Children's Education...

Where can I take my class to enjoy new experiences in science, nature, arts and local history?

The SLBI has an exciting programme of structured educational workshops, sharing our passion for plants and botany in our historic environment with primary and secondary schools.

Thanks to generous funding from the City Bridge Trust, visits can last up to half a day and will help classes to explore their curriculum needs in plant science, history, literacy and arts.

For more details download: Current primary brochure, Teacher's Pack and Booking Form

A visit to SLBI is ideal for:

• Encouraging nursery-aged children to use their senses to explore the natural world
• Key Stage 1 and 2 children studying Life Processes and Living Things (Sc2)
• Linking Science with the Literacy, Numeracy, Art and History sections of the National Curriculum
• Bringing a new dimension to plant science and local history at Key Stage 3 and 4

Visits are available on Tuesdays, Wednesday mornings and Fridays through autumn, spring and summer. Visits last up to 2 hours. We suggest a packed lunch to be taken in nearby Brockwell Park, either on the way to or from the Institute. SLBI has funding from the City Bridge Trust to cover our education work, so visits from schools and youth groups are currently without charge. However, we do ask each group to make a donation of £1.00 per student to support the work of the Institute.

Independent schools price per visit on enquiry.

Comments from teachers
'Brilliant visit - a lovely place and a great range of activities. We especially enjoyed the atmosphere in the building and garden' ; 'Children were engaged and are buzzing with new information' ; 'Very interesting, child friendly and relevant' ; 'I didn't know what to expect, but it was brilliant, really good fun. I'd had no idea'.

Quotes from visiting children
'This is the best trip ever!' ; 'I learned that there is a chocolate tree' ; 'I discovered that some leaves are round' ; 'I saw a seed that was so hairy, it was cool'