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PICK-YOUR-OWN APPLE SEASON HAS FINISHED FOR SEASON 2025​
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Paddock to Plate school excursions are all year round BOOK NOW
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Pick your own cherries at our @Birdwood Pick Your Own orchard
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Primary School On Farm Excursions
Experience our hands-on primary school program, taking students from paddock to plate in a thriving commercial apple orchard. With curriculum-linked pre and post excursion teaching resources, a full excursion workbook, and all planning handled including WWCCs and risk assessments students enjoy an engaging and unique excursion. Primary school students will gain a real-world understanding of food production and the behind the scenes of running a business while teachers enjoy a stress-free day out of the classroom!
What to expect..
Topics Covered
Age appropriate and year level curriculum specific - and we're happy to complement whatever you have been teaching in class!
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Entrepreneurship, Agricultural Industry and history of the Lenswood district
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Machinery and how it has evolved over time
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The seasons and lifecycle of an apple to how it ends up at the supermarket
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Tree management, pollination and tree pruning in a commercial setting
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Farm machinery demonstrations
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Apple picking (during autumn months)
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Water, irrigation, soil and bushfire management
Inclusions For Teachers
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Pre & Post Year Level Curriculum Linked Teaching Resources
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Excursion Day Workbook - Year Level Specific Curriculum Linked
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WWC & Risk Assessment provided
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Onsite Cafe - able to pre order coffee, morning tea and lunch!
Let's get to the core..!
When?
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays
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Available Times
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Term 1
Feb - end of. Term 1
Term 2
All of Term 2
Term 3
All of Term 3
Term 4
All of Term 4
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TOUR TIMES
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4hrs
10am till 2pm
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Recess & Lunch breaks are scheduled in to the tour
What!
INCLUSIONS FOR STUDENTS​
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approx 2kg picked apples to take home ​
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apple juice
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4hr tour
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teaching resources
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prizes throughout the day
How?
$20 per head including GST
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The pricing will be for each student - supervisors will be free as per the SA ratio of supervisors. Subsequent adult attendees will be charged $7 with no inclusions. ​
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Bookings must be minimum 25 full fee paying participants or $500 per group under 25 students.