Fieldwork: Primary
Join farm life at Calmsley Hill City Farm's exciting Fieldwork program for primary students. Young explorers can experience agricultural and farming history, discover the beauty of nature and sustainability, and learn about the importance of healthy vegetable-rich diets.
About the Program
Join farm life at Calmsley Hill City Farm's exciting Fieldwork program for primary students. Young explorers can experience agricultural and farming history, discover the beauty of nature and sustainability, and learn about the importance of healthy vegetable-rich diets.
Further Infomation
Daily Educational Shows:
- Cow Milking (11:00am / 2:30pm): Join our friendly farmers as they share information about our dairy cows and milk production with you. Our milking show is a hands-on experience, so why not have a go at milking a cow yourself?
- Stock Whip Demonstration (12:30pm): Get a cracking! Learn how and why we use whips on the farm, then watch the farmers show off their stock whip skills. If you're keen, you can even try it yourself!
- Working Dogs (1:00pm): Dogs aren't just great pets and best mates but also fantastic workers. Watch how our farmers work with their dogs to round up sheep and learn how vital working dogs truly are.
- Sheep Shearing (1:30pm): Have you ever heard the saying Australia rode on the sheep's back? Don't miss this demonstration to learn about the art of shearing and watch our farmers go to work.
- Koala Talk (2:00pm): Join us for an educational talk where you will see our koalas up close. Climb into learning about their unique adaptations and behaviours, what threats they face in the wild and how we can make better choices to help.
Objectives
Calmsley Hill City Farm offers a primary-focused Fieldwork program to assist with student learning objectives, with two distinct parts:
- Paddock Trail (years 3-6): Students will follow a trail through the paddocks of Calmsley Hill. Using fieldwork skills, students will investigate a wide range of subject matter, including Environment, Geography, Sustainability and Development, as well as endangered and unique.
- Sustainable Food (years 3-4): Students follow a trail around the gardens understanding the role of freshly grown vegetable in their diet. Your guide will explain how we use the vegetables we grow on the farm to ensure the health and balanced diet of our farms animals. Students will observe the history of farm equipment with our machinery on site and investigate different ways farmers worked the land.
NSW syllabus outcomes:
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