Learning Resources for Schools

This area is blooming with free learning resources to help young people and their educators discover the fascinating world of plants and work of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. We love to hear from people using our resources and are always looking out for ways we can make our resources better. If you have any suggestions for how we could grow or improve our resources, or would like to share how you’ve used some of them, please drop us an email at schools@rbge.org.uk.

 

Primary Plant Adventures

This learning box grows a mix of plant adventures for primary children and classes; including Teddy Bears' Trail, Life of Plants, Wild Words, seasonal adventures, and Marley's School of Garden Magic!

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Secondary: Green Futures and Discoveries

Check out this learning box to discover careers at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Ideal for secondary school pupils, school leavers, young adults, career changers and anyone interested in what botanic gardens do!

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Plant-Kind

Discover the Plant-Kind resource which is inspired by the amazing biodiversity-friendly work in schools and early years settings. It's a platform where teachers and learning practitioners can share examples with each other – whether they’re big or small, we celebrate them all! 

Together we can #BePlantKind.

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Our Wee Garden Pilot

Is it possible to have an outdoor early learning and childcare setting within a Botanical Garden? Find out by exploring Our Wee Garden!

 

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School visits

Join us in the garden for one of our engaging programmes for schools and empower your learners to play their part in our vision of a positive future for plants, people, and the planet. 

Find out more about our full Schools offer on our website.

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Thank you!

Many of our schools online learning resources have been made possible by players of People’s Postcode Lottery

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Additional resources have also been supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players

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Explore all our learning resources

Whether you are an educator, parent/guardian or someone curious, we hope you find our resources useful. Browse through all the learning resources for schools below.

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Plant-Kind

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Plant-Kind

All Ages Teacher Resources Biodiversity Collaboration

This online showcase aims to inspire teachers and learning practitioners from across Scotland with examples of the amazing plant-kind actions of other schools and learning settings. Contribute your own examples and help grow this new resource!

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Our Wee Garden Pilot

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Our Wee Garden Pilot

Early Years Research Outdoor Nursery

Is it possible to have an outdoor early learning and childcare setting within a Botanical Garden? Find out by entering this course!

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