Staunton Farm Hampshire
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Staunton Farm Middle Way, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 5HB
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AGE GROUPS SERVED
Listed under: Environmental Studies | Geography | Science | Day Trip Destinations | Animal Welfare | Duke of Edinburgh Award | Farms | Ecology & Green Awareness | Outdoor Education | Special Educational Needs (SEN) | Team Building | Conservation
What we offer on a school trip
Staunton Farm is a fantastic place to visit with children of all ages. The site contains a small ornamental farm containing goats, pigs, cows and rabbits to name a few! We also have a beautiful walled garden, tropical glasshouse, sensory garden and maze.
The site hosts an indoor and outdoor play area, tea rooms and plenty of grassy areas for a picnic.
What makes us a great choice for education?
Staunton Farm is a great place to come for a school visit. Our sessions are all bespoke and tailored around you and your current topic. We are a safe, small and accessible site so perfect for the first school trip!
We can do sessions based on any subject such as farm animals, minibeasts, plants, sensory or a completely bespoke topic. Our Education Officers are experienced and knowledgeable and can adjust their teaching to any age.
Guided school groups have the exclusive use of our Gothic Library or Naturalist hut to store their belongings and to eat lunch in case of bad weather.
Staunton is easily accessible from the A3 or A27.
Accreditation and Awards
Staunton Farm currently has the Learning outside the Classroom Quality Badge due for renewal in November. We are also a member of the National Farm Attractions Network.
What is typically included on our school trips?
We offer a variety of topics ranging from farm sessions to plants, from sensory to rainforests. Each session is bespoke and we aim to tailor make each session based on the schools current topic. Sessions are typically 90 minutes long and include an Education Officer for the duration. Usually schools opt for a 90 minute morning session and then the rest of the day self guided to explore the farm at their leisure and enjoy our play areas.
Below is a list an brief description of our popular sessions:
Early Years
Animals and Us: Observe different animals in their habitats. Look at the similarities and differences between us and them.
Animal Encounters: Choose 3 animals to have a personal encounter with. This could be feeding the pigs, meeting exotic bugs, holding a rabbit or grooming a pony.
Sensory Explorers: Use your senses to explore the farm or gardens. Touch, see, listen and smell your way around saving tasting for lunch!
The Story of Plants: Visit different flowers and trees around the gardens. Look at the similarities and differences between them. Learn about all the things a plant needs to grow!
Minibeast Safari: Time to take a peek at our tiny woodland friends using pots and magnifying glasses before meeting their larger exotic cousins.
Staunton Tots: A pre-school series of sessions based on a different theme each week- all including an animal encounter.
Responsible Citizenship: Enjoy a Portsmouth Water inspired session learning how to care for our environment.
Key Stage 1
Animals and Us: Identify common animals in their natural habitat, see what makes them who they are and compare animals with humans.
Animal Encounters: Choose 3 animals to have a personal encounter with. This could be feeding the pigs, meeting exotic bugs, holding a rabbit or grooming a pony.
Seasonal Changes: Use the farm & gardens to learn how the seasons can affect farming. Observe the site in different seasons.
The Story of Plants: Visit different flowers and trees around the gardens. Look at the similarities and differences between them. Learn about all the things a plant needs to grow!
Minibeast Safari: Time to take a peek at our tiny woodland friends using pots and magnifying glasses before meeting their larger exotic cousins.
Pond Dipping: Use pond nets and buckets to delve into the watery world. See how animals have changed to survive here.
Responsible Citizenship: Enjoy a Portsmouth Water inspired session learning how to care for our environment.
Key Stage 2
Animals and Us: Look at animals basic needs for survival. Learn how they move and what they eat before comparing them to humans.
Animal Encounters: Choose 3 animals to have a personal encounter with. This could be feeding the pigs, meeting exotic bugs, holding a rabbit or grooming a pony.
Trip to the Tropics: Feel the humidity whilst exploring our glasshouse rainforest. Learn which plants have adapted to survive and meet exotic minibeasts.
