Learning Excursion trips for schools, home-schools and youth groups connect youth of all ages to Midwestern rural life experiences. Offered in spring, summer and fall during the season, these curriculum-connected tours are based on both national and state standards in social studies, and other curriculum areas.
Availability*: FALL 2011: Thurs–Fri, September 1 – October 14, 2011
SPRING 2012: Mon–Fri, May 1 – June 1, 2012
SUMMER 2012: Sun–Sat, June 2 – August 19, 2012
*unless otherwise noted
General Tour
Fees: $6.50 per student; grades 2-12
Tour Length: 4 hours, not including lunch.
Description: This tour combines stops at the 1700 Ioway Indian Farm, 1850 Pioneer Farm, and 1900 Horse-Powered Farm with visits to as many town buildings as time allows. The interdependence of and connections between farm and town are stressed. A visit to the Wallace Exhibit Center can be added at no additional charge.
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300 Year Farm Tour
Fees: $6.00 per student; grades K-12
Tour Length: 2.5 hours, not including lunch.
Description: Experience first-hand the changes in farming over time as you visit the 1700 Ioway Indian Farm, 1850 Pioneer Farm, 1900 Horse-Powered Farm and the Wallace Exhibit Center. Themes tie the farms together, making connections and comparisons easier for students.
Grades K-2: Homes and Families
Grades 3-4: Food Production and Preparation & Livestock
Grades 5-6: Farm and Home Technology & Power
Grades 7-12: Teacher’s Request
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Walnut Hill Town Tour
Fees: $5.50 per student; grades K-12
Tour Length: 2.5 hours, not including lunch.
Description: Students visit businesses, trade sites, and homes typical of an 1875 town. Themes tie the stops at the various buildings together, making comparisons and connections easier for students.
Grades K-2: “Then” vs. “Now”
Grades 3-4: Community and Consumerism
Grades 5-6: Technological Changes at Home and Workplace
Grades 7-12: Teacher’s Request
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Animals in Action Tour
Availability: FALL 2011: Weds–Thurs, September 1 – October 14, 2011
SPRING & SUMMER 2012: Mon–Thurs, May 1 – June 1, 2012
Fees: $5.00 per student; Preschool – Kindergarten. 10-20 children
Tour Length: 1 hour, including travel time to 1900 Farm.
Description: This program is VERY popular and fills quickly. Call early to reserve your spot! Children will see and interact with animals at the 1900 Farm. As they tour the barn and barnyard, they’ll see cows, horses, pigs, sheep, and chickens in their homes on the farm.
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Schoolhouse
Fees: $4.50 per student; 12-25 students, grades 3-12; can be adapted for homeschool families.
Program Length: 2 hours, not including lunch.
Description: Spelling bees, recitation, reading from McGuffey Readers and arithmetic problems on
a slate are lessons students will do when they visit the one-room schoolhouse.
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Batter Up - Historic Baseball
Availability: FALL 2011 ONLY: Weds–Thurs, September 1 – October 14, 2011
Fees: $4.00 per student; grades 4-12
Tour Length: 1.5 hours, not including lunch.
Description: This program supports Character Counts! After the American Civil War, local baseball teams provided recreation and developed community pride among towns in Iowa. Discover the Iowa connections to our national pastime. Students will explore the history of the game, practice skills appropriate for the period, and get a chance to bat as they participate in an 1870s-rules game.
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Detectives Go to School
Availability: SPRING 2012 ONLY: Mon–Thurs, May 1 – June 1, 2012
Fees: $4.00 per student; Preschool – Kindergarten. 10-20 children
Tour Length: 1 hour, including travel time to the schoolhouse.
Description: Preschool aged children love to explore the world around them! Through hands-on activities such as writing on slates and popular 19th-century games, they will experience what life would have been like if they attended a schoolhouse in 1875 in the Midwest.
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