Mondays and Tuesdays: $5 per person, one teacher per 15 students admitted Free.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, $6 per person, one teacher per 15 students admitted free.School Field Trips
Weekdays only
Reservations required
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Join us for an Award Winning Educational Field Trip, that will delight and inform. The Mesilla Valley Maze and Lyles Family Farms educational experience is designed by New Mexico's Ag Educator of the year!
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Presidents and Pumpkins
The 2008 curriculum's focus is "Presidents and Pumpkins". Your students will learn that our "Founding Fathers" were actually our "Founding Farmers".
Stop at the Gem Mine for a Soils Lesson, then on to the Water Cycle at the Windmill. A lesson in the Discovery Garden, led by Dr. H. Prentice Baptiste's New Mexico State University Education Majors paves the way for the Outdoor Classroom and a "Time Line Trip" through the Corn Maze. Enjoy the Playground; take a Hayride to the Pumpkin Patch, where everyone attending can pick a free pumpkin to take home, and then relax while having your school lunch in one of our shady picnic areas.
Standards and Benchmarks for grade K - 5 (New Mexico and Texas) are included with every lesson in our curriculum, with the actual field trip standards identified in lesson 3
Please click the button below to download the 2008 Curriculum
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Oct 13 2008 – Columbus Day
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
$4.50 per person and a FREE compass for each student!
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Helpful Field Trip Information for Teachers
In order to expedite check-in, we suggest that one teacher from your group handle funds for the entire group. They will be given a receipt, wristbands and pumpkin stickers for each person.
Closed toed shoes, caps and sunscreen are strongly recommended.
The complete field trip takes 3 to 3.5 hours.
Plan about 20 minutes for your hayride.
The Maze is not responsible for personal items, including lunch coolers.
Please make sure your Bus Driver has a copy of our downloadable map. Found here
It is a good idea to provide your Bus Driver with a cell phone number in case of unforeseen situations.Mesilla Valley Maze Education Program:
Is funded in part by Lyles Farms Foundation, dedicated to producing and sharing quality Agriculture based materials through field trips, teacher grants and outreach programs.
New Mexico - http://www.nmaitc.org
Texas - http://www.txfb.org/agclass.asp
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Our Partners in Education Lyles Farms Foundation
New Mexico Ag in the Classroom
New Mexico State University
Natural Resources Conservation Service
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
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