Programs for schools

Early childhood

Early childhood learning program flyer (PDF KB)

Immerse yourself in stories and hands-on inquiries within the sensory environment of Australian native plants.

• Around Oz in an Hour – Discover Australia
• The Botanist Apprentice - Pot a Plant
• Who lives here?
• Echidna Story
• Wet and Dry
• Habitat Hunter
• Skimmers, Slinkers and Swimmers - Pond Dipping
• Make a Worm Farm
• Teddy Bear’s Picnic @ the Gardens

Primary school

Primary Learning Programs flyer (PDF KB)

Discover the connections between people, plants and animals through inquiry based explorations and hands-on learning experiences.

Day programs

• Around Oz in an hour – Discover Australia’s Biodiversity
• Survivor Australia – Plant Adaptations
• The Botanist Apprentice
• Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Wattle, Wattle, Wattle
• Now and Then – Using Bush Plants
• Climate Change Investigation
• Skimmers, Slinkers and Swimmers – Pond Dipping
• Water Works – River Erosion Model

Night Program

• Twilight - An Adventure!

Secondary school

Secondary Learning Programs flyer (PDF KB)

Enable students to become active and informed environmental citizens through practical explorations and hands-on inquiry.

Day programs

• Around Oz in an hour – Discover Australia’s Biodiversity
• Survivor Australia – Plant Adaptations
• The Botanist Apprentice
• Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Wattle, Wattle, Wattle
• Now and Then – Using Bush Plants
• Climate Change Investigation
• Skimmers, Slinkers and Swimmers – Pond Dipping
• Water Works – River Erosion Model

Night Program

• Twilight - An Adventure!

For tertiary students

Tertiary education is undertaken through the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and the Australian National Herbarium in the form of Botanical Internships and graduate supervision.

Teacher facilitated - Do It Yourself Explorers

Discover weird and wonderful Australian native plants on our self –guided learning programs.

• Adaptations of Australian plants
• Around Oz in an hour
• Aussie plants and people
• Aussie survivors
• Botanical brainteasers
• Eucalyptus by gum
• Floral emblems of Australia
• Top draw
• Using bush plants
• Who lives here?

Professional Development and Resources

Education Services offers professional development programs designed to help teachers use the Gardens as an effective educational resource.