in March to schedule a 2012 field trip

Call Louise @ 451-0691.

We are always expanding our programs! Please let us know if your group is interested in a specific topic.

Field Trip offerings:

Life on the Farm: This program will give children the opportunity to see the Farm during the growing season. Students will interact with the farms goats, sheep, chickens and bees, as well as learn about growing the farms produce. They will also go on an exciting adventure exploring the forest surrounding the farm to learn about decomposition and the different animals and plants that live there.

This field trip can also be tailored to specific interests, including math, language and poetry, insects, and wool. If you are interested in having us tailor a field trip for your group, please let us know.
Cost: $5/child, Chaperones are free (one chaperone per 7 or 8 students)

Wool and Felting: Our Wool and Felting field trip teaches kids about the sheep who live at Calypso. They will also become familiar with the uses of sheeps wool including spinning and felting.
Cost: $6/child, Chaperones are free (one chaperone per 7 or 8 students)

Pizza Making: [mid-summer to fall] Our Pizza Making field trips offer kids the opportunity to make fresh pizza from produce grown right at Calypso Farm! Kids will make homemade cheese, and use freshly picked vegetables and herbs to top their pizzas. They will also learn how to grind wheat into flour, and make pizza dough. At the end of the field trip kids will watch as their pizzas cook in the wood-fired outdoor oven.
Cost: $8/child, chaperones are free (one chaperone per 7 or 8 students) Wednesday and Friday are Pizza Days

Natural Dyes: [mid-summer to fall] During our Natural Dyes Field Trip kids will learn how to make and use natural dyes collected from flowers grown at Calypso Farm. Kids will also learn about the life cycles of bees and the important part they play in pollinating flowers.
Cost: $6/child, chaperones are free (one chaperone per 7 or 8 students)

Math in the garden:This field trip explores the farm and forest -using hands-on math activities throughout! It's a very fun field trip!
Cost: $5/child, chaperones are free (one chaperone per 7 or 8 students)

All about Insects: This field trip covers the insect life in the garden, the forest and the pond. This year, we have an observation bee hive for more in depth exploration of honey bees.
Cost: $5/child, chaperones are free (one chaperone per 7 or 8 students)

Field trips last approxiamately 2 hours (dependent on age, attention, and type of trip). You are welcome to stay on the farm to eat your lunch under our large canopy tent. Also Ester park and playground are just five miles back toward town and offers cover picnic tables and play area. We can accommodate 2 classes at a time. You will receive more detailed information upon scheduling.

Please contact us at 451-0691 to schedule your field trip

Please follow these links to:

Permission Slip and Photo Release Forms.pdf

Cancellation Policy.pdf