Our after school programs offer kids grades K-12 the chance to build community, learn farm and forestry skills, connect to the outdoors, and bring home fresh vegetables! Financial Aid available. Looking for something to do with your toddler? Check out our Pre-K and Family education options here. Contact our education department with any questions at education@landssake.org.
Please note that education staff will walk kids from Woodland, Country and Feild schools to the farm for all after school programs. Middle school students can take a bus to Land's Sake, where educators will meet them. We also can accommodate drop offs if your student is coming from a different school.
Tuesday Explorers
Through hands-on lessons and outdoor play, Explorers will dig deeper into gardening concepts, learn how to care for our chickens and rabbits, explore the seasonal changes, and find out how to identify local trees, plants, and animals. Explorers will bring home produce from the Children’s Garden when available.
Grades: 1st - 3rd
Tuesdays: 8 weekly sessions: 10/29 - 12/17
Time: 2:20pm - 4:20pm
Cost: $360 member / $400 non-member
Wednesday Sprouts
Through hands-on experience and outdoor play, Sprouts will learn how to care for our garden and farm animals and will get to try all of the tasty vegetables we've spent all year growing. Students will bring home seasonal produce from the Children’s Garden when available.
Grades: K
Wednesdays: 4 weekly sessions: 11/13 & 11/20, 12/11 & 12/18
Time: 12:15pm - 2:20pm
Cost: $180 member / $200 non-member
Thursday Junior Farmers
Junior Farmers get an in-depth look at how the farm is run, and take responsibility for taking care of the Education Garden and the chickens and rabbits. We will learn how to use several tools, practice weeding and harvesting techniques, be able to identify seeds and plants on the farm, and participate in harvesting for our food donations program. Junior Farmers will take home seasonal produce from the Garden when available.
Grades: 3rd - 5th
Tuesdays: 7 weekly sessions: 10/31-12/19 (no program 11/28)
Time: 2:20pm - 4:20pm
Cost: $330 member / $360 non-member
Nov. 6th Early Release Farm Program (one session)
Make the most of getting out early by spending the afternoon outside on the farm! Each month we will experience the best the farm has to offer, using our extra time for in-depth cooking and gardening projects, animal visits, and more! Sign up for one day or both! Educators will pick up children at Weston Public schools and walk them to the farm.
Grades: K - 5th
Early Release Day: Nov. 6th
Time: 11:30am - 2:20pm
Cost: $50 member / $70 non-member
Dec. 4th Early Release Farm Program (one session)
Make the most of getting out early by spending the afternoon outside on the farm! Each month we will experience the best the farm has to offer, using our extra time for in-depth cooking and gardening projects, animal visits, and more! Sign up for one day or both! Educators will pick up children at Weston Public schools and walk them to the farm.
Grades: K - 5th
Early Release Day: Dec. 4th
Time: 11:30am - 2:20pm
Cost: $50 member / $70 non-member
Looking for a way to fill your Kindergartener's "No School" time with creative and fun activities outdoors? Land's Sake has the perfect program for your child and your schedule! Children will explore the Education Garden, visit the with farm animals, and play fun farm games.
Grade: K
Days: Wednesday, 10/16
Time: 8:30am - 12:30pm
Cost: $65 members / $85 non-members
Through hands-on experience and outdoor play, Sprouts will learn how to care for our garden and farm animals and will get to try all of the tasty vegetables we've spent all year growing. Students will bring home seasonal produce from the Children’s Garden when available.
Grade: K
Days: Wednesdays: 9/4, 9/11, 9/18, 9/25
Time: 12:15pm - 2:20pm
Cost: $180 members / $200 non-members
Through hands-on lessons and outdoor play, Explorers will dig deeper into gardening concepts, learn how to care for our chickens and rabbits, explore the seasonal changes in autumn, and find out how to identify local trees, plants, and animals. Explorers will bring home produce from the Children’s Garden when available.
Grade: K-3
Days: Tuesdays: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22
Time: 2:20pm - 4:20pm
Cost: $360 members / $400 non-members
Junior Farmers get an in-depth look at how the farm is run, and take responsibility for taking care of the Education Garden and the chickens and rabbits. We will learn how to use several tools, practice weeding and harvesting techniques, be able to identify seeds and plants on the farm, and participate in harvesting for our food donations program. Junior Farmers will take home seasonal produce from the Garden when available.
Grade: 3-5
Days: Thursdays: 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 (no program 10/3)
Time: 2:20pm-4:20pm
Cost: $330 members / $360 non-members
Each week, Green Power youth will enjoy a cooking project made with farm produce. Fall Green Power students continue the work done by the summer Green Power program by caring for the crops in their own farmer field, which they will then harvest and use themselves. They also get exclusive access to the behind the scenes workings of the farm, care for farm animals, and participate in land stewardship projects. Middle and high school students can take the bus from the middle school to Land’s Sake Farm.
Grade: 6-12
Days: Thursdays: 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26
Time: 3:30pm - 5:15pm
Cost: $180 members / $200 non-members
High school interns volunteer to help run various aspects of the farm. Days may include working at the farmstand, monitoring CSA pickup, working with children in the afterschool programs, helping in the fields or gardens, or helping take care of the animals.
