{"id":1289,"date":"2018-01-09T22:07:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T22:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoofnc.kgi.co\/?page_id=1289"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:42:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:42:56","slug":"schools-youth-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/hoof-programs\/farmtours\/schools-youth-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools &#038; Youth Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><em><strong>We meet Classroom Essential Standards in\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Science, Social Studies, Heath Education<\/span><\/strong><em><strong> grades K-12!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HOOF-Tour-Curriculum-K-2-Essential-Standards_180820.pdf\">K-2<\/a>|\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HOOF-Tour-Curriculum-3-5-Essential-Standards_180820.pdf\">3-5<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HOOF-Tour-Curriculum-6-8-Essential-Standards_180820.pdf\">6-8<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HOOF-Tour-Curriculum-3-5-Essential-Standards_180820.pdf\">9-12<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"widget-title\">Helpers Of Our Farm offers an educational rate for all youth-oriented groups at $5.00 per person (including both children and adults) for a <strong>minimum of 25 people<\/strong>. Tours normally are 45 minutes to 1 hour for Pre-K \u2013 1st grade and Special Needs and 1 \u2013 1 hour 15 minutes for 2nd grade and above. In order to qualify for these rates, all students must be accompanied by at least one adult (18 years and older) per 11 children. If your group is smaller than 25, you can pay for a minimum of 25 guests to book your tour for a smaller group ($125). If you have more than 35 people in your tour, we may split the tour into two groups to teach or ask you to book two time slots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<p><strong>Guided Tour:\u00a0<\/strong>$5.00 per person<br \/>\nOur guided tour touches on many of the subjects listed below.<\/p>\n<p>Farm Tour<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define a Homestead Farm<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Living\n<ul>\n<li>Handling the farms stormwater through LID (Low Impact Development)<\/li>\n<li>Reuse\/Recycle\n<ul>\n<li>Harvesting Rain Water<\/li>\n<li>Composting<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable trimmings<\/li>\n<li>Chicken Tractor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Organic Farming\n<ul>\n<li>Why organic?\n<ul>\n<li>Better and safer for the environment and consumption\n<ul>\n<li>Natural fertilizers<\/li>\n<li>No synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or chemicals<\/li>\n<li>How sustainable farming applies to organic farming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Petting Farm<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pet a variety of farm animals (pigs, llama, goat, pony, chickens, rabbits)<\/li>\n<li>Learn common and not so common facts about each animal<\/li>\n<li>Learn about our rescue animals, where they came from, and how to be more responsible pet owners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Custom Guided Tour:\u00a0<\/strong>$5.00 per person<\/p>\n<p>Helpers Of Our Farm is capable of meeting Science, Social Studies, and Health Education courses of study. We can offer an in-depth focus on any of the subjects listed in \u201cGuided Tour\u201d to meet your classroom requirements or interests. \u00a0Please inform us of any subjects that you would like us to specifically spotlight before your visit to allow us to tailor your tour to your needs. \u00a0<strong>Please be advised we follow your choices, so make sure you include ALL educational subjects you wish to be covered. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Needs Program:\u00a0<\/strong>$5.00 per person (25 min\/max group)<\/p>\n<p>Our Special Needs Program is for individuals who are mentally, emotionally, or physically challenged, or have a learning or speech disability. The presentations are a taught with a sensory-motor approach allowing for petting and interaction with animals with a maximum of 25 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOUR INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Helpers Of Our Farm offers an educational rate for all youth-oriented groups of $5.00 per person (including both children and adults) for a <strong>minimum of 25 people<\/strong>. In order to qualify for these rates, all students must be accompanied by at least one adult (18 years and older) per 11 children. \u00a0If you have more than 35 people in your tour, we may split the tour into two groups to teach or ask you to book two time slots.<\/p>\n<p>We have a picnic area for you to enjoy your packed lunch or snacks at on the farm or place an order for your group. Tables must be requested at time of booking. Orders must be received\u00a0<u>two weeks<\/u> in advance with the Farm Lunch Director <a href=\"mailto:info@greenlandsfarm.org\">EMAIL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Groups are welcome to schedule field trips throughout the year. To schedule your field trip, complete the<strong>\u00a0Reservation Form<\/strong> and email <a href=\"mailto:helpersofourfarm@gmail.com\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0 If you have questions, please contact our Tour Coordinator at 910.253.7934.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please make sure your group stays within the marked boundaries or your safety and privacy of the farm family. Our on-site bathroom is not fit for heavy use, please make sure you have your group come prepared for no restroom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download Forms for Your Visit:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The forms below are required for your field trip. Please contact our Tour Coordinator at\u00a0910.253.7934\u00a0if you need assistance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HOOF-ReservationForm-221011.pdf\">ReservationForm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HOOF-TOUR-DriverInstructions-180105.pdf\">Driver Letter: Directions &amp; Parking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HOOF-TOUR-LunchOrder-180105.pdf\">School Group Lunch Order Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HOOF-TOUR-ParentLetter-180105.pdf\">Letter to Parents<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We meet Classroom Essential Standards in\u00a0Science, Social Studies, Heath Education grades K-12!\u00a0 K-2|\u00a0\u00a03-5\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a06-8\u00a0 |\u00a09-12 Helpers Of Our Farm offers\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/hoof-programs\/farmtours\/schools-youth-tours\/\">more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1243,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1289"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591,"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1289\/revisions\/2591"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoofnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}