Student Field Trips
Starting a guided hike at Grace Note Farm
Grace Note Farm hosts day-long field trips for student education programs serving grades 3-8 . Bring your school group for a unique student education experience only New England can offer. Convenient for schools in RI, CT and MA.
“The children had a wonderful time. . .
even 4 1/2 hours was too short, there was so much to do.”
– 6th grade teacher Karen Trinque of the Father Holland School, Pascoag, RI.
Our goal is to connect children to American History through participation and discussion.
Activities include:
- cook lunch from Thomas Jefferson’s own recipes (take home booklet of recipes)
- play games of the 1700′s (tug 0 war, stilts & hoops both large to roll on the ground and small to toss from one to the other & walk the narrow plank)
- tour the historic farm house and grounds
- understand children’s roll in farm life (lifting and carrying a wooden bucket full of water impresses students that farm life is hard work)
- study wild animals ( in preparations for the field trip, students research wild animals then give reports here in the habitat of those animals)
- hike and learn about survival geer
- discover, learn and draw plant life
COST: $20 per student or adult; 1 adult per 5 students suggested
- Learning about orienteering Tug O War, a colonial child’s favorite
Field Trip Staff:
Edna Kent, local historian, author, genealogist, artist and wild plant specialist talks about local historical events, the Eastern Expedition, the Nipmuc massacre at Mehunganug Swamp (1695), Shay’s Rebellion (1787), the Chepachet Elephant (1826), and native wild plant life and crafts. Learn more at www.glocesterhistorian.com
Virginia Sindelar discusses the role of each family member, teaches students cooking from Thomas Jefferson’s own recipes, gives the history of Grace Note Farm, key points about life in the 1700′s and coaches handling of farm animals and grooming horses.
Student Comments:
“This has been one of my favorite field trips” . . .
A note from a student
“I learned a lot”. . .
“I loved playing tug o war”. .
“seeing the snapping turtle was awesome” . . .
“I liked learning about what people ate in the 1700′s”
