School Field Trips
The HERITAGE FARMSTEAD MUSEUM offers education programs and guided tours for school field trips, focusing on agricultural history during the period of 1891-1936.
Tours start at 10am and last approximately 90 minutes. Our tours are docent-led, to allow students to maximize their learning and have the opportunity to ask questions of a trained volunteer or staff member. Teachers and parent chaperones are essential to support this experience.
There is a 40-student minimum in order to schedule a guided field trip. Maximum of 100 students per day.
Advanced registration is required, and payment must be received prior to your visit. Email education@heritagefarmstead.org to schedule your visit today!
Tours are from 10am-11:30pm. Schools depart by 12:30pm.
Pack your lunches and have a picnic after your tour. Wheeled coolers are recommended. Picnic tables are available first come, first serve. We currently have 15 tables on the farm.
2025-2026 school year fees:
- $12 per Student
- $8 per Chaperone (1:10 Chaperone to student ratio required)
- 1 teacher per class is free
- Wagon ride – $2 per student all grades
- Beeswax candle rolling – $2 per student for 1st-5th graders
- Leather stamping – $4 per student for 2nd-5th graders
Guided Programs
Rooted in the Past:
Children’s Lives on the Farm
Preschool – 2nd grade
Students explore how children used simple technologies in the past to accomplish daily chores. Tours focus on daily life on the 4.5-acre farm with six hands-on stations. 15-minute stations could include meeting the animals, experiencing the one-room schoolhouse, washing laundry, feeding the chickens, milking Buttermilk (a mechanical cow), and planting seeds. PreK and Kindergarten classes will hear a story in the schoolhouse. 1st and 2nd graders will explore school artifacts.
Life on the Blackland Prairie
3rd-5th grade
Students explore technologies used on the farm to better understand how Texans have adapted to their environment over time. The tour features six stations throughout the 4.5-acre historic farmstead. 15-minute stations could include exploring the historic Wilson House (first floor only), meeting the animals, experiencing a lesson in the one-room schoolhouse, washing laundry, feeding the chickens, and plowing and planting a field.
Reservations for 2025-2026 are NOW open!
To schedule a trip, complete the Field Trip Request form below.
October is sold out. Sorry, we are unable to offer trips in November-mid January.
FAQs
There is a 40 student minimum in order to schedule a guided field trip. If you have a smaller group but would like to come see us, please reach out! Our goal is to work with every educator so that they may share the Farmstead with their students.
Advanced scheduling for guided field trips is required, and full Eamilpayment must be received prior to your visit. Fill out the Reservation Request above. Email questions to education@heritagefarmstead.org to schedule your visit today.
Payment: Full payment is required prior to your tour--the only exception is extra chaperones. If you have more than the number of chaperones listed above, collect $8 cash from each extra chaperone and give it to museum staff in one single payment before your tour starts. Direct payment questions to education@heritagefarmstead.org and Susan Leigh at sleigh@heritagefarmstead.org
After scheduling you will receive an email with trip information 2-4 weeks before your date.
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Students will need to be divided into smaller groups (max 6), in order to rotate through stations.
Parking: Buses can unload on the east or north side of 1300 Custer Road (large, red brick building). Students and teachers will cross Pitman Drive near the Chase Bank. All buses and cars can park on the south side of 1300 Custer Road near Starbucks. Do not park at Chase Bank or in front of houses on residential streets.
We are not able to offer guided tours during the summer. If you are interested in bringing your group, you are welcome to come on a self-guided trip or check our events page for special events. Please note in the summer, we hold large Summer Camps each day until 1pm.
Support the Farmstead
As a non-profit, we thrive off of the contributions of our local community. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, makes a big difference in our farmstead.
