The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

A Special Place

Students explore the features of the Botanic Garden to discover why it is special and learn how to take care of it.

Plan your excursionBook excursion
Children smelling flowers on a school excursion
Stage

Early Stage 1

Subject

Geography

Duration

2 hours

Cost

Minimum charges apply. Discounts apply for full day programs!

View excursions pricing

Students will embark on a discovery walk, complete an interactive mapping activity, and engage in learning new skills through nature play.

Students will

  • Explore and play in the beautiful Botanic Garden, getting to know them through sensory games.
  • Journey through the differently themed Garden areas and learn about what makes them so special.
  • Engage in an ephemeral mapping activity.

Key content

  • Investigate the importance of the Botanic Garden by discussing why it is special and how different people care for the Garden.
  • Discuss what it means for everyone to live and belong in special places. 
  • Discover how the locations of what they have seen at the Botanic Garden can be represented using a simple map.
  • Develop a sense of wonder through sensory exploration of unfamiliar spaces.

Links to New South Wales curriculum

Geography – People Live in Places

  • Identifies places and develops an understanding of the importance of places to people (GEe-1)
  • Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools (GEe-2)
Sydney

Rathborne Lodge, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

View on map
Mount Annan

The Bowden Centre, Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

View on map
Mount Tomah

Waratah Room, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah

View on map
  • ''
  • View of the bmbg garden
  • connection garden abg

"Develop a sense of wonder through sensory exploration of unfamiliar spaces."

Related excursions

education-twilight-kids-tour-thumbnail-496x372.jpg

Twilight Explorers

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

Primary
Education-excursion-Big-rain-coming-thumbnail-496x372.jpg

Big Rain Coming

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. 

Primary
Education-thumbnail-Tools-and-Weapons-496x372.jpg

First Nations Sustainability

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. 

Primary