UBC Farm Wonders Field Trips

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Last updated on

Friday, August 7th, 2026

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

UBC Farm welcomes Pre-K to Grade 12 students to our school field trips. There is a bounty of hands-on activities in our educational programs: exploring the apple orchard and honeybees, harvesting seasonal produce, foraging in the forest, and for older students, hands-on work in ecological restoration, gardening, and sustainable agriculture, just to name a few.
Our field trips provide an opportunity for children to see and learn about a working certified organic farm and to discuss important social and ecological aspects of food production in our area.

Pre-K to Grade 7:

Each field trip is led by our education team and features one of three seasonal learning experiences.

Pollinator Package:

Visit our apple orchard
Learn about pollinators and identify common species
Visit our honeybees
Play interactive pollinator games
Plant seeds to take home

Harvesting Package:

Harvest seasonal produce (such as kale, apples, squash, pumpkins, and more)
Explore herbs through hands-on sensory activities
Plant seeds to take home

Forest Package:

Explore our agroforestry trail
Learn to identify native plants
Search for mushrooms and birds
Experience seasonal foraging activities to take a small piece of the forest home

Activities vary throughout the year depending on the season.

Grades 8-12:

Each visit combines a guided tour of the UBC Farm with hands-on experiential learning.

Depending on the season, activities may include:

Ecological restoration
Forest stewardship
Gardening
Sustainable agriculture
Food systems education

Every visit is tailored to provide meaningful, place-based learning connected to the Farm’s work.

Big Ideas

Designs grow out of natural curiosity.

Skills can be developed through play.

Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.

Designs grow out of natural curiosity.

Skills can be developed through play.

Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.

Designs grow out of natural curiosity.

Skills can be developed through play.

Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.

Designs grow out of natural curiosity.

Skills can be developed through play.

Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.

Designs can be improved with prototyping and testing.

Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.

The choice of technology and tools depends on the task.

Designs can be improved with prototyping and testing.

Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.

The choice of technology and tools depends on the task.

Complex tasks may require multiple tools and technologies.

Complex tasks require the acquisition of additional skills.

Design can be responsive to identified needs.

Complex tasks may require multiple tools and technologies.

Complex tasks require the acquisition of additional skills.

Design can be responsive to identified needs.

Complex tasks may require multiple tools and technologies.

Complex tasks require the acquisition of additional skills.

Design can be responsive to identified needs.

Complex tasks require different technologies and tools at different stages.

Complex tasks require the sequencing of skills.

Social, ethical, and sustainability considerations impact design.

Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.

Humans interact with matter every day through familiar materials.

Plants and animals have observable features.

The motion of objects depends on their properties.

Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.

Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.

Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.

Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

Wind, water, and ice change the shape of the land.

All living things sense and respond to their environment.

The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems.

Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment.

Earth and its climate have changed over geological time.

Evolution by natural selection provides an explanation for the diversity and survival of living things.

Life processes are performed at the cellular level.

The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

Trip Details

City:

Vancouver

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Times Offered:

9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, Outside of School Hours

Duration:

Half Day minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Adult Groups, Daycamps, Homeschool, Preschool

Packages Provided:

No Packages Provided

Fee Details

Cost Per Adult:

$0.00

Fee Notes:

$250+GST (up to 22 students) or $350+GST (up to 30 students)

Additional Notes

Standard field trips are 2 hours long. If you’d like to make any modifications to the timing or number of participants, please let us know.

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