East Hill Farm School Overview



East Hill Farm School


		The Inn at East Hill Farm has been providing guests of all ages a wide assortment of farm-based experiences year round since the early 1900's. Visitors can experience milking the cows and goats from the rare breed livestock, churning butter, and making cheese. We want to extend this experience to middle school students and teachers throughout the school year. East Hill Farm School was designed to provide middle school students, grades 5-8, with a meaningful, hands on experience. Students, or Farm Helpers, will learn life long skills related to animal husbandry, sustainability, and farm-to-table concepts throughout their stay. School groups will be able to visit the farm for a 3 day, 2 night full immersion experience to complete necessary farm chores and attend workshops, all while having fun and furthering their academic success.
Sample Schedule
	Day 1 10:30 Welcome and settle into rooms 11:00 Introductions and Schedule Overview 11:30 Farm Scavenger Hunt 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Farm School- Workshop 2:00 Farm Helpers- 3 groups 4:00 Snack 5:00 Free time/Farm games 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Journal time 7:15 Activities- choices 8:00 To the rooms 9:00 Lights out Day 2 6:30 Wake up! 7:00 Farm Helpers: 3 groups rotate 8:00 Breakfast and clean-up 9:00 Farm Helpers: 3 groups rotate 10:30 Snack and hydration 11:00 Farm School- Workshop 12:00 Lunch and clean up	12:45 Journal time 1:00 Farm Helpers: 3 groups rotate 3:00 Snack and free time 4:30 Activities- choices 5:30 Farm Helpers: 3 groups rotate 6:30 Dinner and clean-up 7:30 Campfire and storytelling 8:30 To the rooms 9:00 Lights out Day 3 6:30 Wake up! 7:00 Farm Helpers: 3 groups rotate 8:00 Breakfast and clean-up 8:45 Pack 9:00 Farm Helpers: 3 groups rotate 10:30 Wrap Up 11:00 Head home! See you again soon

	Farm Helpers Students will work with the farm staff to accomplish morning and afternoon chores including milking, cleaning stalls, grooming and feeding the animals. There will also be basic farm maintenance such as fence repair, wood stacking, feeding chart development, basic animal medical care, and breeding chart development. Activity Choices In the afternoon or early evening, there may be time for students to take a break and enjoy a variety of activities including swimming in our indoor swimming pool, hiking, crafting, candle making or astronomy. Please indicate an activity preference when inquiring about a visit. Farm School Your choice of two workshops are available during your stay. The workshops are for all students and include Heritage Breeds, Conservation Practices, Farm Sustainability and Forest Management along with many others. See Workshop Summaries and Standards for details of each workshop.

		Some Helpful Information: Farm School students and teachers will be housed in our Trailsend building. Each room has either a queen bed or two twin beds and a bathroom. Teacher's will be responsible for supervising students during time in lodging. A General Packing List is provided, however note that depending on time of year, packing list may be modified. Students and teachers will be working hands on at the Farm, so pack clothes that can get dirty as well as solid foot wear. How to Get to East Hill Farm? Click here for Driving Directions. The food at East Hill Farm is all homemade, fresh and supplied to us as locally as possible. Click here for a Sample Menu for Farm School.