School Field Trips

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School field trips connect youth of all ages to Midwestern rural life experiences. Offered in spring and fall during our regular season, these curriculum-connected visits are based on the State Board of Education’s social studies standards.

Bookings for 2025 school field trips will open in January

Availability

• Spring: Tuesday-Friday, May 1 – May 29, 2025
• Fall: Tuesday-Friday, September 2 – October 30, 2025
• Start times 8:50am – 1:50pm

Cost

• 1 free teacher per homeroom
• 1-on-1 associates free
• Students $10 per student
• Additional adults at time of booking (chaperones, bus drivers, etc) $18 per person
• Additional adults not paid by school at time of booking and paying on day of field trip $19* per person

*Please note that adults not counted in your school reservation will not be guaranteed a spot on the tractor cart with your group.

How to book

Stay tuned for instruction on using our new booking system.

Visit Options

Things to thing about as you plan your visit:

• The round-trip tractor cart ride to the farm sites takes 30 minutes.  You must ride the tractor cart to reach the farms- there is no pedestrian access.
• If you plan to eat lunch during your visit, add an additional 30 minutes to your time.

Town and Farm Visit (need 2.5-3.5 hours)

This general visit includes all three farms and the town** of Walnut Hill.  A 3-hour visit will allow for you to see up to six sites, including the three farm sites.
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Farm Only Visit (need 2 hours 15 minutes per time slot booked)

This includes a tractor ride to the farms to visit the 1700, 1850, and 1900 Farms. Each time slot reserved will need a minimum of 2 hours 20 minutes for this visit.
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Town Only Visit (need 1.5-2 hours)

This visit includes town** sites such as the Flynn House, Tangen House, Blacksmith, Schoolhouse or Drug Store.
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**Not all town sites are staffed. Some may have activities the teacher can lead.

More information

• Instructions to help with booking your field trip
• Meeting social studies standards
• Sample field trip permission slip
• Funding opportunities

Summer programs are available only for summer schools, year-round schools, and school-affiliated summer programs; please email education@lhf.org for details. Otherwise, please find our youth group tour information here.