Key Stage 2 sessions
Inspire and engage your pupils with our wide selection of hands-on, inquiry -based sessions led by experienced and enthusiastic teachers.
Our learning programme at Kew’s wild botanic garden in West Sussex inspires curiosity and wonder in the world of plants and fungi.
We offer hands-on education sessions designed around inquiry-based learning, which link to the curriculum and Kew's science work and are led by experienced and enthusiastic teachers.
A full-day’s educational trip to Wakehurst typically centres around one workshop. Our team work with you to plan a day that suits your preferred learning themes and timings. You can add notes in the ‘Any additional comments’ section of the booking form.
Browse our Key Stage 2 workshops
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90 minutes
KS2 Meet a tree
Pupils get to know tree species from our stunning Wakehurst collection by making systematic and careful observations, taking accurate measurements and recording data.
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45 minutes
KS2 Flower structure and plant reproduction
Pupils take a closer look at the amazing structure of flowers, using microscopes. Do you think all flowers are the same?
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45 minutes
KS2 Life in water
Pupils use the amazing variety of life collected from the Wakehurst ponds to explore life cycles, food chains and adaptations to life in water. This is currently available as an indoor session only.
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45 minutes
KS2 Story of a sunflower
Using living plants grown in our nursery pupils observe the life cycle of a sunflower - from seed to flower.
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45 minutes
KS2 Banking on seeds
Pupils visit the world-famous Millennium Seed Bank and discover why Kew is saving seeds from all around the world.
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90 minutes
KS2 A place to grow
Pupils use a variety of field study techniques to demonstrate the effect of environmental factors on plant growth in two different habitats at Wakehurst.
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45 minutes
KS2 Amazing seeds
Pupils discover the beauty and diversity of seeds from around the world.
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45 minutes
KS2 Seeds on the move
Using a large variety of seeds from around the world, pupils investigate the connection between structure and dispersal mechanisms.
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45 minutes
KS2 Minibeast safari
Pupils use different techniques to hunt through the long grass, trees and leaf litter to find and observe a wonderful variety of creatures in habitats at Wakehurst.
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45 minutes
KS2 Rainforest
Pupils learn about the unique and diverse rainforest habitat and explore the many everyday products that come from it.
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45 minutes
KS2 Plant doctor
Pupils investigate the requirements for healthy plant growth using plants that have been grown in our nursery under a variety of conditions.
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1 hour
KS2 In the footsteps of Darwin
Follow in Darwin’s footsteps to discover how plants are adapted to hostile homes. Available from late spring to early autumn.
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45 minutes
KS2 Plant eater
Pupils explore the different parts of plants and discover that some parts provide us with food.
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45 minutes
KS2 Art in the garden
Using materials from the garden, pupils create art to form a temporary art gallery
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45 minutes
KS2 Sustainability workshop
Pupils explore Wakehurst to discover how our team works sustainably and with the minimum impact on nature. They learn about the importance of plants for all life on Earth and reflect on simple steps to live more sustainably at school and at home.
Browse our Key Stage 2 trails
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45 minutes
KS2 Wellbeing trail
Pupils discover the wonder of nature, learning to use their senses to connect with and feel closer to the natural world.
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45 minutes
KS2 Tremendous trees trail
Pupils discover the wonderful collection of trees at Wakehurst and investigate their individual characteristics.
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45 minutes
KS2 Story stick trail
Pupils go on a trail around the Wakehurst gardens collecting fallen plant materials to attach to their own story stick.
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45 minutes
KS2 Parts of a plant trail
This trail uses the special and diverse collection of plants found at Wakehurst to learn about the parts of plants and their functions.
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45 minutes
KS2 Pollination trail
On this interactive trail pupils explore why pollination is important and how different plants are pollinated (available seasonally from late spring to early autumn).
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45 minutes
KS2 In search of a home trail
Pupils look for animal homes in trees and bushes, under log piles and in leaf litter around Wakehurst.
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45 minutes
KS2 Seed dispersal trail
Pupils go on a trail around the gardens to investigate the varied ways plants disperse their seeds.
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45 minutes
KS2 Rainforest Explorer Trail
Pupils explore Wakehurst’s diverse living collection to find plants with adaptations similar to those growing in tropical rainforests.
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45 minutes
KS2 Aren’t plants amazing trail
Pupils find out how plants have adapted to survive in challenging habitats.
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45 minutes
KS2 Plant doctor trail
Pupils go on a trail looking at different areas of the Garden that demonstrate the many factors affecting the health of a plant.
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