Registration for Fall Session II opens on September 14 at 8:30 am.
To join the waitlist for Session II programs, please use this link.
Wright-Locke Farm’s youth education programs offer children a unique, hands-on experience learning about farming and the natural world on our historic working farm. For each child, we aim to inspire curiosity about the natural world, foster a sense of comfort in the outdoors, and develop a sense of respect for living things. All of our programs include lessons and activities related to agriculture and the environment using our fields, pastures, barns, woods, and farm animals as a living classroom. Specific subjects include Wright-Locke farm animals (goats, chickens, honey bees), farm operations, outdoor exploration, and plant growth.
Limited financial assistance is available for all farm education programs. To request assistance, first reserve your space in the program by registering and selecting the “Pay Later” option. After reserving your space, please complete this form and return it to Jack at jwright@WLFarm.org.
Interested in a group visit or enrichment program? Click here to learn more!
— Fall Programs, Session I —
If your desired program has filled, please join our waitlist using this form. If a spot becomes available, we will reach out to you!
Children may not be registered for more than one program per session.
This group is for preschool-aged children (4-5 years old) and will meet once per week (10:00 am – 12:00 pm) for 6 weeks starting in September. For everyone’s safety, group sizes are limited. Masks are required for all staff and participants, and programs will be entirely outdoors, so please plan accordingly. Children should be able to use the bathroom independently and wear masks for the entirety of the program.
Please use these links to register:
Wednesday Morning Preschool (9/15 – 10/20) (FULL)
Thursday Morning Preschool (9/16 – 10/21) (FULL)
Friday Morning Preschool (9/17 – 10/22)
Programs meet once per week from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, September 15 – October 22.
Join us for another 6-week session of in-person programs at Wright-Locke Farm! Starting in September, participants will come to the farm once a week to explore a variety of topics focused on the farm, our animals, signs of the fall, and the adjacent Whipple Hill Conservation Area. In addition to new topics each week, children will help with our chicken and goat chores! This includes bringing food and water to the animals and collecting the chickens’ eggs! These programs aim to facilitate a connection with the outdoors, develop a love of learning, and foster curiosity.
Masks are required at all times and participants and programs take place entirely outdoors.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($105-$315), standard cost of $210.
Please use these links to register:
Monday Afterschool (K-2nd), 9/13 – 10/25 (no program on 10/11) (FULL)
Tuesday Afterschool (3rd-5th), 9/14 – 10/19 (FULL)
Wednesday Afterschool (K-2nd), 9/15 – 10/20 (FULL)
Thursday Afterschool (3rd-5th), 9/16 – 10/21 (FULL)
Programs meet once per week from 3:30-5:30 pm September 13 – October 25.
Join us for another 6-week session of in-person programs at Wright-Locke Farm! Starting in September, participants will come to the farm once a week to explore a variety of topics focused on the farm, our animals, signs of the fall, and the adjacent Whipple Hill Conservation Area. In addition to new topics each week, children will help with our chicken and goat chores! This includes bringing food and water to the animals and collecting the chickens’ eggs! These programs aim to facilitate a connection with the outdoors, develop a love of learning, and foster curiosity.
Masks are required at all times and participants and programs take place entirely outdoors.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($105-$315), standard cost of $210.
Note: Participants may only register for one Farm Sprouts session to allow for other families to participate in farm programs.
Please use these links to register:
Farm Sprouts, Session 1 (9/14 – 9/28) (FULL)
Farm Sprouts, Session 2 (10/5 – 10/19) (FULL)
Participants can only register in one Farm Sprouts session, as spaces are limited.
A farm program for toddlers (2-3 years old) and caregivers!
These 3-week sessions of 45-minute programs are for children ages 2 – 3 who must be accompanied by one adult caregiver. Programs meet three Tuesdays in a row, from 10:00 – 10:45 am. Participants will explore the farm with new focuses each program! Programs will be limited to 6 children accompanied by one caregiver each. Please note that these programs are weather-dependent.
Masks are required for adults. We prefer kids to wear masks as well but of course, understand if they need to take a socially distanced mask break during the class.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($35 – $105), standard cost of $70.
— Fall Programs, Session II —
Registration for Session II of our Fall programs opens on Tuesday, September 14, at 8:30 am.
If your desired program has filled, please join our waitlist using this form. If a spot becomes available, we will reach out to you.
If your child is already registered for a fall program in Session I, please wait to register until Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 8:30 am to give other families an opportunity to participate.
Children may not be registered for more than one program per session.
This group is for preschool-aged children (4-5 years old) and will meet once per week (10:00 am – 12:00 pm) for 6 weeks starting in November. For everyone’s safety, group sizes are limited. Masks are required for all staff and participants, and programs will be entirely outdoors, so please plan accordingly. Children should be able to use the bathroom independently and wear masks for the entirety of the program.