The Story of Plants: Visit different flowers and trees around the gardens. Look at the similarities and differences between them. Learn about all the things a plant needs to grow!
Minibeast Safari: Look closely at a micro habitat. See how minibeasts get their food. Classify and compare legs, body parts and skeletons.
Pond Dipping: Use pond nets and buckets to delve into the watery world. See how animals have changed to survive here.
Responsible Citizenship: Enjoy a Portsmouth Water inspired session learning how to care for our environment.
Key Stage 3
Team Building: Build relationships within your class. Take part in orienteering, muck out a paddock or enjoy a selection of shorter sessions.
Therapeutic Animal Sessions: Improve health and wellbeing by meeting, feeding and getting close to some of our animals.
Land Based Taster Day: Work alongside our farm or garden teams. Students will learn the day to day duties of these teams.
Responsible Citizenship: Enjoy a Portsmouth Water inspired session learning how to care for our environment.
Key Stage 4
Team Building: Build relationships within your class. Take part in orienteering, muck out a paddock or enjoy a selection of shorter sessions.
Therapeutic Animal Sessions: Improve health and wellbeing by meeting, feeding and getting close to some of our animals.
Land Based Taster Day: Work alongside our farm or garden teams. Students will learn the day to day duties of these teams.
Responsible Citizenship: Enjoy a Portsmouth Water inspired session learning how to care for our environment.
Pearsons Btec in Animal Care: A 2 year recognized Btec course in animal care. Modules include: Handling, health, accommodation, behavior and welfare.
Group Sizes Catered For
From 1 – 90 children (per education officer.) Whole school trips can be arranged.
Materials, Resources & Information Provided
A visit to Staunton should be an experience, therefore we try not to use paper and pencils and instead try to immerse the children in their topic. All sessions are hands on so if you choose an animal session we can feed the pigs, stroke a rabbit or groom the Shetland ponies.
Education at Staunton is sponsored by Portsmouth Water. We have a Responsible Citizen session suitable for all key stages that has been written and is supported by them.
Photography, Filming & Audio Restrictions
Photos and filming are more than welcome on the farm as long as correct permissions have been obtained.
Risk Assessment Details
Site specific risk assessments are given during the pre-visit. We still urge all teachers to complete their own risk assessments with the experience of their own class.
Pricing Information
£7.25 for 1 guided session - either a morning or afternoon (rest of the day to explore the farm at your own leisure).
£8.25 for 2 sessions all day.
£6.50 for self guided sessions.
1:3 free adults for Early Years.
1:5 free adults for all other Key Stages.
Essential carers and 1:1s are free.
There is a minimum charge of £70.00 per session.
Clothing Requirements
Appropriate clothing is required. Closed toe shoes at all times, hats and sun cream when hot, waterproofs and wellington boots when wet.
First Aid Information
All the farms Education Officers are first aid trained. If not with an Education Officer then we have first aid points at reception or in the tea rooms.
Available Facilities
Gift shop (£2.00 - £5.00 suitable as a guide)
Tea rooms
Grassy picnic areas
Inside picnic areas (guided groups only)
Toilets
Changing places toilet with a hoist and changing bench
Baby change
Indoor and outdoor play areas
Hand washing
First aid points
Plenty of coach and car parking
Accessibility & Disabled Facilities
Staunton is accessible by wheelchair, however the paths are gravelly and can be quite wet and muddy during winter months.
We have a changing places toilet with a hoist and changing bench.
Testimonials
‘Helped me boost my confidence when dealing with the public.’
‘Exciting watching the baby goats and watching them grow each week’
‘Can be hard work but we always make time for cuddles at the end of the day with our favorite animals.’
-All 3 from KS4 students taking part in the land-based taster days.
Our Year 1 children really enjoy visiting Staunton Park and working with the Education Team. They love learning about pollination, seeds and growing plants with her. They make it exciting and fun.
We also use the maze, gardens and farm and there is always so much to see and do.
Solent Infant School, Farlington, Hants.
