FairchildTropicalBotanic Garden is available as a resource for  teachers to implement their own curriculum, or use our select supplementary materials described below. Self-guided groups may schedule a visit to the garden on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Program Costs and Registration:

•  $5 per participating student
•  One adult admission is free for every 10 students; additional adults $10
•  Payment must be received upon arrival
•  Tram tours are not available for self-guided groups
•  Self guided groups must bring their own lunch; no cafe, vending or refrigeration facilities are available
•  Accessible to students with special needs; please call ahead for consideration
•  For scheduling, please call 305.667.1651 ext. 3322 or email education@fairchildgarden.org.

 Self-guided groups may request to use select supplementary materials during their visit to the Garden. These materials will be provided at the beginning of the field trip, and then will be collected at the end of the visit.

Ethnobotany - Learn about the multitude of ways that we depend on plants in our lives and explore how plants have shaped cultures across continents and centuries. To download the self-guided Ethnobotany activity, click here.

Plant Kingdom - Use the garden as a living laboratory to explore plant groups and classification, while you reinforce botanical, ecological and other scientific concepts. To download the self-guided Plant Kingdom activity, click here.
* IMPORTANT - if you are doing the Plant Kingdom activity, please print and bring your own student worksheets, found here.

 Art in the Garden - What could be more inspirational than 83-acres of tropical beauty? Explore our annual art exhibit and use the garden for photography, drawing, writing, or other lessons.  For exhibit information visit our website at www.fairchildgarden.org.

Questions? education@fairchildgarden.org
last updated 3/2011