Please use this link to register:
Friday Morning Preschool (11/5 – 12/17, no program 11/26).
Programs meet once per week from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, November 5 – December 17, with no program on Nov. 26.
Join us for another 6-week session of in-person programs at Wright-Locke Farm! Starting in November, participants will come to the farm once a week to explore a variety of topics focused on the farm, our animals, signs of the fall, and the adjacent Whipple Hill Conservation Area. In addition to new topics each week, children will help with our chicken and goat chores! This includes bringing food and water to the animals and collecting the chickens’ eggs! These programs aim to facilitate a connection with the outdoors, develop a love of learning, and foster curiosity.
Masks are required at all times and programs take place entirely outdoors.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($105-$315), standard cost of $210.
Please use these links to register:
Wednesday Morning Homeschool (6-7 year olds)
Programs meet once per week from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, November 3 – December 15. This program will not meet 11/24. This program is only for children ages 6 or 7.
Join us for a 6-week session morning session at Wright-Locke Farm! Starting in November, participants will come to the farm once a week to explore a variety of topics focused on the farm, our animals, signs of the fall, and the adjacent Whipple Hill Conservation Area. In addition to new topics each week, children will help with our chicken and farm chores! This includes bringing food and water to the animals and collecting the chickens’ eggs! These programs aim to facilitate a connection with the outdoors, develop a love of learning, and foster curiosity.
Masks are required at all times and participants and programs take place entirely outdoors.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($120-$360), standard cost of $240.
Please use these links to register:
Monday Afterschool (K-2nd), 11/1 – 12/6 (FULL)
Tuesday Afterschool (3rd-5th), 11/2 – 12/7 (FULL)
Wednesday Afterschool (K-2nd), 11/3 – 12/15 (no 11/24) (FULL)
Thursday Afterschool (3rd-5th), 11/4 – 12/16 (no 11/25)
Programs meet once per week from 3:30-5:30 pm November 1 – December 16. Programs do not meet 11/24 – 11/26.
Join us for another 6-week session of in-person programs at Wright-Locke Farm! Starting in November, participants will come to the farm once a week to explore a variety of topics focused on the farm, our animals, signs of the fall, and the adjacent Whipple Hill Conservation Area. In addition to new topics each week, children will help with our chicken and goat chores! This includes bringing food and water to the animals and collecting the chickens’ eggs! These programs aim to facilitate a connection with the outdoors, develop a love of learning, and foster curiosity.
Masks are required at all times and participants and programs take place entirely outdoors.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($105-$315), standard cost of $210.
Note: Participants may only register for one Farm Sprouts session to allow for other families to participate in farm programs.
Please use these links to register:
Tuesday Farm Sprouts, 11:00 – 11:45 am (11/2 – 11/16) (FULL)
Thursday Farm Sprouts, 10:00 – 10:45 am (11/4 – 11/18) (FULL)
Thursday Farm Sprouts, 11:00 – 11:45 am (11/4 – 11/18) (FULL)
Participants can only register in one Farm Sprouts session, as spaces are limited.
A farm program for toddlers (2-3 years old) and caregivers!
These 3-week sessions of 45-minute programs are for children ages 2 – 3 who must be accompanied by one adult caregiver. Programs meet three weeks in a row. Participants will explore the farm with new focuses each program! Programs will be limited to 6 children accompanied by one caregiver each. Please note that these programs are weather-dependent.
Masks are required for adults. We prefer kids to wear masks as well but of course, understand if they need to take a socially distanced mask break during the class.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($35 – $105), standard cost of $70.
Note: Participants may only register for one Farm Sprouts session to allow for other families to participate in farm programs.
Please use this link to register:
Tuesday Farm Sprouts with CaroYoga, 10:00 – 10:45 am (11/2 – 11/16)
In this session of Farm Sprouts, toddlers and their caregivers will enjoy nature-themed yoga classes taught by Caroline Otis of CaroYoga. Classes are playful and child-directed; Caroline teaches yoga through stories, songs, and games. Children will explore using their breath to calm their bodies and classes will build up to several minutes of quiet relaxation. Children and their caregivers will also learn yoga sequences, including a basic sun salutation and a “ready to rest” sequence, that they will be able to incorporate into their daily routines.
Masks are required for adults. We prefer kids to wear masks as well but of course, understand if they need to take a socially distanced mask break during the class.
Cost: Tiered pricing ($60 – $80), standard cost of $70.
Financial Assistance
In addition to our tiered pricing, limited financial assistance is available for all farm education programs. To request assistance, first reserve your space in the program by registering and selecting the “Pay Later” option. After reserving your space, please complete this form and return to Jack at jwright@WLFarm.org.
