Home School Learning Day: Spring in the Garden
Description
Exciting learning adventures await your home schoolers this Spring!
Join the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium's Education Team for a special day designed exclusively for home school families.
Our new Home School Learning Days adapt our much-loved school education programs into a format that allows home school families to access high-quality, curriculum-informed learning experiences in a supportive small-group setting.
Through hands-on activities, cultural learning and guided exploration, children can connect with nature, build confidence, and learn alongside a community of curious learners.
Don't miss your chance to join us in nature's classroom, where curiosity grows, learning comes alive and children can connect with culture, plants and the wonders of Spring!
Students will:
Take part in engaging outdoor hands-on activities, and cultural learning experiences that encourage curiosity, discovery and connection to nature with a seasonal focus on Spring.
Explore the living collections of Adelaide Botanic Garden while developing an understanding of plants, pollinators, sustainability, and Aboriginal knowledge and culture.
Be led through Trent Hill’s Indigenous Culture for Kids program
Investigate pollination and its importance with the Botanic Gardens Education Team’s Bees & Pollinators program
Curriculum links:
Australian Curriculum Science, Cross-Curricular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Please note, this Older Learners Program is recommended for learning ages 8-12 years.
Event information
Date: Thursday 12 November 2026
Time: 9:45am to 1:00pm
Duration: 3.25 hours including a break
Location: Friends' Gate, Adelaide Botanic Garden (reference A3 on the map)
Your educator will meet you at the Friends' Gate, accessed via Plane Tree Drive
Who: Home school older learners, recommended learning ages 8-12 years
Learners must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times
Cost: $30.00 per participating child
Each ticket admits one participating child, and includes one supervising adult.
A participating child is one who will be actively involved in the learning activities and workshops throughout the program. We understand that younger siblings may accompany families during the event. Parents and accompanying adults are responsible for supervising any non-participating children at all times.
Schedule for the day
Check-in with staff at 9:45am
Meet the educators who will be spending the day with you
Morning Session from 10:00am - 11:00am
Begin the day by getting to know other home school families and discovering the important role botanic gardens play in conserving plants and connecting people with nature. Presented by Trent Hill from Indigenous Culture for Kids, learners will:
Explore with a 45-minute walking tour of Aboriginal cultural tools and plants used for daily life and living
Discover how First Nations knowledge is connected to Country, culture and sustainability
Break from 11:00am - 11:30am
Families are encouraged to bring their own lunch and enjoy time together in the Garden.
Afternoon Session from 11:30am - 1:00pm
Spring is a season of growth. In this hands-on workshop, learners will:
Investigate pollination: the lifecycles of plants and pollinating insects
Look at plant anatomy closely
Undertake a citizen science observation
Craft a clay ‘hydration station’ for pollinators in the home garden
Planning your excursion
- Class sizes & supervision
Class sizes
A maximum of 15 participating children may attend
Supervision
Learners must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times.
A teacher or responsible person in a preschool setting must be in charge of all camps or excursions.
Please ensure enough adult supervision to supervise your learners. For the best experience for all involved we recommend the Department for Education ratios for excursions.
The minimum adult (staff, instructors and volunteers) to student ratio (excluding the teacher in charge or the responsible person in a preschool setting) is:
• 1:6 for preschool to year 2.
• 1:10 for years 3 to 7.
• 1:15 for years 8 to 12.
Some activities may have a higher ratio if the activity has a prescribed ratio and the risk assessment or needs of the students attending indicates a higher ratio is needed.
- Weather Policy
Programs will proceed in light wet weather.
Events will only be cancelled in cases of severe weather, including:
Forecast rainfall exceeding 7mm
Temperatures of 36°C or above
Extreme winds
Lightning storms
Hail
If this impacts your planned visit, please email dewbgschools@sa.gov.au for enquiries.
- Excursion Documents
Teacher planning
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