Immersive, Multi-Disciplinary, Fact-Based, SOL-Based, Place-Based Field Trips
Our field trips meets a variety of Standards of Learning
🔷 Social Science
🌿 Earth Science
⚙️ Math and Technology
🟧 Language Arts
Single Class Information
One hour instructor-led programs
$5/student
First 2 adults (teachers/TAs) are free
$5/additional chaperones and adults
10 child, or $50, minimum
Extra Museum Time
Groups of 20 students 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.
Outreach Programs
Our instructor will visit your site for select programs (Native Americans, Grandma's Kitchen, Pumpkin Parade, Apples All Around)
$125/classroom
Single Class PROGRAMS
Pre-K - Grade 2
Weights and Measures: Learn about volume and weight, and enjoy a potato sack race or relay race. 🔷⚙️
Pre-K - Grade 5
Native Americans: Learn about Native American history and Loudoun's First Farmers as well as the recognized tribes of modern Virginia. 🔷🌿⚙️
Grandma's Kitchen: Explore life in a pre-electrification rural kitchen. What has changed? 🔷🌿⚙️
Pre-K - Grade 6
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. 🔷🌿⚙️ 🟧
Grades K-6
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). 🔷🌿⚙️🟧
Grades 1-3
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. 🔷⚙️
Grades 4-6
Hands on History: Tour the museum's permanent exhibits and learn the fundamentals of archaeology, history, and museum practice. 🔷⚙️🟧
Seasonal Programs
Apples All Around: Learn about apples and use a historic press to make cider! 🔷🌿⚙️🟧
Bees and Other Pollinators: Learn about how pollinators help plants grow. 🌿
Plant It!: Be a scientist for the day and observe, explore, and experiment with plants through hands-on activities. 🌿⚙️
Pumpkin Parade: Learn about all the different varieties of pumpkins and the history of this fall favorite. 🔷🌿⚙️🟧
Stations Program: bring the whole crew (2 or more classes)
Your Trip, Your Way
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