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Why Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum?

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
*Fewer than 30 students

Extra Museum Time

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.

Outreach Programs

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

NEW! Travel Trunks (Grades K-8)

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!

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

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? 🔷⚙️ 🟧

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 K-8

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. 🔷🌿⚙️

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 4-8

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

Seasonal Programs

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. 🔷🌿⚙️🟧

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 (PRCS)
Made to fit all bus schedules
Built in lunch / snack time

Multiple Class Info

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

Our Most Popular Topics

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.

Ask About Seasonal Topics

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