Pan's Garden

About

Educational field trips for grades K-5 explore Florida's native plants through hands-on activities at Pan's Garden, Florida's first all-native botanical garden. Kids learn through guided sensory tours, play the "waggle dance" to understand pollination, and discover how Indigenous peoples used local plants for medicine and tools. Perfect for school groups of up to 30 kids, with age-appropriate programs that get your kid moving and exploring rather than just listening. The compact garden has winding paths, water features, and clearly labeled plants that make it easy for little ones to navigate. Each field trip includes pre and post-visit materials for teachers to extend the learning.

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Programs (4)

• Grades K thru 5 Classes

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  · Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday· Morning, Evening· Membership Required

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• Garden Treasures

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  Ages 5–7· Variable

  Kids explore Pan's Garden using all five senses, spotting native plants like firebush and river sage while learning how different parts of the garden work. Kindergarten and first grade students take guided tours through wetland and upland areas, then use movement and creativity to connect with what they discovered through a plant parts dance and drawing activities.

• Native Plants, Animals, & People

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  Ages 9–11· Variable

  Fourth and fifth graders explore native plants in Pan's Garden and learn about their importance from ecological and cultural perspectives, including Seminole traditions. Kids play plant bingo and go on nature quests to find plants with medicinal uses, trees used to make canoes, and air plants used for rope.

• Garden Pollinators

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  Ages 7–9· Variable

  Kids learn about pollination by exploring flowering native plants and going on an interactive nature quest to find bees, monarch caterpillars, and other pollinators living in the garden. Second and third graders listen to stories about bees and learn the waggle dance to understand how bees communicate about flowers.