February Farm Discovery for Preschool through Kindergarten with Siblings
When:
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Where:
Gale Woods Farm
Location
Who: This program is designed for the skills and interests of children ages 2 to 6 (preschoolers and kindergartners). All children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult who attends at no charge. Parents may be asked to assist the Farm Educator during the program.
Older children are welcome to attend.
How much:
Cost for Adult Chaperone-Educator/s FREE: $0.00
Cost for Child/ren ages 2 and up: $8.00
Cost for Child/ren under the age of 2: $0.00
Please register by: Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 12:00pm
Description
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
This program runs concurrently with the Farm Discovery class for ages 6 and up.
- Parents must accompany children ages 2-5 (preschool-kindergarten) in the role of educators and chaperones.
- Parents may expect to be asked to assist the Farm Educators.
- All ages will be together during food preparation, crafts, hikes, and outdoor activities. (Given the cold weather, parents with infants are not expected to accompany their preschoolers and kindergarteners for outdoor activities.)
- The groups will separate for work in the barn where the older children will engage in more advanced animal care ad farm chore activities.
- Older children who do not wish to separate from their parents are welcome to remain with their parents and younger siblings, but younger children may not join the group for older children.
There is a minimum of 8 children (or $64) for this program to be held. Maximum class size is 12 children.
Payment information
Payment must be received by: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - 12:00pm
- Immediately after you register, you will be sent an email confirmation and payment instructions from "admin [at] homeschoolrecess [dot] com". Make sure your email filters recognize this address as a legitimate sender. If you don't receive this email, please check your spam, junk or bulk mail folder. Contact the organizer if you are unable to find it; if you receive no response to your email, please call the organizer. ----------
- Please forward your payment instructions to the organizer to confirm your registration or send your payment the same day that you register. You are not officially registered until you either forward the message or the organizer receives your payment. If the organizer doesn't hear from you one way or the other within 72 hours, your family will BE removed from the registration list. This protects the organizer from non-payment due to payment instructions blocked by overly aggressive spam protection.
- When the organizer receives your payment, you will be emailed a payment receipt from admin [at] homeschoolrecess [dot] com. The organizer updates payment records daily. If you've sent your payment and haven't received a payment confirmation, please contact the organizer by email or phone.
- Please make your payment promptly. If the organizer doesn't receive payment by the payment deadline, your family may be removed from the registration list.
Cancellation information
Cancellation deadline: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - 12:00pm
(1a) Please do not register for this event unless you're able to make a personal commitment to attend barring illness or other unexpected emergency. (1b) If your circumstances change and you find that are unable to attend, please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. ---------- (2a) No refunds will be issued after the cancellation deadline. (2b) If you must cancel for any reason after the cancellation deadline, you will be responsible for finding someone to take your family's reserved places and for letting the organizer know about the substitution. (2c) Reimbursements will be handled privately between you and your substitute. ---------- (3a) If you find that you are unable to attend on the day of the event, please let the organizer know as soon as possible by email or phone. (3b) Please also attempt to find a last-minute substitute for your family. ---------- (4) It is not acceptable to just not show up. You must let the organizer know if you are unable to attend.
Additional information
Please arrive by:
Please plan to arrive no later than 12:45pm in order to have plenty of time to find parking, check in with the organizer, visit the bathrooms and otherwise prepare for our program to start promptly at 1pm. Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather or uncooperative children. If you find that despite your best efforts, you are running unavoidably late, please let the organizer know! You may reach the organizer by phone or email on the day of the event.
Where to meet:
Please meet your Farm Educator in the reception area of the Farm Education Center
Food policy:
Participants will be handling and preparing various foods from the farm. Please let the organizer know of any food-related allergies, sensitivities, or other dietary restrictions. Please remind the Farm Educator of any food-related allergies, sensitivities, or other dietary restrictions when you arrive. ------- No food or drink is permitted in the animal barns.
Alternate plans:
Portions of this event will be outdoors, please dress appropriately (snowpants, snowboots, waterproof mittens). This event will be cancelled in the event of severe winter weather or treacherous driving conditions -- a cancellation will be announced via email from the organizer and added as note to the description above.
Parking information:
Free parking is available in the lots on site.
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