Our after school programs offer kids grades K through 12 the chance to build community, learn farm and forestry skills, connect to the outdoors, and bring home fresh vegetables! Programs have been modified to meet state and local guidelines regarding COVID-19. Financial Aid available. Please contact our education department for more details at education@landssake.org.
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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: Kindergarteners only
Days: Wednesday, 10/18
Time: 8am - 12pm
Cost: $60 member / $80 non-member
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: Kindergarten
Days: Wednesday, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/11, (no program 10/4)
Time: 12:15pm - 2:20pm
Cost: $180 member / $200 non-member
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 - 3rd
Days: Mondays: 9/11, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 (no program on 9/25 or 10/9)
Time: 2:20 - 4:30
Cost: $270 member / $300 non-member
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: 3rd - 5th
Days: Thursdays: 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2
Time: 2:20 - 4:30
Cost: $360 member / $400 non-member
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: 6th - 12th
Days: Fridays: 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3
Time: 3:30 - 5:30
Cost: $360 member / $400 non-member
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 - 3rd
Days: Wednesdays, 10/4, 10/25, 11/1
Time: 11:30 - 2:20
Cost: $50 member / $70 non-member
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.
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.
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.
Come get a taste of maple sugaring while also learning about winter in the woods! Participants will explore our forests and forestry program, help stack firewood, taste sap, build snowmen and watch for signs of spring!
Grade: K - 3rd
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*Meets on the farm / staff will pick kids up from schools
Join us for a wintry mix of sugaring and survival skills! Participants will learn tree id and shelter building, help stack firewood, taste and collect sap, boil syrup, build snow sculptures and enjoy the winter!
Grade: 3rd - 5th
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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.
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*Meets at the Sugarhouse on middle school grounds
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!
Grade: K - 5th
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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 only 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 all four to stay active and outdoors this February vacation.
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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!
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Little Growers offers a chance for our youngest participants to get a taste of Land's Sake afterschool! In this mini-session, kids will meet the animals, plant seeds, do craft projects, and enjoy the wonders of the farm in the spring.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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