Guided school visits at RHS Garden Wisley

• Choose a workshop from our Primary school workshops brochure (4.36MB pdf) or Secondary school workshops brochure (8.4MB pdf), or by taking a look at the home educator guided visits we have available below
• To arrange a guided or self-guided school visit, please complete and submit the school visit enquiry form
• Guided visits are available for a minimum of 15 students, or a minimum of four students for SEN groups.

• To book a Home Education workshop please see details below
• Please note: Free entry on your pre-visit only applies to teachers who will be accompanying children on the day of the school visit
• Use our self-guided resources to help you plan the self-guided part of your day
• Please help Wisley create less waste and pollution by carrying home and recycling your lunchbox rubbish

Science

• Plant reproduction and clone wars: Be an RHS Judge, a bee and a plant cloner all in one engaging workshop. Understand plant sexual and asexual reproduction by developing the practical skills required by commercial growers. Discover the benefits and challenges of plant reproduction for food security
• Plants keep us cool: carbon cycle: Plants are cool, not least to the air around them. Explore the cooling effect of leaf transpiration by using infrared thermometers to investigate the relative temperatures of leaves and hard surfaces. Learn how plants photosynthesise to capture carbon
• Plants under attack (KS4 only): Solve the mystery of what’s killing our plants in this investigatory-based workshop. Uncover the hidden world of pathogens and their impact on plants. Learn to spot and identify diseases on garden plants and offer suitable recommendations to remedy problems

Science and Geography

• Beneath your feet – rocks and soils: Discover the hidden depths of rocks and soil and appreciate how soils are vital to our existence – from food to air. Understand how soil is the first step in our food chain, through scientific exploration of rocks and degradation, soil and decomposition
• Biomes and plant adaptations: Adventure awaits as you explore the world’s biomes – find hot deserts, steamy rainforests, frozen mountains and temperate woodland, all in our unique garden setting. Discover how plants have evolved to thrive in these different environments and be challenged to link plant structure to form and function

Science and Art

• Inspirational nature: Find inspiration in our garden and allow students to reflect and respond to the shapes, colours and textures of plants. Discover the relationship between form and function in nature and their vital role in the life cycle of a plant. Create an organic sculpture from clay and plant seeds to take home

• Spring: Learn how to support, protect and maintain healthy plants. Work as a team to build a structure suitable for growing beans and other climbing plants
• Summer: Learn how to maintain healthy plants while embracing wildlife and sustainable growing techniques. Harvest and taste a little bit of produce from the garden

• Autumn and winter: Discover why plants are important and how we look after them during autumn and winter. Learn how to prepare soil, sow seeds and meet our Wisley worms
• Gardening Green (all year round): Explore how to garden sustainably, working with nature, not against it. Develop your knowledge and school garden with wildlife and biodiversity in mind. Investigate proven methods of increasing carbon capture to grow healthy plants and create seed balls to sow a wildflower meadow

• Science focused workshops – explore the importance of plants and discover their lifecycles, habitats and some amazing adaptations

• Art focused workshops – enjoy highlights of seasonal colour, shape and texture and experience sensory learning around the garden