Our most popular trip for Preschool and Elementary groups. Learn about urban farming firsthand! Students will work with our staff to tend to the crops on the farm, explore the creatures that make farming in the city possible, and taste the produce we're growing.

Our most popular trip for Middle and High School groups. This trip includes a little bit of everything! Students will help tend to the crops on the farm, explore the creatures that make farming in the city possible, and taste the produce we're growing. We'll connect our exploration of the park and farm to larger conversations about public space, food systems, and urban ecology.

Celebrate the growing season with us while learning about plant biology, nutrition, and teamwork. Students will harvest and prepare produce from the garden to create a salad for the class to share.

Students will learn about decomposition and its critical role in the food cycle. Our staff will guide students in exploring compost and determining the structure of our farm soil, assisting with farm tasks, and harvesting produce for tasting.

The Battery attracts a variety of birds to our gardens and waterways. Come take a closer look at these animals and learn about the adaptations that help them survive! Students will engage with a model to relate bird characteristics to feeding behaviors, and will test predictions about bird behavior based on beak observations.

Students will explore the changes that food undergoes when processed in different ways, and will discuss their hopes and challenges in regard to health and nutrition. Students will engage directly with fresh produce by harvesting and preparing a salad for the class to share.

How does food get to your dinner plate? Students will investigate the inputs, outputs, and impacts of our global food system. We'll contrast the production and travel costs of cacao with those of produce from our own farm, and students will assist with growing produce for donation to hunger relief organizations.

Get your hands dirty learning all about the tiny creatures that help us do our work on the farm. Students will survey the organisms we find in our compost and our garden beds, classify them with field guides, and learn how they help our plants grow.

You are what you eat! Eating colorful crops helps us each lead a colorful life. Students will learn about how different crops support their health and nutrition, will taste a range of colorful crops on the farm, and will design healthy meals as part of an art activity.

Visit The Battery Urban Farm to explore the crops growing here, taste produce, and observe animals like bees, birds and worms up close! Lesson plan, map, and age-specific worksheets will be provided for you to print and bring with you, and you're welcome to stay and enjoy The Battery's lawns and Playscape after your visit to the farm. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff.

Explore The Battery and The Battery Urban Farm, looking for signs of the season. Lesson plan, worksheets, and map will be provided for you to print and bring with you to guide your tour through the park. Students will be able to taste certain produce on the farm, and you're welcome to stay and enjoy The Battery's lawns and Playscape after your tour. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff.

Explore The Battery and The Battery Urban Farm, looking for signs of the season. Lesson plan, worksheets, and map will be provided for you to print and bring with you to guide your tour through the park. Students will be able to taste certain produce on the farm, and you're welcome to stay and enjoy The Battery's lawns and Playscape after your tour. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff.

Tour your students through the chronological history of this area of Manhattan (and even into the future!) by visiting some of the park’s landmarks and completing worksheet activities at each location. This trip engages with all areas of the park and addresses topics including the Lenape, European Exploration and Colonization, Dutch Settlement, Immigration, Climate Change, and Park Advocacy. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. Lesson plan, map, and worksheets will be provided for you to print and bring with you.

Explore The Battery Urban Farm looking for everything from the roots that go on your salad to seeds you enjoy at snack time. Identify these different plant parts that you eat and use your observations to inspire your own menu creations. Students will also have the opportunity to taste certain produce on the farm. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. All lesson plan materials and worksheets will be sent to you in advance to print and bring with you.

What role does green space play in the urban environment? Explore The Battery and observe how people and other living things are using this green space. Learn about the benefits of green spaces to people, the environment, and our ability to protect ourselves against natural disaster. Design a new green space for your own community, and learn how to get involved in local green space. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. All lesson plan materials and worksheets will be sent to you in advance to print and bring with you.

Conservancy staff will lead the group on a tour of the vegetable farm, forest farm, and park as a whole. We will work directly with you to determine the focus and agenda for the tour. To schedule this tour, please email education@thebattery.org