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Schools

Welcome to our school visits program!

Here, we provide engaging and educational experiences designed to enhance your curriculum and inspire students.

Read on to discover the various offerings we have and how can seamlessly integrate into your learning objectives.

We look forward to fostering a love for learning through our interactive sessions!

Some examples of visit topics/activities and curriculum links are as follows:

Lambing Time

  • -Life Cycles

  • - Growth and Development of Lambs Compared to Children/Babies

  • - Nutrition: Differences Between Sheep and Lambs

  • - Get Physical and Assist With Feeding the Sheep

  • - Senses: How Do Sheep Identify Their Lambs?

  • - Tagging, Marking, and Tailing: Why Are These Practices Important? Interactive Activities Included.

  • - Litter Sizes and How We Determine Them

  • - Meet the Pet Lambs and Help and Feed Their Milk.

Shearing and Weaning

  • Why do we wean lambs? – A comparison to children maturing and moving out. Timelines involved.

  • What occurs after weaning?

  • Why is sheep shearing necessary?

  • What is the shearing process?

  • When is shearing performed? – Variations across different regions.

  • Characteristics of wool.

  • Engage in hands-on activities with wool to identify various breeds and their differences.

  • Explore the uses of wool by examining different products.

  • Investigate the processes wool undergoes – including hands experiences with washing and carding.

  • Participate in craft activities utilising wool.

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Weighing and Breed Selection

  • Weigh various lambs and compare their weights.

  • This can be expanded to analyze group averages, market prices, and projections of lamb sales.

  • Explore the reasons behind our breed selections by examining the differences among rams.

  • Determine which ram is best suited for specific ewes and why.

  • What is the purpose of marking them with colours?

  • When do we expect them to have their offspring?

  • How do the seasons influence breeding?

  • In what ways does breeding vary across different regions and sheep breeds?

  • What do lambs require at each stage of their life to achieve their full potential?

We can customize visit plans to meet your specific needs, which may include hedgerows, woodlands, farm walks, mapping activities, plants, habitats,-based activities, and weather considerations.

If you have specific idea in mind, please reach out, and we will collaborate to create a plan together

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