Excursions

Find and book educational excursions for school groups and school holidays at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Experience the Garden and its fascinating nightlife on this adventure by torchlight. 

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Based on Katrina Germein’s book Big Rain Coming, students will explore how First Nations people read and understand daily and seasonal weather changes and how this affects the places and environments around us. 

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Students will investigate a wide variety of local native plants that are integral in the life of First Nations peoples, exploring how these plants contribute to sustainability practices and the preservation of natural resources. 

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Explore the history through hands on experiences to gain insight into First Nations peoples experiences of settlement and compare ways of knowing, being and doing between these two cultures. 

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Collect data, complete fun mapping exercises and learn about controlled burning to manage the Cumberland Plain Woodland.

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Plants have amazing adaptations that ensure their growth and survival.

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Meet Abbie Mitchel, author of A Hollow is a Home to learn the roles, adaptations and needs of tree hollow-dependent animals.

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Explore sustainable living practices and become a sustainability superhero!

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Explore and record features of these beautiful locations while developing geographical skills. 

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Put on your scientific hats! It's time to investigate the amazing world of plants.

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Immerse yourself in the meeting place of two cultures, exploring history through hands-on experiences to gain insight into First Nations people's experience of colonisation. 

Bee hotel

Get hands-on building your own bee hotels.