Forest Home Farms Historic Park Education Programs

GLASS HOUSE MUSEUM Education Programs are available Tuesday through Friday
Call (925) 973-3284 for more information and to book a program

Farm Life
This program designed for 3rd graders runs 3 hours and includes a tour of the property and Tractor Museum. Students also participate in 3 activity stations. One is “Grandma’s trunk and Grandpa’s Tool Box.” Here they get to see items that were used on the farm in the early 1900s and try their hand at juicing, darning, drilling, and corn planting. Another station is “Canning and Food Preservation.” Children learn about the significance of canning during the Depression at Forest Home Farms. They get some fruit ready for canning and squeeze fresh orange juice. The third station is the organic garden where students discover where their food comes from as they turn compost, explore the plantings, discover the role of bees in the garden, and taste fresh produce.

Victorian Life
The Glass House Museum is a restored 1877 Victorian Italianate style home located at Forest Home Farms Historic Park in San Ramon. The Victorian Life Education Program is designed for grades 2-5 and corresponds with the State of California History/Social Science curriculum. This 1 1/2 hour program includes a tour of the home and age appropriate hands-on activities conducted by trained, costumed docents. The focus of the program is to help the student develop a better understanding of daily life in a Victorian era farm house from the mid to late 1800s through 1910 in the San Ramon Valley. Field trips are scheduled Tuesday-Friday and are available on a first come, first served, space available basis.

Transitional Kindergarten Five Senses Tour
The TK tour is a 90-minute field trip with various stations around the farm and is adaptable to various age groups. This field trip includes a sensory walk around the farm, tastings in the garden, story time near the creek making pinch pots, and some time learning about the animals on the farm. Field Trips are scheduled on Mondays on a first come, first served, space available basis.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS