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Double J offers a variety of Farm Classes that focus on teaching children skills that nurture a reverence for life, care-taking of both animals and the environment, learning about sustainable agriculture and creating a strong sense of community. Activities are hands on, teach a variety of socially responsible and environmentally friendly lessons and provide city kids an opportunity to get down and dirty on the farm.

Programs run Year Round and are open to children from Kindergarten-12th grade. All ages are recommended ages.

 

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Courses: Spring Semester (April-may)

 

 

Horsemanship 101 and 102
Ages 6-18 years old

Are you looking for a cost effective way to see if riding is a good fit for your child? Are you looking for a fun and healthy activity geared towards developing responsibility and good work ethic? Are you interested in expanding your skills and knowledge caring for horses? If so, this is a wonderful opportunity to accomplish those goals.

Horsemanship 101 is a class series aimed towards teaching students the basis to becoming a safe and knowledgeable equestrian while allowing them to spend hands on time at the barn putting that knowledge to use. This class is structured to give students the building blocks that will allow them to be comfortable around horses either before transitioning into riding or if currently riding a building block to strengthen their ground work and become a more educated equestrian.

Students in this course will gain a strong understanding of horsemanship through readings, hands on activities, and journaling. During this educationally rich science program, students will learn: how horses move, their anatomy, horse's jobs, horse's gaits, different horse breeds, their wants and needs, proper care, horse history and more!

 

This hands on and classroom oriented class is perfect for avid horse lovers to extend their equine knowledge. 

Classroom time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

 

Cost & Schedule:

$120 for 6 week session, offered every 6 weeks year round

(Missed the start of the session, do not worry we can prorate it for you)

 

Interested in a group riding lesson during the week?

Contact us for placement!

Sign Up Here!

Junior Zookeepers
Ages 4-12 years old

Whether you are looking to add to your personal menagerie or just an animal lover extraordinaire, come join us on this zoo adventure!

Activities may include: learning animal fun facts, building toys for animals, creating animal art masterpieces, viewing animal habitats, caring for animals, playing fun animal themed games, cooking animal treats in the kitchen, and of course meeting the animals!

Each class is themed and will guide our activities for the week. This is the perfect way to get your child exposed to a variety of different species of animals.

 

$21 per week

SCHEDULE:

Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 pm

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Introduction to Veterinary: Large and Small Animals
Ages 7-14 years old

Through out this course students will learn the importance of preventive care, proper diet, common illnesses, animal anatomy, wound care and more using the animals on Double J Riding Club's property. This course will work with both our large and small animals and will include the full horse veterinary mini session within the schoolwork.

Class time: Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: $21 per class

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Farm Hand 101
Ages 4-14 years old

Farm Hand 101 will learn all about real farming and teamwork while doing age-appropriate farm chores and animal care in a fun way! Chores include giving animals baths, collecting eggs, gardening, caring for animals, making natural cleaners, cleaning habitats, helping feed animals, creating animal enrichments, and more! Rubber boots and messy clothes are mandatory.

Class time: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: $21 per class

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Parents Night Out
Ages 4-14 years old

Calling all night owls! Join us for Double J Riding Club’s Parents Night Out! Drop your kids off and enjoy an evening out – child free. Children will participate in nature/ animal activities and games, meet and greet with tons of animals, eat a pizza dinner, make a craft, enjoy story time and more!

Dates: Fridays Jan 14, 2022 – Mar 18, 2022

Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm CST

Ages: 4 – 12 yrs

Price: $60/class

**30% discount for each additional sibling

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Courses: Summer Semester (june-august)

 

 

Horsemanship 101 and 102
Ages 6-18 years old

Are you looking for a cost effective way to see if riding is a good fit for your child? Are you looking for a fun and healthy activity geared towards developing responsibility and good work ethic? Are you interested in expanding your skills and knowledge caring for horses? If so, this is a wonderful opportunity to accomplish those goals.

Horsemanship 101 is a class series aimed towards teaching students the basis to becoming a safe and knowledgeable equestrian while allowing them to spend hands on time at the barn putting that knowledge to use. This class is structured to give students the building blocks that will allow them to be comfortable around horses either before transitioning into riding or if currently riding a building block to strengthen their ground work and become a more educated equestrian.

Students in this course will gain a strong understanding of horsemanship through readings, hands on activities, and journaling. During this educationally rich science program, students will learn: how horses move, their anatomy, horse's jobs, horse's gaits, different horse breeds, their wants and needs, proper care, horse history and more!

