School Holiday Program
This School Holiday Program has been developed for Outside School Hours Care Providers
Our interactive school holiday program is the perfect blend of learning and fun! Kids will meet our friendly alpacas and llamas up close, discover what it takes to care for them, and explore how soft, luxurious fibre is transformed from paddock to product.
Each session is hands-on and age-appropriate, encouraging curiosity, creativity, and connection with animals and nature. Students learn through touch, feel and discovery – feeding alpacas, helping with farm tasks, and asking plenty of questions along the way.
Our Listen, Learn and Participate Sessions, which are part of our school holiday programs, are an interactive learning experience where children can explore through touch, feel and discovery – perfect for engaging both minds and hands.
Each workbook provides age-appropriate activities that inspire curiosity and connect classroom learning with real-world experiences on the farm.
Excursion Itinerary
- Meet the Blackwattle Team
- Introduction to the farm and safety discussion
- Listen, Learn and Participate Session
- Meet and pat one of our llamas
- Hand feeding session
- Add on a painting package
- Add on a lunch package
Prices:
- Program: 2 hour visit - $25 per student
- Painting Package add 1 hour to your visit - $15 per student
- Catering Package add 30 minutes to your visit - from $3 per student
- Teachers are FREE of charge - (excluding catering)
Additional Information:
Group size: We can cater for up to 70 students at one time. Have a larger group? Please reach out to us.
Visiting times: We offer school visits Thursdays between 10am to 4pm. Please note: school visits are offered outside of our public opening hours of Friday to Sunday 10am to 4pm.
Linked to the Australian Curriculum: our Educational Programs, which are a part of our School Holiday Program, have been developed to come inline with the Australian Curriculum (AC Codes 8.4 and 9 and the EYLF Outcome 2).
Indoor Learning Hub: we have a large indoor area offering an ‘all year and all weather’ option for classroom learning. This room is filled with alpaca and farming resources – perfect for curious minds!
Learn Together Workbooks: We have developed three Learn Together Workbooks designed for different learning stages:
- Preschool
- Early Stage 1 and Stage 1
- Stage 2 and Stage 3
Each workbook provides age-appropriate activities that inspire curiosity and connect classroom learning with real-world experiences on the farm.
Health and Safety
- Work, Health and Safety Management Plan
- Risk Assessment
- Certificate of Currency (Public Liability)
At Blackwattle we believe that everyone should be able to enjoy visiting us and meeting our alpacas. We have accessibility details listed here.
