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Your students will love our outdoor learning activities, practical gardening experiences, and the immersive exhibitions at our living art gallery, The Calyx. Our team of enthusiastic Garden Educators are highly skilled at engaging students with the curriculum via hands-on learning.

COVID-19 Update

In accordance with NSW DoE face-to-face learning guidelines for Term 4, and within the guidelines of our COVID-Safe Plan, all excursion programs with the Botanic Gardens are now operating.

Our Education Rangers have designed fun, play-based nature learning that engages all five senses for Early Years and Kindergarten kids.

Our Education Rangers have designed fun, play-based nature learning that engages all five senses for Early Years and Kindergarten kids.

Primary Programs

A world of discovery awaits primary students at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. We offer a range of unique learning activities designed to engage and delight both you and your students.

Primary Programs

A world of discovery awaits primary students at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. We offer a range of unique learning activities designed to engage and delight both you and your students.

Secondary Programs

Inspire your students with a visit to Australia's oldest scientific institution. The Garden's unique science and history programs are designed to engage and excite learners.

Secondary Programs

Inspire your students with a visit to Australia's oldest scientific institution. The Garden's unique science and history programs are designed to engage and excite learners.

Primary Incursions

Our new incursions bring nature-education to your school! Using your school-yard as the classroom, our skilled Garden Educators will engage students in curriculum-focused immersive outdoor learning programs.

Primary Incursions

Our new incursions bring nature-education to your school! Using your school-yard as the classroom, our skilled Garden Educators will engage students in curriculum-focused immersive outdoor learning programs.

Name a Plant Competition

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Living Learning - Digital Resources

Discover online activities and resources for families, schools and communities. Explore nature and connect with our amazing and wonderful living world.

Living Learning - Digital Resources

Discover online activities and resources for families, schools and communities. Explore nature and connect with our amazing and wonderful living world.

Youth Community Greening

Youth Community Greening is an environmental education program targeting disadvantaged urban and regional youth from preschool to young adults across NSW.

Youth Community Greening

Youth Community Greening is an environmental education program targeting disadvantaged urban and regional youth from preschool to young adults across NSW.

International Programs

These programs use the ‘flow learning’ technique developed by Joseph Cornell, Founder & President of Sharing Nature Worldwide. Your students will be engaged and excited by hands-on opportunities to plant and harvest, and discover the Aboriginal uses of plants.

International Programs

These programs use the ‘flow learning’ technique developed by Joseph Cornell, Founder & President of Sharing Nature Worldwide. Your students will be engaged and excited by hands-on opportunities to plant and harvest, and discover the Aboriginal uses of plants.

Primary School Resources

Looking closer, learning more… through exciting new classroom resources!

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Tertiary Programs

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Community Greening

Community Greening is an award winning outreach program promoting communal gardening projects across NSW.

Community Greening

Community Greening is an award winning outreach program promoting communal gardening projects across NSW.

Tuck into a bush tucker garden

No idea where to start with a bush tucker garden? Try right here with Brenden!

Tuck into a bush tucker garden

No idea where to start with a bush tucker garden? Try right here with Brenden!

Find out more about the activities in the Gardens these school holidays

The wonder of a school habitat garden

School habitat gardens are important in providing habitat for native wildlife as well as being a great opportunity to teach students about biodiversity within their own school playground.

The wonder of a school habitat garden

School habitat gardens are important in providing habitat for native wildlife as well as being a great opportunity to teach students about biodiversity within their own school playground.

Living Learning

Discover online activities and resources for families, schools and communities.

Tree Week

Trees are the treasures of nature that help us, and many other animals survive.