Our goal is to provide a wonderful experience for students and teachers alike, while teaching about farm life, animals, agriculture and produce.

School Field Trips

When are Field Trips?
We have structured field trips Tuesdays through Fridays, starting September 23, from 9:45-11:45am (arriving 9:30am) and 12:00 to 2:00pm (arriving 11:45am). Highlighting the field trips will be interactive lessons (subjects change seasonally) in our main barn.

What about Food?
Students are invited to bring their sack lunches to eat in the Farm's picnic area. Please help the students to clean up after their picnics -- this will teach them to respect the property of others and to always leave a place cleaner than they found it. You can also purchase a Farm Meal for $3.50 which includes an all-beef hotdog, chips, and a fruit drink. We must know in advance how many Farm Meals will be required for your group.

Fees and Registration
The cost for the field trip is $6 per student and $6 per adult, with one teacher admitted free with every 20 students. Fees are payable on the day of your trip. Purchase orders are accepted. Registration is required. Please phone 405-799-FARM (3276) or take advantage of the online registration form.

All School Field Trips include the following:

Visit to the Animal Barn
Students will have a chance to pet the barnyard animals. (Hand-washing stations are provided, and hand-washing is required.) Wilbur, the pot bellied pig, loves to have his back scratched. Thumper and Lucille, our lambs, just love to be petted. Spot, the Flemish Giant Rabbit, loves to be scratched (and sometimes 'scritched') between the ears. Sara, the goat, loves to be petted between her ears and her tail wags when you do. Festus, the burrow, entertains by kicking a big soccer ball.

Ride the Jupiter!
Students also will ride the Jupiter Train, a third scale replica of the United States' first transcontinental locomotive. This historic train met the Union Pacific's #119 at Promontory Summit on May 10, 1869 -- it was on the nation's very first transcontinentail railway. See more about the historic railroad in our Farm Blog. At the conclusion of the ride, everyone receives a sticker that says they rode the train at the Orr Family Farm. If time permits, the students may ride the carousel ($1 extra per student).

Take a Hayride
Take a hayride around the farm. In the Fall, we'll take you out to our 'Very Sincere Pumpkin Patch' where everyone will be able to pick their own 'Sugar Pie' pumpkin. The 'Sugar Pie' variety is known to make the best pumpkin pies. At other times, we view the orchard, see the wild flowers (in season) and view the largest horse training center in Oklahoma with 240 stalls.

Instructional Time
This Fall, we will do a lesson about the Life of a Pumpkin.

Seasonal Field Trips

We have different themes for Spring, Summer and Fall Field Trips. These may include trips to the pumpkin patch, visits to the bee hives, our very popular lesson on the dairy cow, or other farm features. Our Teaching Resources section includes information for teachers to plan field trips, lesson plans, coloring sheets and more. Visit 'All Aboard the Farm Blog!' for new information on Field Trips often.

Make a School Field Trip RESERVATION and we will call you to confirm availability of your date and time!
Be sure to see our Photo Tour of the farm, as filmed from the Jupiter.