Enjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50, 000 living plants and a variety of educational events or amusing activities. Here is essential information about planning a school visit to Kew.
Educational session prices
You can plan a self-led visit or book one of our educational sessions. Students will take part in the educational sessions in groups of 15. Prices vary according to different situations.
EYFS (Early years Foundation Stage) to
Key Stage 4: ●45-minute session: $35/group ●90-minute session: $70/group
Key Stage 5: ●Half day(one session): $80/group ●Full day(two sessions): $160/group
Teachers and adults:
●Up to required key stage ratios: Free
●Adults needed for 1:1 special educational needs support: Free
●Adults above the required ratios: $11/person
The payment will be due within 28 calendar days of making the booking.
Health and safety
Required supervising adult-student ratios:
●Key Stage 1:1:5
●Key Stage 2:1:8
●Key Stage 3:1:10
●Key Stage 4: 1:12
●Key Stage 5: 1:12
The group sizes should be controlled if you are visiting restricted spots or potentially busy areas such as the glasshouses and other attractions. The maximum number of students visiting the glasshouses is 15 per group and each group to Kew shops should include no more than 10 students.
We offer a guide to help you customize a risk assessment specific to your own needs
If there is an emergency, please contact the nearest Kew staff member or call Constabulary on 02083323333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999.
Planning your visit
Your tickets and two planning passes will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment. You can complete your risk assessment with the passes. Ensure you bring your tickets and the receipt document and show them to the staff members at the gate on the day of your visit.
Recommended timings
The Kew Gardens opens at 10 am. You are recommended to spend at least three to five hours on your visit. The closing time varies throughout the year. But the earliest is 3:30 pm. We have a fixed schedule for educational sessions, which is from 10:30 am to 2:20 pm (except KS5).
Most rain forests lie close to the equator(赤道), where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain. The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year. This wet, warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow, so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round. The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate. They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves. The wet air then forms clouds, which hang over the treetops like smoke. These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts, keeping temperatures fit for plant growth.
Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm, but they have a dry season of three months or more when little rain falls. Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon(雨季) begins. Thus these areas are known as the "monsoon forest".
Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountainsIt is often called the "cloud forest" because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees. Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds. When the fruits are eaten, the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals' stomachs and are passed out in their droppings. The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.
With their silly smiles and big brown eyes, Australian sea lions are adorable. Photographer Louise Cooper should know: in late 2019 she visited Kangaroo Island with a team of scientists from University of Sydney to photograph the sea lion colony at the beautiful Seal Bay. Cooper spent hours sitting with her camera amid sand dunes watching sea lions go about their day－mothers taking care of their young, huge males lazily sunning themselves on the sand, others playing bitey-face in the surf. "These playful creatures are just like puppy dogs," she says.
Sadly, hunted almost to dying out in the 1800s, these creatures' slow recovery has been influenced by their very long breeding(繁殖) period－Australian sea lions breed every 18 months, compared to 12 months for fur seals. Over the last 40 years, sea lion numbers have fallen by more than half. Cooper was on the South Australian island to record the important work being done by scientist Dr Rachael Gray and her team, who are trying to find out why.
"Hookworm(钩虫) disease is quite common in Australian sea lions," Cooper explains." So scientists like Dr Gray are treating them with an antibiotic(抗生素) to see if they can stamp it out(消灭，根除)."High levels of mercury and E coli have also been discovered in their system. Together, these human pollutants weaken the sea lions' immune(免疫的) systems. There are hopes that stamping out hookworm in Australian sea lions will give them a better chance of survival.
The team's visit to Kangaroo Island was on the eve of the deadly bushfires that swept through much of the island, destroying wildlife and animal habitats. Dr Gray raced from Sydney to check on the seals and, the sea lions mostly paid no attention to what had happened. Thankfully, the sea lion colony at Seal Bay survived unharmed.
"The fires were heartbreaking," says Cooper, who hopes to return to the colony with Dr Gray and her team, who for now are keeping an eye on this at-risk group of sea animals.
More than 200m print books were sold in the UK last year, the first time since 2012 that number has been exceeded(超过), according to official book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan.
Although the coronavirus pandemic(新冠病毒大流行) caused a series of lockdowns(封锁) around the country－bookshops in England were closed from 23 March until 15 June, and then again from 5 November until 2 December, with differing lockdowns in place around the rest of the UK－Nielson said that print books sales grew by 5.2% compared with 2019. This means 202m books worth £1.76bn being sold in the UK last year, said Nielsen.
At Waterstones, Kate Skipper called the numbers really exciting which gave her huge confidence again. "So many people have turned to books for information and joy through this difficult year," said Skipper. "Our shops were asked to stay shut, but when we were able to safely open again, readers really wanted to browse(浏览) and discover new books," she said.
