Education

Hands-on sustainability education for schools
Explore the natural world of soil, seeds and plants with Landscape Architect, Alannah Easton. Understand how natural systems are fundamental to life and how we can design our environment for a sustainable future
The Plant the Seed offers incursion-structured education sessions focussed on creating habitat, biodiversity and tree canopy within school grounds.
Students collect seed, grow plants and then create habitat and biodiversity in their school.​​
Plant The Seed's mission is to plant trees on 25% of land in Victorian Schools to keep our schools cool and combat urban heat.
Join us on Facebook or Instagram Sessions up to 60 students for 1 hour. $300 per session (equivalent $5 per student) 2-4 sessions per day. Servicing Greater Melbourne and regional Victoria.

OUR MISSION

SESSIONS

Learn about decomposition, nutrient cycle and make compost from your lunchbox!For lesson plans, click here
Learn what’s inside a seed & what it needs to grow. Collect or propagate your own!For lesson plans, click here
Create a blue-tongue lizard habitat in your school! Learn what a lizard needs to make its home at your school and understand the elements for healthy habitat creation.For lesson plans, click here
Plant an indigenous tree in your school and watch it grow! Tree canopy is essential to for our climate and the structure of ecosystems. Learn about how to grow trees for a healthy future for your school.For lesson plans, click here

Designer - in - residence packages

WONDERFUL WORLD OF PLANTS
Across 5 sessions, the project will cover soil science, seed collection & propagation, understanding plant properties and how they can benefit our native wildlife. We will choose a site for a wildlife garden and then, on the last session, plant an indigenous wildlife-attracting garden for the school. Enjoy the results for years to come as you watch it grow!
Please call 0461484126 to discuss how we can tailor the program to your school. Various grants may be available (depending on the time of application) to assist with funding.
DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
This package offers 10 sessions to involve the students in the design and implementation of a micro-ecosystem in the school.
The project will cover soil science, seed collection & propagation, understanding plant properties and plant identification as above. However, this extended package also offers the opportunity to dive into site analysis, design theory and how we can use plants to design a sustainable environment. The program has a central theme of climate change and what we can do about it. Students will gain an understanding of the ways that plants can reduce urban heat, increase our tree canopy, created structures for wildlife shelter and food, and sequester carbon to combat greenhouse gas emissions.
To wrap up the project, we will plant out the design the students have created so they can watch their hardwork come to life!
Please call 0461484126 to discuss how we can tailor this program to your school.
Various grants may be available (depending on the time of application) to assist with funding. RESOURCES: PLANT THE SEED FLYER

Get In Touch

For more details, contact us at your convenience via email, phone call, or connect with us through our official website chat.
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Bayswater, VIC 3153
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