Outdoor Education Programs for Children in VAÂ and SC
2025 FINCASTLE, VA FARM SUMMER CAMPS
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All Farm Camps through Valley Forest School are led by experienced Outdoor Educators who have been through rigorous training and are well educated on the topics of camp.
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NEW for 2025- camps for ages 3-5!
June 2-5- Horse Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $300
Ages 3-5- $175 (June 2 and 4 only)
Horse Camp is designed for those who want to go beyond the basics of brushing the horses on the farm and desire to gain knowledge and hands-on experience with horses. Woodsdale Farm has 11 horses ranging from mature Miniature Horses to young Quarter Horses and a Tennessee Walker. Children at horse camp will get to ride the horses multiple times throughout the week and expand the length of time and distance on the horse as the week progresses and knowledge and skills progress. ​​
June 9-12- Little House Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $300
Ages 3-5- $175(June 9 and 11 only)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live during the times of the Little House book series? The camper's activities and farm chores will center around what life would have been for Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family.
NEW for 2025- Little House campers will help clean and spin the wool from the farm's freshly sheared sheep and make their own wool yarn!
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June 16-18- Farm Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $225
Ages 3-4- $175(June 16 and 18 only)
Farm Camp is designed for those who want to gain knowledge and experience on the farm with the animals, garden, trout creek, and other introductory farm hands-on experience. Woodsdale Farm has horses, pigs, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, dogs, and cats. Campers during Farm Camp will get a chance to spend time learning and caring for each of them.
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June 23-26- Gardening Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $300
Ages 3-5- $175(June 23 and 25 only)
The summer garden is flourishing! Each day will be filled with something new in the fully organic garden. Campers will get to pick and create their own fresh flower bouquets from the garden, harvest and eat delicious snacks from the garden, learn to safely use tools like a week whacker and lawn mower, dig in the soil, plant seeds, paint stones to hide in the garden, and cool down in the creek at the end of the day.
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June 30- July 2- Rodeo Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $225
Ages 3-5- $175(June 30 and July 2 only)
Giddy up, cowgirls and cowboys! This week is packed full with rodeo inspired activities. Students will learn how to lasso, bull rope, horseback ride, bareback ride, bull ride(practice on a barrel bull), quick reflex drills and obstacle courses, sheep catching, decorate the horse's manes, and mutton busting. And for the littlest ones- a stick horse race.
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July 7-9- Farm Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $225
Ages 3-5- $175(July 7 and 9 only)
Farm Camp is designed for those who want to gain knowledge and experience on the farm with the animals, garden, trout creek, and other introductory farm hands-on experience. Woodsdale Farm has horses, pigs, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, dogs, and cats. Campers during Farm Camp will get a chance to spend time learning and caring for each of them.
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July 14-17- Rodeo Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $300
Ages 3-5- $175(July 14 and 16 only)
Giddy up, cowgirls and cowboys! This week is packed full with rodeo inspired activities. Students will learn how to lasso, bull rope, horseback ride, bareback ride, bull ride(practice on a barrel bull), quick reflex drills and obstacle courses, sheep catching, decorate the horse's manes, and mutton busting. And for the littlest ones- a stick horse race.
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July 21-24- Horse Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $300
Ages 3-5- $175(July 21 and 23 only)
Horse Camp is designed for those who want to go beyond the basics of brushing the horses on the farm and desire to gain knowledge and hands-on experience with horses. Woodsdale Farm has 11 horses ranging from mature Miniature Horses to young Quarter Horses and a Tennessee Walker. Children at horse camp will get to ride the horses multiple times throughout the week and expand the length of time and distance on the horse as the week progresses and knowledge and skills progress.
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July 28-30- Gardening Camp
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm
Location: Farm School, Fincastle, VA
Ages 6-12- $225
Ages 3-5- $175(July 28 and 30 only)
The summer garden is flourishing! Each day will be filled with something new in the fully organic garden. Campers will get to pick and create their own fresh flower bouquets from the garden, harvest and eat delicious snacks from the garden, learn to safely use tools like a week whacker and lawn mower, dig in the soil, plant seeds, paint stones to hide in the garden, and cool down in the creek at the end of the day.
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Contact Anne Chappell with summer camp questions at annechappell@valleyforestschool.com