1. Log into, or create, your account via WLFarm.org. It’s quick and easy! We just need some basic information about yourself.
Special note: Have you made a donation or registered for programs before? If so, be sure to use the EXACT same first name, last name, and email address you previously used to make your account. If you’d like to change any of these pieces of information, you may do so by logging into your account.
2. Create a child profile for each child you wish to register. Similar to creating an account, you must provide some basic information about your child(ren) in order to register them for programs. You may edit this information at any time by logging into your account.
3. Prior to registering for a program, please be sure to read our Youth Program Terms below for information on our payment and refund policy, photo and video policy, and liability statement.
*Please note that payment for a program is due at least 2 weeks prior to a program’s start date in order to guarantee your child’s spot in a program.
4. Register for a youth program!
We strongly recommend having one internet browser tab open to this page (with program details) and another tab open to log into your account and do the following:
- Choose a specific program (i.e. “Monday Spring After School Program”) from the drop-down menu on the Event Registration page.
- Select the profile of the child you wish to register for this program–you’ll be given the option to pay immediately by credit card or to pay later; we recommend opting to “pay later” if signing up for multiple programs or children so that you may pay for all programs with one credit card transaction on the Make Payment page (one check payment can also be mailed in lieu of credit card payment).
- To sign up your child for another program or to register multiple children for the same program, you will repeat this step.
Did a program of interest sell out?
If a program sells out, we have a wait list available–just contact our Youth Programs Manager to let us know which program(s) you are interested in having your child attend. Many wait list families end up receiving notice about openings, you just never know when it will be (spring – summer). We notify wait list families in a chronological order as soon as a spot becomes available.
Contact our Youth Programs Manager with any questions.
Payment & Refund Policy:
- Online payments can be made via the following credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover
- Payment for a youth program, made by credit card, check, or cash, must be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance of the program’s start date. Failure to comply may result in the loss of your child’s spot in the program for which payment is owed.
- Tuition refunds are guaranteed up to 2 weeks prior to the start date of a program minus a $10 administrative fee. Cancellations within the two weeks prior to the program are nonrefundable if the child’s spot cannot be filled. (If the spot can be filled, a 50% refund minus the $10 administrative fee will be given.)
- There will be no tuition refunds for cancellations made after a program has begun.
- No full or partial tuition refund or credit will be given for a child’s failure to attend any part of a program for which they are registered.
- We will make every effort to adapt programs to the weather or reschedule if possible. In the event that we must cancel a program due to weather and we are unable to reschedule, the program tuition is nonrefundable.
Updated July 6, 2021.
Photo & Video Policy:
- The Conservancy may take photos and digital video footage of activities throughout the educational program season for record keeping and publicity purposes. Participant names are never used in connection with these photos or videos.
Liability Statement (Permission for the Conservancy to handle emergencies):
- I realize injuries can occur from participation in Farm programs. I hereby waive, release, absolve, indemnify, and agree to hold harmless the Wright-Locke Farm Conservancy, Inc., their Board of Directors, instructors, or assignees, and the Town of Winchester from any claim arising out of injury to my child or myself. Should my child be taken to the hospital for emergency purposes, I hereby grant permission to the attending physician and staff to administer anesthesia, medical, X-ray, and surgical procedures as may be deemed necessary or advisable. I understand that every attempt will be made to contact me in an emergency.
As part of Wright-Locke Farm’s goal to become a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization, we have instituted tiered pricing across all of our youth education programming. This allows families to choose the price that works best for them, reducing the cost-barrier to our programs. The tiers are calculated as follows:
- Tier A: 50% above the base price
- Tier B: 15% above the base price
- Tier C: The base price (what we normally charge for each participant)
- Tier D: 25% below the base price
- Tier E: 50% below the base price
Please select the price that is best for your family. If you are able, please consider selecting Tier A or Tier B prices. Families that register at these prices help support other children’s participation in our programs.
In addition to our tiered prices, limited financial assistance is available for all farm education programs. To request assistance, first reserve your space in the program by registering and selecting the “Pay Later” option. After reserving your space, please complete this form and return to Jack at jwright@WLFarm.org.
Group Visits & Enrichment Programs
Are you interested in having your class, group, or organization come to Wright-Locke Farm for an education or volunteer-oriented visit? Or would you like the Farm to come to your school or group for an in-house enrichment program? Please contact our Youth Programs Manager to book a future farm visit or enrichment program. Please note that we host farm visits April through October. Off-farm enrichment programs can be hosted at your location as our schedule allows. Click here for a list of our enrichment program topics.
Please read our Visitor Guide to prepare for your future visit or program.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Youth Programs Manager
Farm education programs are generously supported by the Cummings Foundation and the John and Mary Murphy Foundation. You can support the Farm by making a donation.