Camp Burgess Farm Director, Tara Laidlaw, is currently developing a set of farm-based activities that will enable Camp’s teaching staff to use the Burgess Farm in a more impactful way, to complement Camp’s year-round Outdoor Education programs. With a focus on brevity and connection to academic concepts, the activities, which will become part of a comprehensive farming curriculum, will engage students at the farm by expanding their outdoor education experience to include the important topic of farm-to-table foods.

The Staff will also benefit significantly from engaging students in these experiential learning opportunities, acquiring teaching skills in a new context, while practicing cross-curricular connection.

“This will allow our staff to take advantage of the rich ‘classroom’ the farm offers,” Tara says, “connecting the students’ Camp experience in meaningful ways to their academic and environmental learning, while also highlighting healthy eating and environmental stewardship.”