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)

Nature Photography @ Botanic Gardens (This class is full)

Duration: 6 half-day sessions Fee: $180.00 per person (Participants are advised to bring own SLR / DSLR)
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Home Gardening: the Fundamentals & Another Perspective
Duration : 8 hours
Fee : $100.00 per person (materials included)


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

The Art of Planting: Container Gardens & Terrariums
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials included)

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

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

Basic Bonsai
Duration : 6 hours
Fee : $80.00 per person (materials included)

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

Growing African Violets
Duration : 3 hours
Fee : $50.00 per person (materials included)

NATURE TOURS (For Organised Groups)

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

Ginger Garden Tour (Temporary Not Available)
Duration : 1.5 hours
Fee : $15.00 per person

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

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

^NEWTeachers’ Training Workshops (For Educators from Schools and Organised Groups)
Teachers’ Training Workshops can be arranged and conducted for schools and organized groups. The following Teachers’ Training Workshops are available and can be conducted for teachers in the Singapore Botanic Gardens on an ad hoc basis.
-     Plant Highlights @ Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden
-     The Birthday Party. Sara at the Children’s Garden
-     Children’s Treasure Hunt
-     Adventure with Plants. Sara at the Evolution Garden
Duration : 3.0 hours
Fee : $40.00 per teacher

Registration & Payment Details

(A) Educational Workshops for Individuals

Registration is on a first come first served 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 prior to commencement of workshop. Cash payment shall be made in person to the Education Office, Level 2, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens (enter via Main Gate at the junction of Holland Holland Road & Napier Road & Cluny Road). An official receipt can be issued upon request. Please do not send cash by mail.
For cheque payment, please made cheque payable to "National Parks Board". Please print 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 is not refundable.

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 workshop, please contact us. If we receive your registration after the current workshop is filled, your name will automatically be placed on our waiting list.

For individual registration of scheduled educational workshops, please click here.

(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 Teacher's Training Workshops, please click here.
The group size for each teachers' Training Workshop is 15 teachers (minimum) to 25 teachers (maximum). In the event the number of participants in each workshop is less than the minimum requirement, please note that the minimum charge for 15 teachers will still be levied.

Registration & Payment (Group Booking including Teachers' Training Workshops)
Registration is on a first come first served 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 organizations, an invoice can be issued and mailed to designated organization 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
Singapore Botanic Gardens
National Parks Board
Cluny Road
Singapore 259569
Enquiries: 6471 9961 or 6471 9926
Email: nparks_sbg_edu@nparks.gov.sg

* This webpage was last updated on 13 May 2010.