Website: www.sfbotanicalgarden.org

Contact: Youth Education Program, (415) 661-1316 x407

Grade Levels Served: K-5th

Cost: Free except for possible transportation costs to garden

Subject Alignment: varies depending on topic selected

Brief Description:

Two lotteries held per year, one in early September, the other in December to assign walk dates in September-January and February-June. Applications are available on-line and are faxed to each SFUSD school office in the month before the lottery.

Guided walks are offered on six different themes – A First Look at Plants (k/1); Plant Travelers, Flowers and Web of Life (2-5); Redwoods and Native People, Native Plants (3-5). Students work in small groups with a trained guide, average guide to student ration is 1:7. Walks are offered Tuesday-Friday at 10:15 throughout the school year.

Program Elements:

• Not Available: Class Presentation
• Not Available: Assembly
• Not Available: Curriculum
• Not Available: Grants
• Not Available: Museum
• Available: Field Trip
• Not Available: Lending Library
• Not Available: Multimedia Materials
• Not Available: Teacher Kits
• Not Available: Outdoor Activities
• Not Available: Professional/Personal Development
• Not Available: Service Learning