Book a School Field Trip
Enrich student learning through hands-on observation and experience at Green Connect farm.
Let our educators make the curriculum links for you! Whether you are studying science, geography, PDHPE or sustainability, a visit to our farm will allow students to connect their classroom learning to a real-world farm environment and experience how environmental sustainability can be achieved whilst providing jobs to former refugees and young people.
A standard school excursion lasts for 2.5 hours and includes:
- 1.5-hour guided farm tour, focusing on topics and curriculum points of your choosing.
- 1-hour self-guided time in our education hub and children’s garden.
- Note: Guided farm tour groups will be limited to 30 students to ensure a manageable and safe group size. We will work with you to create an appropriate rotation plan based on the number of students in your group.
Availability:
- Green Connect school excursions are suitable for students in high school, primary school and home school.
- Excursions are available weekdays during any 2.5-hour block of time between 9:00am-4:00pm. Please contact us for information about availability.
Pricing & Payment details:
- $14 per student (minimum charge: 25 students, or $350).
- $350 deposit required to hold booking.
- Balance to be charged via invoice after visit, and due within 5 business days.
- Refund policy:
- Deposit is fully refundable or transferable up to 7 days before the excursion date and time.
- Deposit is transferable or 50% refundable up to 3 days before the tour date and time.
- Deposit is not transferable or refundable within 3 days of the tour date and time, unless under exceptional circumstances.
- If Green Connect must cancel for any reason, including extreme weather conditions or COVID restrictions, we will transfer your booking or issue a full refund.
If you are interested in our School Field Trips or a tailored educational activity please complete the booking form below and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
PLEASE READ OUR ESSENTIAL INFORMATION BEFORE BOOKING
- The site is a working farm and visitors must participate in a safety briefing before entering. We ask all tour participants to arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of their tour to ensure we start on time.
- The terrain at the farm is particularly steep and slippery in parts. Though we do take it slowly, the tour involves a moderately strenuous walk and is not accessible for prams, wheelchairs, or people with moderate mobility issues. See the video below to ensure you will be able to walk the site.
- Plants love rain and so do we! We don’t cancel tours in wet weather unless there is a dangerous storm. Rain (and mud!) is all part of the fun.
- Allergen advice: Our farm is home to domestic animals as well as bees, wasps, and macadamia trees. Please pack an EpiPen if allergic and keep it with you at all times.
- To ensure compliance with current NSW Government restrictions, we have put in place a range of measures to keep tour participants safe. If you have visited a COVID-19 hotspot within 14 days of your tour or if you come down with cold or flu-like symptoms, we will ask you to contact us and stay home.
All tour participants must:
- Wear enclosed shoes or boots (sorry no thongs or sandals allowed) and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Long pants are recommended.
- Bring a hat and sunscreen or rain gear, depending on the weather forecast.
- Bring a water bottle pre-filled with water.