Secondary education - stage 3
Create your ideal school visit
Discover our wide range of educational activities and create a visit perfectly tailored to your class and learning goals. Choose from workshops adapted to your age group or explore independently with your pupils. Combine your own educational activity with a visit to the WOODlab. You can also make use of our educational materials to get the most out of a self-guided visit.
We recommend setting aside at least half a day — preferably a full day — so you can enjoy everything at a relaxed pace. Picnic areas are available at the Pachthof and the Orangery, including partially covered spaces. You can put together your own programme:
- one workshop (half-day visit)
- a self-guided visit
- a workshop in the morning and a self-guided visit in the afternoon
- two workshops — one in the morning and one in the afternoon
Browse the full offer and prices, make your selection, and book via the request form. Visiting with several classes? Please check in advance how many workshops can take place at the same time. Don’t forget to book in time — at least four weeks before your visit. Reservations are also required for self-guided visits.
Workshops
Educational Nature Management
Working for half a day in and for nature with your class? You can do this in the Botanic Garden! The students receive a short theoretical explanation about the how and why of nature management. After that they will start working by themselves. They remove invasive plants and create wooded banks.
- Max. 25 students per class group
- Available all year round
- Duration: 2 hours
- Max. 2 workshops at the same time
Sequoia Challenge
This is a STEM workshop focussing on water transport in plants. Giant trees, such as sequoias, present us with a mystery. How do they manage to transport water from their roots more than 100 metres upwards? Your pupils will solve this mystery through experiments that integrate biology and physics. They will build an artificial tree that transports water just like a real tree and investigate the workings of root pressure and capillarity.
- Max. 16 students per class group
- Available all year round
- Duration: 2 hours
- Max. one workshop at the same time
Self-guided visit
Are you exploring Meise Botanic Garden with your class as a teacher? Be sure to visit our Green Ark. Use your visit to explore biodiversity, climate change and conservation. How can plants help shape a more sustainable future?
Prices
Entry to the Botanic Garden is free for schools. You pay a fee per workshop or for loan materials.
Entry ticket: free
Workshop* : €105 per class of max. 25 pupils
*Classes with a maximum of 10 students receive a 50% discount.
Book your visit
Do you have any questions about the workshop content? Feel free to contact our education team before submitting your booking request. Send an e-mail to educatie@plantentuinmeise.be
Made your choice?
Self-guided visit: Can be booked all year round.
Workshops: Bookings are only made within the designated period. We process requests on a first-come, first-served basis:
- Workshop from Sep to Dec: Requests are processed from June 1st.
- Workshop from Jan to June: Requests are processed from October 1st.
Always submit your request at least 4 weeks before your visit.
What happens after your request?
- Self-guided visit: You will receive a confirmation of your reservation within one week. (Did you reserve a self-guided visit with rental materials? Then you will receive an offer. As soon as we receive your signed order confirmation, your reservation is final.)
- Workshops: You will receive an offer from us (provided the booking period is open). As soon as we receive your signed order confirmation, your reservation is final.
Please read our “general terms and conditions for group visits” carefully. They contain important information for your visit.