Educators,

Listed below are the education programs that will be offered during the 2007-08 school year:

MOOVELOUS MILK
Grades: Pre-k to 3rd
Monday, 10 a.m.
October through May
25 students or less
Meet the dairy cow and learn about the milk she produces. Students will also churn milk into butter. Teacher package available.

ANIMAL LIFE ON THE FARM
Grades: Pre-k to 1st
Tuesday, 10 a.m.
October through May
25 students or less
Students will learn about farm animals, food products, and farm life. Students will meet the dairy cow, feed the chickens and take a wagon ride through the barnyard area. The program includes loan of an education kit to be used in classroom prior to field trip.

EXPLORING THE PAST AT OXON COVE PARK
Grades: Kindergarten to 6th
Wednesday, 10 a.m.
October through May
25 students or less
Students will discover what life was like on the Mount Welby plantation during the early 1800s. Teachers can choose from fourteen activities based on the themes of immigration, slavery and the Underground Railroad, and the War of 1812. Pre-site and post-site activities are required to be completed by students. Costumed characters and a wagon ride make this field trip fun, as well as, educational!

SHEEP SHEARING
Grades: Kindergarten to 6th
Dates and Times to be Announced in January
25 students or less
Students will learn how wool begins as hair on the sheep and ends up as a sweater. Sheep shearing and wool spinning demonstrations are included in the program.

Remember to call Ray Whitacre, 301-839-1176, to make your reservation at least two weeks in advance of your visit.