Great Kids Farm & Forest Camp
Summer 2024
We Sow Seeds of Fun While Kids Explore, Discover, and Grow
Great Kids Farm is an educational farm owned and operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, hosting student field trips and programs year-round. At Great Kids Farm & Forest Camp, students will engage with nature and their food system in ways that reinforce scientific concepts from the school year, spark connections with the environment, and promote social and emotional well-being. Students will spend most of their time outdoors, exploring the 33 acres of forest, fields, and stream at the farm. Students may only enroll in one session.
And thanks to our donor partners—the camp is free! Scroll down for easy enrollment steps.
Friends of Great Kids Farm provides critical support to keep these offerings free and accessible to all students in Baltimore City, but these programs are managed and led by Farm to School staff, part of Baltimore City Public Schools’ Food & Nutrition Services.
Who/Quién
Students who will be 3rd-5th graders in Baltimore City Public Schools (non-charter schools) during school year 2024-2025.
Estudiantes de 3° a 5° grado en las escuelas públicas (y no las escuelas charter) de la ciudad de Baltimore.
Where/Dónde
Great Kids Farm, Catonsville, MD. Optional bus transportation will be provided from a school campus in the city (location TBD).
Great Kids Farm, Catonsville, MD (pero se proporcionará transporte en autobús opcional desde una escuela en la ciudad, Dallas F Nicholas Elementary School @ 201 E 21st St, Baltimore, MD 21218.)
Cost: FREE!
Costo: ¡GRATIS!
When/Cuándo
Four four-day (Monday-Thursday) sessions will be offered. Dates below. Students will only be able to enroll in one session, unless additional spaces are available once all unique applicants have been enrolled in one session.
Hours: 8:45am–3pm. Free optional after-care may be available 3pm–4:30pm on the farm.
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Session 1: July 8–11 - free/optional bus from Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle School
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Session 2: July 15–18 - free/optional bus from Dr. Bernard Harris, Sr., Elementary School
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Session 3: July 22–25 - free/optional bus from Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School
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Session 4: July 29–August 1 - free/optional bus from The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School
Se ofrecerán 4 sesiones lunes a jueves, y las familias pueden elegir 1 sesión por niño por el momento...si queda espacio en junio, es posible que los estudiantes puedan participar en 2 sesiones. Horario 8:45am–3pm. Servicios de guarderia posible 3-4:30pm en la granja.
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July 8–11 - autobús gratuito/opcional desde Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle School
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July 15–18 - autobús gratuito/opcional desde Dr. Bernard Harris, Sr., Elementary School
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July 22–25 - autobús gratuito/opcional desde Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School
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July 29–August 1 - autobús gratuito/opcional desde The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School
Enroll in 3 Easy Steps
Inscríbase en 3 sencillos pasos
2
Review the Family Guidance & Overview document below
Revisa el documento Family Guidance
& Overview abajo.
3
Complete the
Camper Intake Form
Completa el formulario de registro Camper Intake Form
Download the Family Guidance & Overview Sheet:
For assistance with any of these steps, please contact greatkidsfarmstaff@gmail.com or call/text us at (443) 490-5697.
Para asistencia con cualquier paso, comunica con nosotros al greatkidsfarmstaff@gmail.com o llama/manda mensaje al (443) 490-5697.
"The full range of interactive, hands-on activities made each day memorable for my daughter and the topic of discussion in the afternoons at pick up."
“It brings me so much joy to watch kids make connections and expand on from what they've been learning in school! … I love playing a part in watching their school curriculum come to life..”
— Luca Dimambro, Part-time Farm to School Educator
"Wonderful program overall. This was the PERFECT activity for him to begin his re-entry. That it was outdoors made him feel safer, and the activities were reportedly ALL fun. Thank you all SO much!"
