After School Programs
Pony Pals: K-4th graders
The Pony Pals after school program is a drop-off class designed for horse crazy kids! This enriching learning experience is filled with fun, friends and horses. Safety around horses, grooming, horse care and pony rides will teach these young equestrians safety, confidence and responsibility around their equine friends. In addition, they will participate in horse games, hands-on horse learning activities and arts & crafts that will focus on horse colors and markings, breeds and horse nutrition. This age appropriate program is all about horses & having fun at the farm!
What to Wear: Jeans or leggings and a boot with a heel. Please have your child bring a water bottle and dress for the Maine weather.
Spring Session 1 Dates (Tuesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm):
3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 & 4/15
Spring Session 2 Dates (Tuesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm):
4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 & 5/27
Cost for each session (5 weeks) is $275
Email Erin at MahoganyBayFarm@gmail.com to sign up!
Farm Kids: K-6th Graders
The Farm Kids after school program is a drop-off class designed for animal loving kids! We have horses, goats, chickens, a barn cat & farm dogs. Mahogany Bay Farm believes that kids learn by doing so we give hands-on experiences with the animals. Farm Kids will learn all about animal care, horse safety, and grooming the horses. They will also participate in a variety of farm activities such as goat walks, arts & crafts, chicken cuddling, farm & gardening projects, and more. Your child will leave the farm smiling from ear to ear with new animal adventures to share with you!
What to Wear: Jeans or leggings and a boot with a heel. Please have your child bring a water bottle and dress for the Maine weather.
Spring Session 1 Dates (Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm):
3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9 & 4/16
Spring Session 2 Dates (Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm):
4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21 & 5/28
Cost for each session (5 weeks) is $275
Email Erin at MahoganyBayFarm@gmail.com to sign up!
hORSIN' AROUND: 5th-8th Graders
The Horsin' Around after school program is a drop-off class designed for tweens and young teens who love horses and want to learn all about them! From equine first aid to groundwork and horse agility/ mounted equagility to horse gaits and stable management, these junior equestrians will be immersed in all things horsey. Educational demonstrations, hands-on learning and lots of different horse activities will create responsible and knowledgeable horsemen and women of the next generation!
What to Wear: Jeans or leggings and a boot with a heel. Please have your child bring a water bottle and dress for the Maine weather.
Spring Session 1 Dates (Thursdays 3pm-5pm):
3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10 & 4/17
Spring Session 2 Dates (Thursdays 3pm-5pm):
5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 & 5/29
Cost for each session (5 weeks) is $275
Email Erin at MahoganyBayFarm@gmail.com to sign up!
Horse Powered Reading®
Horse Powered Reading® at Mahogany Bay Farm develops and improves children’s literacy skills through equine-assisted learning and interactive reading activities around the farm.
Horse Powered Reading® integrates social-emotional learning with academics, thus allowing students to see and experience reading with their entire mind, body, and emotions. Horse Powered Reading® was created by Literacy Education Professor, Dr. Michelle Pickel.
During Horse Powered Reading® sessions, learners interact with horses from the ground or on horseback, while using toys and obstacles to improve and develop reading skills. Sessions focus on learning the five critical reading skills: phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
Reading skills addressed:
-Phonemic Awareness, the most basic and most critical skill for learning to read, is developing the ability to hear the individual sounds (phonemes) that make up a word. Children must be able to take apart the word sounds and blend them together. This is foundational in any alphabetic language.
-Decoding is learning to match sounds with letters and build them into words. It encompasses both phonics (sounding out words) and sight words (learning words that don’t sound like they are spelled).
-Vocabulary, understanding word meanings, is vital to understand what is read. There is a very high correlation between vocabulary and comprehension and success in school!
-Fluency is the ability to read words accurately, quickly, and with expression. It forms the “bridge” between squiggly marks on a page (text), and Comprehension. However it is impossible for that bridge to work without the pillars of Decoding and Vocabulary built firmly on the bedrock of Phonemic Awareness.
-Comprehension is making meaning from words - the goal of reading!
What are the benefits of Equine Assisted Learning?
Research has shown that equine assisted learning programs significantly improve communication, self-esteem, empathy, tolerance for stress, problem-solving skills, responsibility, teamwork, leadership skills, trust and interpersonal relationships.
Horse Powered Reading® After School Program:
This unmounted educational and fun 1 hour program meets once a week for 4 weeks and is designed for learners in K-2nd grade. This program is limited to 2 learners.
What to Wear: Jeans or leggings and a boot with a heel. Please have your child bring a water bottle and dress for the Maine weather.
Cost for the monthly program (4 weeks) is $120
Space is limited! Email Erin at MahoganyBayFarm@gmail.com to sign up.
Leadline Readers After School Program:
This 1 hour program meets once a week for 4 weeks and is designed for learners in K-2nd grade who will horseback ride & learn/develop their reading skills! This program is limited to 1 learner.
What to Wear: Jeans or leggings and a boot with a heel. Please have your child bring a water bottle and dress for the Maine weather.
Cost for the monthly program (4 weeks) is $240
Space is limited! Email Erin at MahoganyBayFarm@gmail.com to sign up.