We are always excited to welcome the next generation of farmers, gardeners, and food lovers at the conference! Children may accompany their parents to the main conference or register for the Children’s Conference, held this year on the UVM campus. This year we will also be offering childcare for younger children during conference workshops.
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The Davis Center’s Livak Ballroom will come alive with stories, singalongs, art projects, guided movement, lunchtime parades, feathery friends and bike-powered blenders. Kids will join their parents for lunch, then move off campus for a field trip each afternoon. The Saturday field trip to ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center will educate and delight about the Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunity for stewardship in the Lake Champlain Basin and beyond. Kids are active learners at ECHO as they explore more than 70 live species of animals and more than 100 interactive exhibits. On the Sunday field trip to the Flynn Center for Performing Arts, a professional teaching artist will engage kids in an afternoon of creative capers that bring local food systems to life. This special outing is designed to dynamically deepen your child’s connections with science, ecosystems, life cycles of plants and more. Included in the cost of registration: t Creative activities in the Livak Ballroom t Transportation to ECHO Center (Saturday) and the Flynn (Sunday) t Entrance to ECHO Center (Saturday) and programming at the Flynn (Sunday). t Snacks
Registration is $30/child/day Visit www.nofavt.org for more information and to register!
$IJMEDBSF t "HFT o If there’s enough interest, we will offer a supervised childcare option for children aged 2–5. Childcare is by drop-off only, and available only during workshop sessions. It is not intended as all-day care. Workshops are 75 minutes, and parents will be charged by the workshop session. Available on first come, first serve basis. Maximum number of children allowed in the room will be 10. If you are interested in childcare as a service, please indicate when you register. (This does not obligate you or reserve a space, only allows us to gauge the level of interest.) Cost per 75 minute workshop session: $10 for first child, $5 for each addition child from the same family. Visit the conference website (www.nofavt.org/conference) for updated information regarding this service.
photo by Elizabeth Ferry
Lunch is not included in the registration cost. Children are welcome to join adults for lunch at the Children’s price of $10. Of course, you’re also welcome to pack a bag lunch for your kids!
photo by Elizabeth Ferry
Please welcome the Children’s Conference to the University of Vermont campus!
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