The Botanical Garden for secondary school pupils
Below you will find our offer for secondary education in the Botanical Garden. Would you like to book? Then click on the button below the programme of your choice.
We would like to give the following information:
Reservations can be made up to 4 weeks in advance.
We welcome larger groups, but have a maximum capacity per day:
Maximum 6 activities per day in GUM (across all groups)
Maximum 6 activities per day in Botanical Garden (across all groups)
Maximum 2 tours per half hour
If you still have questions: groepen.gum@ugent.be.
Guided tours of the Botanical Garden
Around the world in 80 minutes
1st-year secondary school pupils
We will go on a journey of discovery in the Botanical Garden. During our trip through tropical and subtropical regions, we will get to know many useful indigenous and foreign plants. There is no danger of scurvy here. We have food supplies from all over the world!
Duration: 90 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €85,-
From tundra to tropical rainforest
Third to sixth year secondary school pupils
Get to know the unique Botanical Garden. You will feel like you’ve travelled to every continent. We will go on a world tour through the various biomes and get to know their characteristic vegetation. The pupils will explore different climate zones and see how plants have adapted to their environment, from the pole to the equator.
Duration: 90 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €85,-
Systematic and molecular research
Third to sixth year secondary school pupils
Discover what ‘systematic’ means and how molecular research affects the classification of plants. You will discover the evolutionary relationships between the different plant groups and their characteristics. We will go from moss to flowering plants and look at their systematic classification.
Duration: 90 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €85,-
Flora in art
3rd-year pupils in secondary arts education
During this tour, you will find out how artists have been inspired by plants over the centuries. You will discover the plants and flowers in the garden that can be found in works of art. They are not always depicted very faithfully. Sometimes they are loaded with symbolism or have a very personal meaning. We will flit from Matisse and Van Eyck to the lesser-known Osias Beert and the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian columns.
Duration: 90 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €85,-
Workshops in the Botanical Garden
Step into the shoes of a scientist
All about stomata
Fifth and sixth year pupils in general and technical secondary education
In the laboratory of the Botanical Garden, the pupils will independently examine the photosynthesis process in plants. During this workshop, the focus lies on the microscopic examination of stomata. The pupils will determine the density of the stomata in different parts of the plant and investigate the factors that determine this density.
Due to the capacity of our workshop space, it is only possible to attend this workshop with 1 group at a time.
Duration: 120 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €110,-
Make your own microscope
First to fourth year secondary school pupils
Following in the footsteps of the 17th-century researcher Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, pupils will create their own microscope using a glass pipette and Bunsen burner. They will use it to study plant cells. This workshop will help pupils to discover the relationship between technical innovation and scientific discoveries.
Due to the capacity of our workshop space, it is only possible to attend this workshop with 1 group at a time.
Duration: 120 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €110,-
Biological warriors
Third to sixth year pupils in general secondary education
In the Botanical Garden, pests such as aphids and whitefly are controlled using predatory insects. This sustainable approach reduces the need for pesticides. In this workshop, the pupils will seek out pests in the Botanical Garden. They will examine these organisms and their predators using a stereoscope. This workshop will help pupils to discover the importance of biological control for sustainable environmental management.
Due to the capacity of our workshop space, it is only possible to attend this workshop with 1 group at a time.
Duration: 120 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €110,-
