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2024 School Explorations during the annual Fair

Important Note

2024 South Florida Fair dates are January 12-28, 2024. sign up for our newsletters to receive the latest updates!

IMPORTANT: OPEN ONLY TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS

Dates & TIMES FOR School Explorations

Tuesday, January 16
Wednesday, January 17
Friday, January 19
Monday, January 22
Tuesday, January 23
Wednesday, January 24
Friday, January 26

ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENTS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED EACH DAY

Buses should arrive at the fairgrounds no later than 9:45 a.m.

$5 per student, $10 per adult

Tours will take place rain or shine

ADOPT-A-COW

IMPORTANT: Registration for the Adopt A Cow Program is CLOSED and the program for the 23-24 school year has begun. Registration for the 24-25 school year will open on May 1, 2024.

Available School Exploration Dates for 23-24 registered classrooms

Tuesday, January 16*

Wednesday, January 17*

Friday, January 19*

Monday, January 23*

Tuesday, January 24*

Calves will be available during visits, but may want to rest or eat while your group is visiting.

ADOPT-A-COW

A year-long FREE experience in your classroom.

Forget the guinea pig. How about adopting a 100-pound dairy calf for your classroom mascot by joining the Adopt-a-Cow program? Don’t worry about finding a pen big enough to hold her. The photos and stories we’ll send you about her life on the farm will make her “come alive” for your students.

The best part? It is Free!

Visit https://www.discoverdairy.com/adopt-a-cow/ to register your classroom for the 24-25 program.

For more information, CONTACT CONNIE CHRISTMAN: (561) 795-3110 or email Connie at connie@southfloridafair.com

Virtual tours are also available. Call of email for more information

Download the Flier!

TESTIMONIAL

November, 2017

- "It was really powerful to see the kids embrace the experience provided by the Cultural Expedition Grant. For one thing, the children felt like royalty traveling in the charter bus instead of the traditional school buses that they have experienced before. Some of the third graders expressed that they thought the Yesteryear Village itself was going to be boring, but that it was much more amazing than they had anticipated. During the tour, one little girl leaned over and said that she was pretending like she was actually in 'old times.' And I think that is the magic of Yesteryear Village - as the students pass through the gates, they get an experience that they can't get in a classroom. It is as though they have been transported to the past because they are actually able to pump the water, stand in the hunter's shack, and sit in the one-room school house. Because of this, when the students read historical text or historical fiction, they are able to make connections with what they know and have experienced. Their comprehension of these topics will never be the same.

Looking forward to seeing you with my other group on the 15th!"

Heather Burritt

South Grade Elementary

Please leave pets at home

Pets are not permitted on the fairgrounds. Do not leave them in your vehicle. Only service/assistance dogs and seeing eye dogs are allowed in our facilities.