19th Century Days - Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm

“19th Century Days – A Day in the Life”

April 11th and 12th
Registration has begun

For two days, over 150 students ages 6-18 have the opportunity to explore the lifestyle of a 19th century homestead. Each day offers a selection of workshops in the morning, a raffle for fun and educational prizes, and an afternoon of interactive games. Each of these workshops offer unique, hands-on opportunities for children to engage in learning beyond the classroom. There are over 25 different workshops focused on activities such as small and large animals husbandry to wool processing and beyond. Each workshop is designed to meet the new Pennsylvania STEAM-based educational curriculum guidelines.If your children attend a traditional school, check with the school’s policy; many schools allow for students to be taken out of school for education beyond the classroom.

This year we have some exciting changes! Workshops for 13 years old and older are open to adults as well! We will also have a class to help homeschool parents teach about Pennsylvania and its history on Thursday afternoon! In addition we have moved the workshops to the morning and moved group activities to the afternoons since its hard sometimes for families with little ones to stay the whole day.

We have also changed the age groups for the children from previous years. They are now 6-8 years old, 9-12 years old, 13 to adult.

Workshop lists, the list of presenters and their bios, as well as things you need to know are all here!

Things You Need to Know

This printable PDF contains all of the information about how to register for the program and everything to help you get started. We highly recommend that everyone reads this. Click here for: Things You Need to Know 2019

We also have a map of the farm, a copy of which will be provided at the registration table for the event. Farm map 2018

The price of classes are based on the age of student. The price for students ages 6-8 years old are $7 per class, ages 9-12 years old are $10 per class, ages 13-adults is $15 per class. Some classes do carry an additional materials fee.

Bios of Workshop Leaders

Find out more about the instructors who will be teaching the classes. Each instructor has supplied a brief description of their background. The bios for the instructors are here: Bios of Workshop Leaders 2019

Workshops

Workshops can fill up very quickly because many offerings have a limited number of students they can take. We recommend you plan early and select 2 or 3 back up choices. Here are the 2019 class listing: Workshop Listings 2019 2

Registration begins at 9 a.m. on February 1st 2019! Registrations will be taken by phone or in person. (That’s different from last year, so please keep the change in mind.) Registration is complete only when payment is received. Payment by PayPal, credit card or debit card is recommended. Please also let us know if you or your child will be ordering lunch. Specific orders for lunch will be taken after registration is completed. Registration closes March 15th.

2019 class list at a glance!

Enrollment begins February 1st at 9am via phone or in person.

Parenthesis are for the total number of available spaces left per workshop

Ages 13-Adult

Session One-Thursday

Scherenschnitte (2)

German Stars (8)

Session Two-Thursday

Blacksmithing (This class is full)

Fireplace Cooking (This class is full)

Map Making and the History of Maps (10)

Session One-Friday

Wheat Weaving (7)

Introduction to Knitting (5)

Herbal Gifts (5)

Session Two-Friday

Introduction to Whittling (5)

Introduction to Orienteering (8)

Workshop List Ages 9-12

Session One-Thursday

Paper Marbling (This class is full)

Cooking with Herbs (This class is full)

A Day in the Life of an 1800’s Boy (This class is full)

Session Two- Thursday

Scraffitto Pottery (This class is full)

Create your own Weather Station (This class is full)