Kiera O'Brien, charts & data editor at The Bookseller, said book buyers seemed to be "making the effort to go to high street(繁华的商业街区) and independent bookshops while they could, and spending a lot of money in one go." She added that "the growth was very much spread across the board, with no single standout bestseller(畅销书) driving the market upwards."
But Nicola Solomon at the Society of Authors said that despite the strong overall performance, many authors were still struggling. "Book sales are up. We just don't believe they are up across the board," she said. "Big names, series, even some newcomers have done well, but plenty of people have suffered."
The Society of Authors' emergency fund for authors facing financial hardship has given out £1.3m to date, to just over 1,000 authors, and will continue to support writers in trouble as a result of the pandemic.
Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed from time to time. Some ways of dealing with stress — like screaming or hitting someone — don't solve (解决) much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed：
1)Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
2)Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself.
3)Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends，it's time to get down to business. Even if you can't solve all of it，you can solve a piece of it.
4)Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.
These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster.
A. Then, find a way to calm down.
B. And don't forget about your friends.
C. You need to figure out what the problem is.
D. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.
E. Different people feel stress in different ways.
F. Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
G. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
A homeless man rescued all the animals at a shelter after it caught on fire. Hamlin, the1of the W-Underdogs shelter, told CNN.
Keith Walker, 53, a homeless man,2 his life to save several cats and dogs 3at an Atlanta animal shelter after it caught fire, the facility's founder said.
"I was nervous as hell. I was really4to go in there with all that smoke. But God put me there to save those animals and I 5into the shelter after a fire engulfed (吞没) its kitchen." Walker told CNN. "If you love a dog, you can love anyone in the world. My dog is my best friend, and I wouldn't be here 6 him, so I knew I had to save all those other dogs."
7the shelter was not completely destroyed, the fire left it uninhabitable, according to W-Underdogs founder Gracie Hamlin.
"He is my guardian angel," Hamlin told CNN. "Even the firefighters didn't want to8dogs. They called animal control, but Keith was already in the building pulling out the cats and dogs until they were all 9."
Hamlin10 knew Walker, who has been homeless since he was 13 years old, because she lets him 11his dog, a pit bull named Bravo, at the shelter every night.
Walker was on his way to 12 Bravo and take him for a walk when he saw the fire. He was able to rescue all the animals-six dogs and ten cats.
"I can't thank him13 for saving my animals," Hamlin said. "I'm still in14, because I've been around a fire and I know how fast it spreads. Homeless man as he is, Walker is my15."
Patsy Smith, a woman in her 50s from Mississippi. (raise) ducks for many years. She makes a living by (sell) duck eggs. One of her ducks, Peg, is a bit different from other ducks.
When Peg was young, one of his legs (bite) off by a dog. Days later, wound on his leg started to become infected. So Mrs. Smith put out a call for help around North America to see there was a possibility that anyone could create a new leg for Peg. When some eighth-grade students learned of the situation they decided to take action! They thought they might be able to use their 3D printer (create) an artificial leg for Peg. Three of the students asked for more (detail) information about Peg. Then they spent several (month) creating and testing different models. It turned out to be a lot more complex they had thought.
Finally, their effort paid off and they created a model that fitted Peg's leg (perfect)! Now, Peg can walk and run just like his duck buddies! And Mrs. Smith is very grateful to them.
Katie had always felt like she never connected with anyone. There was no one she considered a friend. So, when her parents decided to move, she was okay with it. She didn't feel sad because she wasn't leaving anyone behind.
She was eight when they moved to a new town. It wasn't that different from where they had lived before. There were a lot of trees and kids running around outside, riding bikes, and playing. One day her mother caught her staring out the window at some kids playing. Her mom told her to go out and play with those kids. So Katie went out. She could see that they were all having fun and she wanted to join in but she was afraid. She tried to muster up the courage to ask them if she could join them but she just couldn't do it.
She decided to go for a walk instead. She liked how peaceful the town was. The people seemed nice and polite. Her stroll finally led her to the town's lake. She felt the rush of cold air hitting her face. The beauty of the lake was something to behold. She sat there admiring it and decided that this would be her place. She would come here every day and maybe one day, she would bring her friends here.
After school, she always stopped by the lake before going home. She swore she could stay there for hours, maybe even live there. If she ever got hungry, she always had food ready in her bag.
One day when she was writing a poem about the lake, she heard her stomach growl. She put down her notebook and her pen and got her sandwich out. She was about to take a bite when she heard a noise. This alarmed her. She hadn't heard or seen anything strange before. She looked around and suddenly she noticed that there was something black moving toward the bank.
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"A swimming black dog!" Katie cried out in surprise
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Every day, Katie brought five extra sandwiches for her friend.
