March Farm Discovery for Grades 1-5

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When:

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Where:

Who: This program is designed for the skills and interests of children ages 6 through 11 (1st to 5th grade ). Children must be able to follow safety and animal handling instructions. Parents may choose to attend as well at no charge, but are not required to do so. Parents who attend may expect to be asked to assist the Farm Educator during the program.
Parents are invited to attend as chaperones and educators. Younger siblings may not attend.

How much:
Cost for Adult Chaperone-Educator FREE: $0.00
Cost for Child/ren ages 6 and up: $8.00

Please register by: Sunday, March 13, 2011 (All day)

Description

Join Gale Woods Farmers in a hike to the sugar bush where you will tap trees, taste sap and find out how it goes from sap to syrup at the sugar shack. After our hike to the sugarbush, we will take maple syrup and turn it to maple candy. The day will end with caring for the piglets, chicks, sheep and/or laying hens.

This program runs concurrently with the Farm Discovery class for ages 2 through 6,

1. Parents are invited to participate in the class as educators and chaperones, but are not required to do so.
2. Parents may expect to be asked to assist the Farm Educators.
3. Both groups will be together during food preparation, crafts, hikes, and outdoor activities. 
4. The groups will separate for work in the barn where the older children will engage in more advanced animal care and farm chore activities.
5. Older children who do not wish to separate from their parents and younger siblings are welcome in the group for younger children, 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. If there is insufficient enrollment, the class may be merged with the Farm Discovery class for ages 2 through 6, which means that animal care and farm chore tasks will be appropriate for that age group. Participants will be informed if this happens and given the option of canceling their registration if they prefer. Maximum class size is 12 children.

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Payment information

Payment must be received by: Mon, Mar 14, 2011 - 12:00pm

1. 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. ----------
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

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Cancellation information

Cancellation deadline: Tue, Mar 8, 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. 
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(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. 
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(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. 
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(4) It is not acceptable to just not show up. You must let the organizer know if you are unable to attend. 

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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. 

Directions:

Directions from I-494, go west on I-394/Highway 12 for four miles. Exit on County 15 West in Wayzata and travel eight miles. Turn left in Mound on County Rd 110, then travel three miles and look for Gale Woods park signs. Turn right at driveway and proceed up the hill into the park.  

Directions from Highway 7 and County Rd 44 (Lake Minnetonka Regional Park), head north on County Road 44 to Mound; turn Left on County Rd 110, then travel one mile and turn right at Gale Woods driveway and proceed up the hill into the park.

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