CHERRIES SEASON OPENING 7th OF DECEMBER 10am www.atbirdwood.com.au for all details
book now for 2025!
An exceptional, memorable and seamless excursion.
Teacher's needs and students experiences have been front of mind when designing our school tours - we can even organise the bus for you!
Year-round* excursion availability - see the orchard at different times of the year
Age appropriate teaching resources and workbooks with curriculum links
Dedicated undercover excursion area
You can now pre - order coffee, lunch & morning tea for teachers and students
Take home apples for students!
Risk Assessments, WWC, excursion information, consent form information & itinerary provided
See the orchard throughout the year - not just at harvest time
Teaching resources
We want to help teachers.. this will be the easiest excursion you'll ever have to organise.
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Year level appropriate pre & post excursion teaching resources
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Year level appropriate workbook for the day of the excursion
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Risk Assessment
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Curriculum links
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Excursion itinerary
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Pre-written consent form information
Let's get to the core..
When?
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays
Available Times
Term 1
March - end of. Term 1
Term 2
All of Term 2
Term 3
All of Term 3
Term 4
Until November
TOUR TIMES
4hrs
10am till 2pm
Recess & Lunch breaks are scheduled in to the tour
What?
INCLUSIONS FOR STUDENTS
approx 2kg picked apples to take home
apple juice
4hr tour
teaching resources
prizes throughout the day
How?
$20 per head including GST
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.
1 FREE supervisor to every 6 children for pre-school to year 2
1 FREE supervisor to every 10 children for year 3 - 6
1 FREE supervisor to every 15 children for year 7 to 12
Bookings must be minimum 25 full fee paying participants
Topics included in the tour..
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entrepreneurship
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business
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machinery and how it has evolved over time
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modernisation of orchard practices
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lifecycle of an apple to how it ends up at the supermarket
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polination
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tree pruning demonstrations
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farm machinery demonstrations
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apple picking (during autumn months)
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water and irrigation management
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how we look after our soil
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bushfire prevention and management on an orchard
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the work done on the farm explained in conjunction with the different seasons
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sustainable practices we’ve embraced on our farm
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how the trees are grown for commercial production
land to lunchbox
FARM TOURS
learn where food comes from
We work with you to compliment what you have been teaching in the classroom
Tours are tailored for all age groups and year levels
If you have something in particular you would like us to teach during our session or a particular theme you'd like us to focus on - we are more than happy to work with you. Our tours tailored to your age group - from playgroups to university groups.
We cater for large groups
We have space to park multiple large buses
Our tours are designed to cater for large or small groups, school classes and even year levels.
Minimum of 30 people are required for a group booking, with groups under 30 people insuring a $100 fee.
Experience the orchard at different times throughout the season
See, touch, do and.. taste!
Depending on the time and season you visit the orchard will depend on what you will experience.
As a guide..
Apple picking is available as part of the tour during autumn.
Apple blossom can be experienced during spring
Dormaincy of the trees and pruning can be experienced during the winter months.
Business Studies & Entrepreneurship
An example of what thinking out side of the box and a lot of determination can do
If you're teaching year 12 Business Studies or an entrepreneurial program we would be honoured to be the example of a successful business to your students. We have not come from business or agriculture and we have managed to create a successful business through determination and a lot of handwork. We can provide tours of the orchard or come to your school to talk about our orchard from a business perspective.
Get exploring
The extra JUICY bits..
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As we are both nurses, we have police checks, working with children checks, public liability insurance and mandatory reporting certifications.
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We have our own toilets, but unfortunately due to council regulations we do not have disabled toilets
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There are many places and spaces you can enjoy your BYO lunch in the orchard
