Workshops & Tours for Adults & Educators

Calling all nature and plant lovers! Surely there is nothing as therapeutic or more pleasurable as a session of leisurely gardening! To answer to this growing taste for 'green' leisure and hobby craft, the Education Branch at the Singapore Botanic Gardens offers a large variety of tours and educational workshops. These programmes are designed to promote nature awareness and to bring out the ‘green thumb’ in people. Our greatest wish is that even the least botanically-inclined will aspire to better works of horticulture after attending!

For more details about the workshops and tours for adults and educators, please click on the
heading of each programme.

WORKSHOPS (For Individuals & Organised Groups)

March 2013
Growing African Violet
Duration : 3 hours
Fee : $50.00 per person (materials are included)

Home Gardening: The Fundamentals & another Perspective
Duration : 8 hours
Fee : $100.00 per person (materials are included)


April 2013
Advanced Gardening
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials are included)

Herbs & Spices
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials are included)

^NEWBasic Bonsai (in Mandarin)
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials are included)


May 2013
^NEWMother's Day Special: Introduction to Flower Arrangement
Duration : 3 hours
Fee : $50.00 per person

Orchid Growing: The Basics
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials are included)

Orchid Growing: The Next Stage
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials are included)


June 2013

^NEWFather's Day Table Arrangement Workshop
Duration : 3 hours
Fee : $50.00 per person (materials are included)


July 2013
^NEWSetting Up Your First Planted Tank
Duration : 3 hours
Fee : $50.00 per person (materials are included)

Home Gardening: The Fundamentals & Another Perspective
Duration : 8 hours
Fee : $100.00 per person (materials are included)

^NEWNature Photography Course (by Nature Photographic Society, Singapore)
Held from July to August 2013
Fee: $220.00 ($200.00 for NPSS paid members)


August 2013
The Art of Planting: Container Garden & Terrarium
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials are included)

Herbs & Spices
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials are included)

NATURE TOURS (For Organised Groups)

^NEWHealing Garden Tour
Duration: 1.5 hours
Fee: $15.00 per person

Singapore Botanic Gardens - Our Heritage
Duration: 1.5 hours
Fee: $15.00 per person

Orchid Tour
Duration : 1.5 hours
Fee : $15.00 per person (excludes National Orchid Garden admission fee)
Admission Fee into National Orchid Garden:
Free for children 12 years and below
$1.00 per child above 12 years / senior citizen
$5.00 per adult

Rainforest Trek
Duration : 1.5 hours
Fee : $15.00 per person

EcoGarden Tour
Duration : 1.5 hours
Fee : $15.00 per person

WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS
The Singapore Botanic Gardens aim to share with educators its resources, knowledge and experience. To do this, a variety of Educator's Workshops has been put together for individuals, as well as groups of educators to choose from.

^NEW"The Fascinating World of Orchids"
(A Workshop for Individual Educators)
Suitable for individual educators from Kindergartens, Childcare Centres,
Primary Schools & Secondary Schools

Duration : 3.0 hours
Fee : $40.00 per educator

"Nature Educator" series
(Workshops for Groups of Educators)
The following themes are available in this Series of workshops for educators
(please choose one):

1. Plant Highlights @ Jacob Ballas Children's Garden
2. The Birthday Party, Sara at the Children's Garden
3. Adventure with Plants, Sara at the Evolution Garden
4. Children's Treasure Hunt (Sara, the forgetful dinosaur)

Registration & Payment Details

(A) Workshops for Individuals

Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis upon receipt of registration form and payment. Please note that the closing date of registration for each workshop is two working days prior to the commencement of the programme.

To secure a place, payment should be made upon receipt of a confirmation letter prior to commencement of workshop. Payment in the form of cash shall be made in person to the Education Office, Level 2, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens (enter via Tanglin Gate at the junction of Holland Road, Napier Road & Cluny Road). An official receipt can be issued upon request. Please do not send cash by mail.

For payment by cheque, please make your cheque payable to "National Parks Board". Please print the name of participant, name of programme, date and time of programme on the reverse side of the cheque, and mail it to the mailing address given.

Please note that payment made is not refundable.

Confirmation Letter
We require a minimum of 10 participants to confirm a workshop. A confirmation letter will be sent to you through email when a workshop is confirmed. If you do not hear from us one week prior to commencement of workshop, please contact us. If we receive your registration after the current workshop is filled, your name will be placed on our waiting list.

For individual registration of scheduled workshops, please click here.

Registration & Payment for Organised Groups (Including Workshops for Educators)

(B) Nature Tours / Workshops for Groups

We also welcome registration for educational workshops and nature tours from groups of 15 to 25 persons. To register for groups, please click here.

In the event the number of participants per group is less than the minimum group requirement, please note that the minimum charge for 15 adults will still be levied.

(C) Teachers Training Workshop

To register for Workshops for Educators, please click here.

The group size for each Workshop is 15 (minimum) to 25 (maximum) educators. Should the number of participants in each workshop be less than the minimum requirement, please note that the minimum charge for 15 educators will still be levied.

Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis upon receipt of registration form. To avoid disappointment, please make bookings with us at least one month in advance.

Payment can be made by cash or cheque on the actual day of the programme. An official receipt can be issued upon request. Cheques should be made payable to "National Parks Board". Please print name of organisation, name of programme, date and time of programme on the reverse side of the cheque.

For organisations, an invoice can be issued and mailed to the designated organisation after completion of programme. All payments shall be settled promptly. Please note that our credit term is 30 days from the date of issuance of invoice.

Confirmation Letter
A confirmation letter will be sent to you via email, fax or post. If you do not hear from us one week prior to commencement of the programme, please contact us.

Mailing Address:
Education Branch
Singapore Botanic Gardens
National Parks Board
1, Cluny Road
Singapore 259569
Enquiries: 6471 9961 or 6471 9926
Email: nparks_sbg_edu@nparks.gov.sg

For more workshops, tours and events happening in other parks in Singapore, visit www.nparks.gov.sg

This webpage was last updated on 13 March 2013.