Free & Customized
Greenacres gives schools the opportunity to explore preserved grounds and facilities and experience a new perspective on the world. Field trips to Greenacres are free and can be customized to help reinforce ideas that are being taught in the classroom. From learning to appreciate the fine arts, to discovering the secrets hiding in the local ecosystems, or learning how to care for farm animals, there’s a Greenacres field trip for everyone.
Notes from the field
Interesting notes, musings, and tidbits from our educators and their explorations of Greenacres.
Education Programs
Experience
Agriculture
Our working farm provides an authentic experience for agriculture lessons, from observing grass-fed cattle to harvesting from our vegetable production gardens.
Discover
Art & Music
Students explore and learn to appreciate the creative process in visual and performing arts through hands-on experiences led by artist educators.
Explore
Environment
Using our natural surroundings, like woodlands and fields, students have the opportunity to explore the natural world outside of the classroom.
Bus Funding
We never want the transportation cost of attending a field trip to prevent a group from attending a Greenacres field trip. For that reason, we offer a reimbursement program to qualifying organizations. Your group must meet the following criteria:
- Be one of the following 501(c)(3) types: Public, private, community, or charter school or a recognized child welfare organization.
- Your attending group is part of an economically disadvantaged population, such as a 80% free/reduced lunch programs or a Title I school designation.
- Children under the age of 18 with accompanying adults.
Need bus funding?
Please note that you are responsible to schedule your own bus.
Homeschool Groups
Does Greenacres allow homeschool groups?
Yes. We offer the same free, customized programming for all groups, however the homeschool signup process is slightly different.
What is involved with the registration process?
Homeschool coordinators will be sent a private link to their group registration, which must be distributed to all families in the group. This allows us to collect the required information for each participant.
What ages can participate?
Our programs are designed for children, 5 years old and up. Children younger than 5 can observe, but we ask that they not distract from the planned activities and encourage them to stay in the designated onsite space.
What are designated spaces?
Designated spaces are for families during field trips to keep everyone safe and accessible. Spaces are subject to change per site.
Does every parent need to attend?
It is preferred that guardians attend and remain onsite. If one needs to leave or send their child with another family, an adult needs to be designated to oversee that child.
What type of supervision does Greenacres provide?
We require that at least one adult stay with each small group of children participating in the field trip.
May we have lunch onsite during our field trip?
We can allot a 30 minute lunch break as part of your field trip. Groups are responsible for providing their own sack lunches.
My homeschool group has students of all ages, how does Greenacres handle that?
We subdivide groups by similar ages to ensure the highest quality programming for all participants.
Contact Us
Director of Education
Donna Griffen
Field Trip Coordinator
Katie Brown
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If you haven't heard our Children's Discovery Day events are back and running now that the weather is warming up! New programs are announced on our website and Facebook weekly. These are a great opportunity to get outside with the family and learn something new.
Our garden team has been busy “potting up” pansy seedlings in the greenhouse! Potting up is a technique that allows a seedling to grow big, strong, and healthy. As the seedlings grow, they become too large for their small starting cells, where their roots can become bound as they search for more room and nutrients. This can be a stressful time for the plant and is detrimental for its health. ⠀
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This is the perfect time to pot up the seedling and place it into a larger container where it has the space to spread its roots more comfortably and focus on growing into a happy, healthy plant!
February 22 - 28 is National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Here's a few our research team thinks you should be on the lookout for in the Cincinnati area.
1 & 2: Lesser Celandine
3: Amur Honeysuckle
4: Japanese Stiltgrass
5: Tree of Heaven
The cold weather this week brings some unique challenges to vegetable gardening. Our garden manager, Ian, explains a few of these challenges and the ways we keep our gardens growing when it freezes.
Looking for a perfect Super Bowl snack? Our pasture-raised wings are on sale this week to celebrate the Big Game, only $2/lb. Get our latest recipe: Crispy Baked or Fried Chicken Wings on our site.
Maple season is here! 🍁🍁
Join us for one of our upcoming Children's Discovery Days where you can learn how this product goes from tree to table. Details on our site. Link in bio.
Just a couple guys enjoying their breakfast 😊 We bring in high-quality hay to make sure our cattle are 100% grassfed year round, even in the winter.
