School Vacation Day Program - Common Ground High School, Urban Farm, and Environmental Education Center
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Seasonal activity examples
Fall: hiking to Judges Cave or Lake Wintergreen, cooking over the campfire, building forts, making harvest pizza from the garden, caring for farm animals, making inventions in Tinkertown, and more!
Winter: snow play, winter animal tracking, cooking with food from the farm, maple sugaring, sheep & wool art, snow shoeing, sledding, cardboard fort building, recycled art, and more!
Spring: fort building, nature hikes, visiting baby farm animals, wetland exploration (frogs & tadpoles), gardening, cooking with food from the farm, mud art, hikes to Judges Cave and Lake Wintergreen, fairy houses, natural and recycled arts, games, and more!
The majority of our activities are OUTSIDE in all weather so it is important to make sure your child is dressed for outdoor activities. Children bring their own bagged lunch and water bottle.
Who are the staff?
Our teachers and assistant teachers are professionals who have significant experience with children and lots of enthusiasm for outdoor play and exploration. Our teachers represent a diverse range of ages and backgrounds, and they all share a love of child-centered adventure and learning.
Counselors are Common Ground High School students who are excited to explore and have adventures with children! Counselors assist teachers with activities and bring lots of fun to each day. They are learning about child development and are not primarily in charge of guiding behavior or caring for first aid needs (the program teachers are responsible for these roles). See our FAQ for answers to other common questions.
2024 – 2025 Schedule
We plan to offer vacation day programs on many of the days that schools are closed!
We confirm staffing and open enrollment 2 – 3 weeks before each program date.
HOURS are 8:30 AM – 3 PM.
2025 school year dates we plan to offer programs:
- February 18
- February 19
- March 31
- April 14
- April 15
- April 16
- April 17
- April 18
Questions? Call Rebecca Holcombe at 203-389-4333 x 1213 or email rholcombe@commongroundct.org.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.