School Programs

Our field trips meets a variety of Standards of Learning

• 🔷 Social Science
• 🌿 Earth Science 
• ⚙️ Math and Technology  
• 🟧 Language Arts

• One hour instructor-led programs
• $5/student 
• First 2 adults (teachers/TAs) are free
• $5/additional chaperones and adults
• 10 child, or $50, minimum
• *Fewer than 30 students

• Groups of 20 children or fewer can enjoy an extra 30 minutes of museum discovery time to explore all of our interactive exhibits for a $35 flat fee.  
• If your group is larger than 20, and you wish to have the extra museum time, you must split the group and pay per each group up to 20 students.
• Only 1 group may be in the museum at a time. The remaining group(s) may enjoy the Sensory Garden or the park outside of the museum for that 30 minutes. 
• Must be booked in advance. 

• Our instructor will visit your site for select programs (Native Americans, Grandma's Kitchen, Pumpkin Parade, Apples All Around)
• $125/classroom

• Our NEW Loudoun's First Farmers (Native American) travel trunk brings exciting activities and hands-on items to your school.
• Lessons for Grades K-8, activities, and reproduction items are included (reproduction projectile points, rocks and gems, and real furs).
• $75 per week
• Email nicole@lhfarmmuseum.org for more information and to reserve the trunk for your school!

• Weights and Measures:  Learn about volume and weight, and enjoy a potato sack race or relay race.​  🔷⚙️ 

• Grandma's Kitchen: Explore life in a pre-electrification rural kitchen. What has changed? 🔷🌿⚙️
• Historic Games, Toys, and Chores:  Discover the chores done around the farm and play some toys and games that have been popular for generations. 🔷⚙️🟧 
• One Room Schoolhouse: What was school life like for students in Virginia in the 19th and 20th century? 🔷⚙️ 🟧 

• All Around the Farm: Enjoy structured time in our interactive exhibits to learn about agriculture and rural life in Loudoun County at the turn of the 20th century.  🔷🌿⚙️ 🟧 

• Hammers & Horseshoes: Visit both our working Blacksmith Forge and Workhorse Collection. Learn about why blacksmithing was important to life on a farm and horse powered farm equipment ($100 minimum or 20 paid attendees).  🔷🌿⚙️🟧

• Loudoun's First Farmers - Native Americans: Learn about Native American history as well as the recognized tribes of modern Virginia. Discover how they used natural resources and what made these people Loudoun's First Farmers.   🔷🌿⚙️ 

• Time for Change: Travel back to 1909 in the Waxpool General Store and discover that a dollar used to go a long way.  🔷⚙️
• Simple Machines: Discover the simple machines that have made daily chores easier for farmers. 🔷⚙️

• Hands on History: Tour the museum's permanent exhibits and learn the fundamentals of archaeology, history, and museum practice.  🔷⚙️🟧

• Bees and Other Pollinators (Spring): Learn about how pollinators help plants grow. 🌿
• Plant It! (Spring): Be a scientist for the day and observe, explore, and experiment with plants through hands-on activities. 🌿⚙️
• Apples All Around (Fall): Learn about apples and use a historic press to make cider! 🔷🌿⚙️🟧
• Pumpkin Parade (Fall): Learn about all the different varieties of pumpkins and the history of this fall favorite.  🔷🌿⚙️🟧

Focus on a single topic, like Simple Machines, or a broad range of subjects from history to science, language arts, and math.  Let's create the perfect field trip for you!

• SOL-based lessons and content
• Includes the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum and Historic Lanesville (PRCS)
• Made to fit all bus schedules
• Built in lunch / snack time

• $10/student (50 or more)
• Teachers & Teacher Assistants: Free with school ID
• $5/additional chaperones

• Bartering and the General Store 🔷⚙️🟧
• Blacksmith Shop 🔷⚙️
• Colonial Cooking Demonstration** 🔷🌿⚙️🟧
• Grandma's Kitchen 🔷⚙️🟧
• Historic Toys, Games, & Chores 🔷⚙️🟧
• Lanesville Ordinary** 🔷🟧
• Life of a Colonial Soldier** 🔷⚙️
• Making Maps 🔷⚙️🟧
• One-Room Schoolhouse** 🔷🟧
• Simple Machines 🔷⚙️
• Spinning and Weaving 🔷⚙️
• Loudoun's First Farmers (Native Americans)🔷🌿
• Workhorse Collection 🔷⚙️

**Park program.  Subject to availability of PRCS staff.  Please provide at least 30 days notice when requesting these topics.  Alternate topics may be required.

• Bees and Other Pollinators (Spring) 🌿
• Plant It! (Spring) 🌿
• Apples All Around  (Fall) 🔷🌿⚙️
• Pumpkin Parade (Fall) 🔷🌿