Edible Schoolyard Field Trips
Elementary Edible Schoolyard Explore-A-Tours
Grades Pre-K-5, $6 per child
Click Here for a printable pdf School Field Trip Brochure
These programs include time in the garden, a seasonally appropriate lesson, and possibly a taste of something in the garden. Students in grades Pre-K-5 will also have time inside the Museum to explore the hands on exhibits.
Urban Farmer I (Grades Pre-K-K) (Spring, Summer, and Fall)
NC Standard Courses of Study
Science: K: 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 3.02, 3.03, 3.05
What do rabbits, worms, chickens, and people have in common? We all depend on farmers for food! Farm with us and learn how plants and animals help each other in the garden.
Urban Farmer II (Grades 1-4)
NC Standard Courses of Study:
Science: 1st 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 3.05; 2nd 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04; 3rd 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06; 4th .01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 4.05
How do farmers grow food in the middle of a city? Understanding the ecology of gardens, ponds, and soil helps people produce their own food no matter where they live. Experience our incredible farm in downtown Greensboro!
Urban Farmer III (Grades 5-8)
NC Standard Courses of Study:
Science: 5th 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07; 6th 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06
Working in the Edible Schoolyard, students find a meaningful context for lessons on the nutrient and energy cycles, ecology, and the kingdoms of life.Join us and examine the ways the people interact with the natural world in the seed to table process.
For more information about ESY field trips, contact
Eleanor Farlow at (336) 574-2898 ext. 317 or efarlow@gcmuseum.com.
To book a field trip, contact Gabrielle Howell at
(336) 574-2898 ext 311 or ghowell@gcmuseum.com