 

This hands on and classroom oriented class is perfect for avid horse lovers to extend their equine knowledge. 

Classroom time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

 

Cost & Schedule:

$120 for 6 week session, offered every 6 weeks year round

(Missed the start of the session, do not worry we can prorate it for you)

 

Interested in a group riding lesson during the week?

Contact us for placement!

Sign Up Here!

Animal All Stars
Ages 4-12 years old

Each week we'll take a farmyard focus into one of our amazing animal all-stars. Learn more about each amazing animal group while creating crafts, participating in themed activities and preparing food. No all-star class would be complete without an up close meet and greet with the animals themselves!

 

$21 per day

SCHEDULE:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:30-1:30 pm

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Courses: Winter Semester (January-march)

 

 

Horsemanship 101 and 102
Ages 6-18 years old

Are you looking for a cost effective way to see if riding is a good fit for your child? Are you looking for a fun and healthy activity geared towards developing responsibility and good work ethic? Are you interested in expanding your skills and knowledge caring for horses? If so, this is a wonderful opportunity to accomplish those goals.

Horsemanship 101 is a class series aimed towards teaching students the basis to becoming a safe and knowledgeable equestrian while allowing them to spend hands on time at the barn putting that knowledge to use. This class is structured to give students the building blocks that will allow them to be comfortable around horses either before transitioning into riding or if currently riding a building block to strengthen their ground work and become a more educated equestrian.

Students in this course will gain a strong understanding of horsemanship through readings, hands on activities, and journaling. During this educationally rich science program, students will learn: how horses move, their anatomy, horse's jobs, horse's gaits, different horse breeds, their wants and needs, proper care, horse history and more!

 

This hands on and classroom oriented class is perfect for avid horse lovers to extend their equine knowledge. 

Classroom time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

 

Cost & Schedule:

$120 for 6 week session, offered every 6 weeks year round

(Missed the start of the session, do not worry we can prorate it for you)

 

Interested in a group riding lesson during the week?

Contact us for placement!

 

Introduction to Veterinary: Large and Small Animals
Ages 7-14 years old

Through out this course students will learn the importance of preventive care, proper diet, common illnesses, animal anatomy, wound care and more using the animals on Double J Riding Club's property. This course will work with both our large and small animals and will include the full horse veterinary mini session within the schoolwork.

Class time: Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: $21 per class

 

Junior Zookeepers
Ages 4-12 years old

Whether you are looking to add to your personal menagerie or just an animal lover extraordinaire, come join us on this zoo adventure!

Activities may include: learning animal fun facts, building toys for animals, creating animal art masterpieces, viewing animal habitats, caring for animals, playing fun animal themed games, cooking animal treats in the kitchen, and of course meeting the animals!

Each class is themed and will guide our activities for the week. This is the perfect way to get your child exposed to a variety of different species of animals.

 

$21 per week

SCHEDULE:

Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 pm

Sunday Art Explorations
Ages 7 and UP

Dive deep into art with these art and animal workshops. Every other Sunday, Double J will host a two hour art workshop where students will paint, draw, build and create with different mediums such as clay, wire, paints, pastels, and more in this explorative and fun Art Lab! Students will make exciting projects with a different medium each week while having plenty of creative exploration time in this encouraging and supportive environment. ​This class is fun, educational, and accessible for young artists of all experience levels. Projects are new every week and include an animal meet and greet at the end of class!

Weekly Themes:

1/23- Winter Fairy Gardens

2/6- Mini Paper Arts

2/20- Snowman Canvas Painting

3/6- Decorative Boxes

Costs: $35 per 2 hour Class

Farm Hand 101
Ages 4-14 years old

Farm Hand 101 will learn all about real farming and teamwork while doing age-appropriate farm chores and animal care in a fun way! Chores include giving animals baths, collecting eggs, gardening, caring for animals, making natural cleaners, cleaning habitats, helping feed animals, creating animal enrichments, and more! Rubber boots and messy clothes are mandatory.

Class time: Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: $21 per class

 

Animals Alive
Ages 6 and UP!

Join us every other Sunday for a hands-on live animal program. During each class, a wildlife educator will introduce students to different live animals including slimy amphibians, spiky hedgehogs, fluffy chinchillas, creepy crawlies, singing birds and more. Interesting artifacts such as skeletons, teeth, eggs, and sheds are also included in many of the programs. Story-telling, arts & craft activities, and fun experiments combined with live animal meet and greets, make this a fan favorite!

