Families Health
5 reasons a farm stay is the perfect experience for your little farmer!
What is a farmstay? A farmstay is a place where families can live, work and enjoy an authentic rural farm experience. Many farmstays, such as Hosanna Farmstay in Northern NSW, offer a wide range of exciting and challenging activities for all ages to promote the ideals of family togetherness, community and a sense of ‘getting back to basics’. At any farmstay worth its weight in chicken feed, you’ll find all the authentic farm activities you’d expect – milking cows, tending to animals and learning about paddock to table processes. You’ll also come across a range of tasks available for multiple age and ability levels like swimming, kayaking and cooking.
Why are farmstays an ideal choice for pre-prep children? Your child will soon be walking the corridors of their primary school and be called upon to learn in a range of new environments. Selecting a farmstay as an educational family holiday destination means that your child will be exposed to a range of early years’ curriculum areas without even knowing it!
Are you aware of the educational and developmental benefits of taking your pre-prep child on a farm stay? Farm stays provide the perfect link between play and learning in a natural environment. Taking advantage of this innovative family experience may just provide your child with the boost they need to start school ahead of the herd!
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Your Local Families Magazine April/May 2017
The curriculum areas that farmstays link to are…
1. Children have a strong sense of identity One of the most elemental parts of the early years learning framework is the idea that, through trial and error and experimentation, children will develop confidence in their learning which will promote a real sense of self. A farmstay is perfect to enhance this area. Your child will be asked and trusted to complete a range of tasks in order to care for animals. Children will have the freedom to roam and move in a safe and natural environment that still involves a certain level of ‘risk,’ which also promotes problem-solving skills.