School Field Trips to the Pearl S. Buck House Grade 4

Field Trip Offerings for Grade 4

Green Hills Farm & Pennsylvania History Tour

Since the history of Green Hills Farm dates to the early 1700s, Pearl S. Buck’s home offers the opportunity for the students to visit some of the significance of the Buck’s County Community.

Pearl S. Buck House Tour

A docent-guided tour centers around the specific aspects of the home starting with its original cabin section dating back to the 1740s. It then proceeds through the first-floor rooms with emphasis on its atypical farmhouse items, Pennsylvania décor, architectural style and structure. 

Reenactment of the Purchase of 1753

Students get to play act through the Penn/Lenape Purchase of 1753  

3D Development of Bucks County

This activity goes from Indian settlements through various immigration flows, town settlements up to the present. Emphasis is on the diversity of religions and various nationalities settling the county. 

What Direction Is It?

Students are instructed in the use of compasses to find and locate various sights on the grounds of Green Hills Farm. 

Depending on the weather and time of the year, some aspects of this varied program can be done outdoors or indoors. Each aspect of the program will take 30-40 minutes. Students are escorted to accomplish all activities within a 2-to-3-hour visit. Students depart with a Green Hills Farm and Pearl S. Buck information booklet as a gift. 
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Book Today! Questions?

Call 215-249-0100 x149 or email sfreise@pearlsbuck.org