Make the most of getting out early by spending the afternoon outside on the farm! Each month we will experience the best the farm has to offer, using our extra time for in-depth cooking and gardening projects, animal visits, and more! Sign up for one day or both! Educators will pick up children at Weston Public schools and walk them to the farm.
Grade: K-5
Days: Wednesdays: 10/3, 10/30
Time: 11:30am - 2:20pm
Cost: $50 members / $70 non-members
Winter Explorers
Through hands-on lessons and outdoor play, Explorers will dig deeper into gardening concepts, learn how to care for our chickens and rabbits, explore the seasonal changes, and find out how to identify local trees, plants, and animals. Explorers will bring home produce from the Children’s Garden when available.
Grades: 1st - 5th
Mondays: 5 weekly sessions: 1/8, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, & 2/12 (no program on 1/15 due to the holiday)
Time: 2:20pm - 4:30pm
Cost: $250 members / $275 non-members
Registration closed.
Early Spring Explorers
Through hands-on lessons and outdoor play, Explorers will dig deeper into gardening concepts, learn how to care for our chickens and rabbits, explore the seasonal changes, and find out how to identify local trees, plants, and animals. Explorers will bring home produce from the Children’s Garden when available.
Grades: 1st - 5th
Mondays: 7 Sessions: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, & 4/8
Time: 2:20pm - 4:30pm
Cost: $315 members / $340 non-members
Maple Green Power: Grades 6 - 12
Designed to actively involve youth in all phases of maple sugar production, students will help identify and tap maple trees, gather sap, and boil and bottle syrup. Students learn about the rich heritage of sugaring in New England from past to present, as well as the science behind the sugaring process. Students will also be involved with Land’s Sake forestry and other late-winter farming activities.
*Meets at the Sugarhouse on middle school grounds
Thursdays: 3:15pm - 5:15pm
8 weekly sessions: 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/29, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 (no program 2/18 due to Feb. break)
Cost: $350 members / $380 non-members
Fridays: 3:15pm - 5:15pm
6 weekly sessions: 2/2, 2/16, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 (no programs 2/9 or 2/23)
Cost: $300 members / $330 non-members
Early Release Days: Grades K-5
Make the most of getting out early by spending the afternoon outside on the farm!
Each month we will experience the best the farm has to offer, using our extra time for in-depth cooking and gardening projects, animal visits, and more!
*Meets on the farm / staff will pick kids up from schools
Days & Times:
- Wednesday, Feb. 7th, 11:30am - 2:20pm
- Wednesday, Mar. 6th, 11:30am - 2:20pm
- Wednesday, Apr. 3rd, 11:30am - 2:20pm
Cost: $60 member per session / $75 non-member per session
February Vacation
Explore the wonders of winter with Land’s Sake during February vacation week! Participants will spend mornings at the farm tracking animals, playing winter games, creating winter crafts, and learning about the winter landscape. An outdoors program, we will warm up by the fire, make delicious snacks, and visit with some of our favorite farm animals! It is sure to be a fun week of learning and play! Register for one day or up to all four to stay active and outdoors this February vacation.
Tuesday 2/20 - Friday 2/23: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Daily Cost: $65 members / $85 non-members
Registration Closed.
Make the most of your April Vacation week! Join experienced Land’s Sake educators as we prepare garden beds, plant seeds, take care of rabbits and chickens, read nature stories, and make spring crafts. We will climb trees, look for tadpoles, and learn about the ways that the farm wakes up from its winter slumber. See nature and the farm come alive this spring! Bring a lunch for a picnic at the farm.
Register for one day or up to all five!
Grades: K - 3rd
Days: Monday, 4/15 - Friday, 4/19
Time: 9am - 1pm
Cost: $65 Members / $85 Non-Members
Join us at the Farm this spring to help get the Children’s Garden growing! As Explorers, children are introduced to more in-depth garden topics such as weeding and trellising, plant and animal life cycles, animal husbandry, and composting. We will also enjoy visiting the Magic Tree and playing games. Students will take home seasonal produce from the garden when available.
Grades: K-3
Days: Mondays, 4/22-6/10. No program 5/27.
Time: 2:20-4:30pm.
Cost: $300 Members / $330 Non Members
Junior Farmers get an in-depth look at how the farm is run, and take responsibility for taking care of the Education Garden and the chickens and rabbits. We will learn how to use tools, practice weeding and harvesting techniques, be able to identify seeds and plants on the farm, and participate in harvesting for our food donations program. Junior Farmers will take home seasonal produce from the garden when available.
Grades: 3-5
Days: Thursdays, 4/25 - 6/13
Time: 3-5pm
Cost: $315 Members / $345 Non Members
Looking for a way to fill your Kindergartener’s “No School Day” with creative and fun activities outdoors? Land’s Sake has the perfect program for your child and your schedule! Children will explore the Education Garden, visit with farm animals, and play fun outdoor games.
Grade: Kindergarten
Days: May 8, May 15, May 22
Time: 8:15am - 12:15pm
Cost: $65 Member / $85 Non-Member
Make the most of getting out early by spending the afternoon outside on the farm! Each month we will experience the best the farm has to offer, using our extra time for in-depth cooking and gardening projects, animal visits, and more! Sign up for one day or all three!
Grades: K-5
Days: Wednesday, May 1; Wednesday, June 5
Time: 11:30am - 2:20pm
Cost: $60 Members / $75 Non-Members