1/30-  Furry Friends

2/13- Valentines Day Love Birds

2/27-  Creepy Crawlers

3/13- Farm Animals

 

Cost: $35 per 2 hour Session.

 

Courses: Winter Mini Semester (Month of December)

 

 

Horsemanship 101 and 102
Ages 6-18 years old

Are you looking for a cost effective way to see if riding is a good fit for your child? Are you looking for a fun and healthy activity geared towards developing responsibility and good work ethic? Are you interested in expanding your skills and knowledge caring for horses? If so, this is a wonderful opportunity to accomplish those goals.

Horsemanship 101 is a class series aimed towards teaching students the basis to becoming a safe and knowledgeable equestrian while allowing them to spend hands on time at the barn putting that knowledge to use. This class is structured to give students the building blocks that will allow them to be comfortable around horses either before transitioning into riding or if currently riding a building block to strengthen their ground work and become a more educated equestrian.

Students in this course will gain a strong understanding of horsemanship through readings, hands on activities, and journaling. During this educationally rich science program, students will learn: how horses move, their anatomy, horse's jobs, horse's gaits, different horse breeds, their wants and needs, proper care, horse history and more!

 

This hands on and classroom oriented class is perfect for avid horse lovers to extend their equine knowledge. 

Classroom time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

 

Cost & Schedule:

$120 for 6 week session, offered every 6 weeks year round

(Missed the start of the session, do not worry we can prorate it for you)

 

Interested in a group riding lesson during the week?

Contact us for placement!

 

Mixed Media: Holiday Gifts
Ages 6-12 years old

Looking to make the perfect gift for mom, dad or grandparent???  Look no more!!  Ms Jen is here to help you design, create and then wrap a positively perfect gift to put under the tree. Just tell mom and dad – no peeking!!

Class time: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: $60 for Winter Mini Semester

Junior Zookeepers
Ages 4-12 years old

Whether you are looking to add to your personal menagerie or just an animal lover extraordinaire, come join us on this zoo adventure!

Activities may include: learning animal fun facts, building toys for animals, creating animal art masterpieces, viewing animal habitats, caring for animals, playing fun animal themed games, cooking animal treats in the kitchen, and of course meeting the animals!

Each class is themed and will guide our activities for the week. This is the perfect way to get your child exposed to a variety of different species of animals.

 

$21 per week

SCHEDULE:

Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 pm

Home Alone: Booby Trap Engineering
Ages 7-12 years old

Uh-oh! The Wet Bandits are here and we need to stop them from coming into the farmhouse! Let’s use some simple machines and engineer a booby trap to catch them! Armed with some loose parts and a lot of holiday spirit, this class offers kids the chance to stretch their engineering muscles and design “traps” that can catch those sneaky no-gooders, just like our friend Kevin McCallister. On the last day, we’ll test them out and try to catch a miniature version of Harry and Marv!

Cost: $60 for 3 week semester

Current Class Offerings: Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm

Introduction to Veterinary: Large and Small Animals
Ages 7-14 years old

Through out this course students will learn the importance of preventive care, proper diet, common illnesses, animal anatomy, wound care and more using the animals on Double J Riding Club's property. This course will work with both our large and small animals and will include the full horse veterinary mini session within the schoolwork.

Class time: Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: $15 per class

 

Farm Hand 101
Ages 4-14 years old

Farm Hand 101 will learn all about real farming and teamwork while doing age-appropriate farm chores and animal care in a fun way! Chores include giving animals baths, collecting eggs, gardening, caring for animals, making natural cleaners, cleaning habitats, helping feed animals, creating animal enrichments, and more! Rubber boots and messy clothes are mandatory.

Class time: Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm and Saturdays 10:45-11:45 am

Cost: $15 per class

 

Holiday Horses
Ages 5-12 years old

Come join us for our holiday version of Horsin' Around! Activities include baking and feeding out holiday horse treats, grooming and decorating a horse for the Holidays! OH what fun!!!

 

$15 per class

Thursdays 4:30-5:30 pm and Saturdays 9:30-10:30 am

Questions?
Call or email us to discuss the Farm Programs!
Contact Us Today!

708-528-4674

doublejridingclub@gmail.com