Excursions

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

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Students explore the Botanic Gardens and experience art through the wonders of nature. 

environment geography

 Learn about the ecology of the protected, remnant environments. 

The entry to the Australian Plantbank at Mount Annan

A school tour of the Australian PlantBank is an extraordinary hands-on experience for students that brings their STEM learning to life within a state-of-the-art plant science and conservation facility. 

A circular arrangement of leaves with a powdery disease on their surface.

Examine infected plant material to observe different types of pathogens and the symptoms caused.

senior students

Provide your students with an opportunity to explore complex aspects of this topic by engaging in inspiring activities with New South Wales' top scientific institutions.

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Students will engage with Food in Australia by investigating and tasting bush foods to discover how First Nations’ peoples’ diets began to evolve as first settlers began farming food on this land. 

Two students in the garden inspecting trays of water during an experiment.

Students gain an understanding of how urban catchments work and how natural and human actions affect them.

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Investigate native plants and their adaptations, and explore the latest scientific conservation and ecosystem research.

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Explore the impacts of European colonisation on the First Australians, particularly the traditional custodians of the Sydney city area, the Gadigal people.

Two students using magnifying glasses to inspect lichen on a rock

Learn about biology, ecology & soil science while solving a mystery based in the Botanic Gardens.

A wooden bowl full of a variety of Australian bush foods.

Students will learn about bush foods, and how Aboriginal peoples traditionally used them.