Farming in the Classroom

Farming brought to life in your classroom.

Invite a Farmer into your school to discover more about:

Life on the farm

Different types of farming in Kent

Locally produced food

Wildlife and the environment

These FREE presentations will answer children’s questions and reinforce learning and are tailored to the curriculum.

Bringing the countryside and farming to life for primary school children.

This is a free opportunity for schools, with a talk from one of our knowledgeable volunteer speakers covering a broad range of farming related topics including crops, buildings, livestock and wildlife.

Aims of the project

To bring the countryside and farming to life for the children in schools.

To cover a broad range of food and farming related topics relevant to Key Stage 1 and 2

To deliver a structured, balanced presentation of modern day farming

To draw on our speakers’ personal experience and knowledge of farm life

To promote the Living Land event and the charitable work of KCAS

Schools visited

Over the last two years Maureen Friday, Roz Day and several other volunteers have visited over 40 schools, including:

The Beacon School, Folkestone

The Gateway Primary Academy, Dartford

Thames View Primary School, Maidstone

St Andrew’s Primary School, Rochester

Mersham Primary School, Ashford

Northfleet School for Girls, Dartford

Roseacre Junior School, Bearsted

Featherby Junior School, Gillingham

Speakers

Maureen has over 30 years experience within the Women’s Food and Farming Union and has been visiting primary schools in Kent for a number of years to talk about life on a farm and where food actually comes from.

For more information or to make a booking for a Monday or Thursday morning, please contact education@kentshowground.co.uk