Round The Bend Farm is a working family farm open to schools and families for Spring visits.With hands-on activities, children learn about animals, plants, soil, bees, and more.
RTBF welcomes teachers, parents and children to experience the farm, first hand, using your 5 senses.👨👨👦👦Visit the learning stations, explore the activity boards and enjoy the wonders of a real working farm.
PLANTING STATION
Learn about the parts of a plant & their function, and what plants need to grow. 🌱 Each child will plant 4 seeds (bean, sunflower, lettuce, corn) & transplant a flower . 🌼
Children take both seeds and flower back to the classroom or home.
ANIMAL STATION
Come into the barn and visit the farm animal babies 🐄🦆🐥🐰🐑 In June you can also visit the animals in their outdoor living spaces. What sound does Levi, the alpaca, make?
Learn about animal needs, how they change as they grow, and how we care for them.
WAGON RIDE
Take a wagon ride around the farm. Is the asparagus growing? Are there ducks on the ponds? How does Farmer Brian keep the fields healthy for growing food.
NATURE WALK
Walk through our small forest and see the signs of spring, do the scavenger hunt. Do the trees have leaves yet? Are there wild flowers growing? 🌳🌲
BEE KEEPING STATION
Check out “The Buzz on Bees’ interactive game, learn how bees help the farmer and interesting facts about beekeeping. Is a bee an important insect? 🐝
PLAY ACTIVITIES
With adult supervision, play in the straw maze, slide down the Tube Chute and check out the interactive activities around the yard.
ADDED INFORMATION
Due to labour constraints, RTBF has had to make changes to their school tour program to allow teachers to be more self guide (farm staff will be present in animal room & planting station.)
If the date you are choosing does not have enough student tickets for your classes, that means the day is already booked. PLEASE, do NOT book remaining student tickets or remaining adult tickets and expect to bring more than booked.
Teachers: Please email sue.rtbf@gmail.com and I can book you into your desired date and time. This will allow your school to send along a school cheque or I can invoice the board for payment.
Free admission for teachers (1 teacher for every 15 students) and TA’s, +a ratio of 1 adult per 5 students no charge) and any staff for special needs students. Teachers and adults are responsible, at all times, for their students while on the farm.
Dress for the weather and for being outside. Eating areas are outside under a shelter. TEACHERS: At booking, please indicate whether you are staying for lunch/snack. LITTER FREE snacks & lunches only. Please take any garbage home. Lunch allows schools to extend their visit to 3 hours.
Be prepared, bring water bottles, sunscreen, bug spray, hats etc. for June visits.
All visits to the farm are non-refundable, if weather is inclement (thunder & lightening storms, torrential downpours) trips can be rebooked by emailing sue.rtbf@gmail.com
Come Enjoy Spring at Round The Bend Farm!
