Oxbow Education
Cultivating Connections Through Outdoor Exploration
Whether on the farm, at school, or at home, Oxbow’s Education team (OxEd) aims to create unique experiences for learners to directly engage with and relate to the natural world through sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
By cultivating deeper curiosity and connections with nature, we lay the foundations to be the change we want to see in the world—giving people the inspiration, tools, and confidence to nurture relationships with their community, the food they eat, and their local ecosystem.
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Farmer in the Classroom
Preschool-8th grade
During the season when outdoor field trips aren’t possible, bring the farm to your classroom with one of several interactive lessons.
Family Farm Adventure
all ages
Build connections with each other and the ecosystem in a safe and meaningful way during your personalized family field trip.
Farm Adventure
preschool-5th
These hands-on, guided field trips for schools and groups open all 5 senses to the life, big and small, on our vegetable farm.
Spring Farm Camp
Ages 11-15
Work alongside experts and peers to explore, investigate, cook, craft, and practice conservation efforts around Oxbow’s farm & forest.
Summer Farm Camp
ages 7-11
Spend summer outdoors, playing, laughing, learning, and getting messy, during authentic farm activities and child-led creative play.
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Our Guiding Principles
The following principles guide each and every program’s curriculum development and delivery:
What parents, educators, and kids are saying:
“Our class loved visiting the Oxbow farm! During the field trip, the kids learned about the foods they eat on a daily basis with an emphasis on the 6 plant parts. This was an eye-opening experience for children and adults about the farm-to-table connection.”
“The teachers and parents loved the energy of the farm staff. We enjoyed the hands-on experience and it completely complemented the Montessori curriculum we offer at our school.”
“My kids are more informed than me on what to plant [in] our garden. They will recognize weeds that can be harmful to my plants and will take them out right away. There is also no greater gift that we can teach our children than how to keep ourselves and our planet healthy and utilize our resources in a sustainable manner for generations to come.”
“Oxbow is the best! Mom, when can we come back?”
Oxbow acknowledges that we are on the Indigenous Land of Coast Salish peoples who have reserved treaty rights to this land, specifically the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (sdukʷalbixʷ). We thank these caretakers of this land who have lived, and continue to live, here since time immemorial.