School Field Trips

Zachariah’s Acres provides customized, nature-based activities for your special education classroom or school transition program on Thursdays (9:30 - 11:30 AM and 12:30 - 2:30 PM) from September to June. Favorite activities include hay wagon rides, garden tours, gathering eggs, nature crafts, fishing, lunch or a snack in the treehouse, snowshoeing, berry picking, hike or nature walk, cooking or canning, etc.

Sample Trip Schedule

Fall

9:30 Arrival and Welcome

9:45 Apple picking and Orchard tour

10:15 Learn to make apple cider & sauce

11:00 Wagon ride and visit the chickens

11:30 Lunch on site or departure

Winter

9:30 Arrival and Welcome

9:45 Tour the greenhouses and gather fresh ingredients for a snack

10:15 Learn to cook in the kitchen & nature inspired craft

11:00 Snowshoe or hike

11:30 Lunch on site or departure

Spring

9:30 Arrival and Welcome

9:45 Wagon ride to Outdoor Classroom

10:00 Go fishing, seasonal education lesson & nature inspired craft

11:00 Tour the gardens & visit the chickens

11:30 Lunch on site or departure

Zachariah's Acres provides experiences for our students with special needs that are fully inclusive and accessible to all. There is nothing that students can't do when on a field trip visiting Zachariah's Acres. That's so empowering for our learners with special needs in a world that isn't always easily accessible to them. The nature experiences are fun, engaging and leave a lasting impression with students. We love everything we have done on our trips; especially fishing! The staff and volunteers are exceptional at engaging all students in the experiences offered.

-Julie, Special Educator