Children's Peace Garden Field Trips

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Children's Peace Garden field trips are available to groups of children ages 4-10. We utilizing engaging, hands-on garden activities to enhance existing science and social studies curriculum.  The goals of the Children’s Peace Garden include students learning about local food, organic gardening practices, the importance of biodiversity and community, and reconnecting with the Earth through experiential gardening activities.


Field trips can be scheduled from March – November on our site for visiting school groups (up to 60 children) for up to 3 hours of programming. Field trips are available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings or Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday afternoons. After school hours are also available. New in 2013!We are excited to partner with Mountain Flower Dairy to provide field trips that incorporate a visit to the resident goats to learn about sustainable animal husbandry practices and small-scale goat dairy production. Students will have the opportunity to participate in activities highlighting goat husbandry, urban livestock management, nutrient cycling and healthy soils, milking and milk handling and raising goat kids. These field trips are available on Fridays from 9-12 or 10-1. They will include two garden learning stations and a visit to the goats.



Popular Field Trip Activities:

  • Planting seeds to take home

  • Meeting our honeybees

  • Harvesting and tasting from the garden

  • Exploring the worm compost bin

  • Investigating insects' habitats and homes

  • Working in the garden

Field Trip Themes:

  • Community

  • Planting

  • Composting

  • Insects and Pollinators

  • Harvesting and Eating


The field trip themes and activities have been chosen based on the rhythms of the garden growing season in relation to the school year, the goals of the Children’s Peace Garden and the relevance to Colorado Model Content Standards with which each grade level must comply.

Conveniently located in Boulder near the intersection of Iris and Broadway at 1630 Hawthorn, this organic agriculture site is home to the Children’s Peace Garden, ¡Cultiva! Youth Project, Hawthorn Community Garden, Able Garden and Greenhouse.



Please call Annie Sweeney at 303- 443- 9952 x2 or send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to sign up your class or group. Spring and fall field trips are $4 per student. Summer field trips are $6 per student. Teachers and adult chaperones are no additional charge. We will work with your schedule and existing curriculum needs to provide an engaging and educational experience in the garden. If you are not able to attend a field trip, but would like Growing Gardens to visit your classroom, please go to the Classroom Visits page. We are happy to bring the garden to you!


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