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Field Trips (Single Class)

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One hour instructor-led programs on a topic of your choosing (see below for offerings). For classes of 30 students or fewer. For larger field trips, see here.

Fee Information

  • $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 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.


Email rachel@lhfarmmuseum.org to book! 

Program Offerings

Pre-K - Grade 5

  • 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.  🔷🌿⚙️ 🟧 
  • 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. 🔷⚙️🟧 
  • I'll Trade You: Learn about bartering and trade in our Waxpool General Store. 🔷⚙️🟧 
  • Schoolhouse: What was school life like for students in Virginia in the 19th and 20th century? 🔷⚙️ 🟧
  • Simple Machines: Discover the simple machines that have made daily chores easier for farmers. 🔷⚙️
  • Time for Change: Travel back to 1909 in the Waxpool General Store and discover that a dollar used to go a long way.  🔷⚙️
  • Weights and Measures:  Learn about volume and weight, and enjoy a potato sack race or relay race.​  🔷⚙️ 

Grades K-8

  • Archaeology: Learn about what archaeology is, farmers' role in archaeological discovery, and the history of Indigenous archaeology in Virginia. Students participate in a sand box dig to learn more about archaeological field methods. 🔷⚙️
  • 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.   🔷🌿
  • Spinning & Weaving: Learn about how we get our clothes, from washing and carding animal, plant, and insect fibers all the way through spinning and processing into a final product. 🔷🌿

Grades 3-8

  • Farming with the Land: Learn all about farmers' relationship with the land, the influence of industrialization on agriculture, and sustainable agricultural practices. Conduct a soil erosion science experiment for hands-on learning. 🔷🌿
  • Hands on History: Tour the museum's permanent exhibits and learn the fundamentals of archaeology, history, and museum practice.  🔷🟧
  • Mapping: Use our surveying chains and learn about the history of mapmaking and surveying. 🔷⚙️
  • Museum Tour: We will take yours students on a guided tour throughout the gallery. 🔷🌿⚙️🟧
  • Tenant Revolt: Learn about the role of tenant farmers and the uprising led by General James Cleveland in 1775, on the eve of the American Revolution. 🔷

Seasonal Programs

  • Bees and Other Pollinators (Spring): Learn about how pollinators help plants grow. 🌿
  • Composting/Soil (Spring): Learn all about the world of composting, worms, and dirt! Create your own compost bag to take home.🌿🟧
  • 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.  🔷🌿


Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum               


21668 Heritage Farm Lane Sterling, VA 20164

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