The Attica Botanical Park welcomes students from all over Greece to explore the area and make their first acquaintance with our country’s rich flora.
Educational programs, implemented throughout the school year by the Park Team's trained instructors, are designed to raise children’s environmental awareness. Scientists and professionals with different areas of expertise (teachers, environmentalists, agriculturists, botanists, beekeepers, artists, writers, landscape architects, etc.) have worked together to create a pleasant, creative and nurturing learning environment and encourage children's interaction with nature.
We wish to "plant" the seed of love for nature in children's hearts!
Plan a special field trip! Visit our welcoming, green Park and live an unforgettable experience!
Middle School Educational Programs
THE PARK IS GROWING (NEW)
An Evolving Ecosystem, an Ongoing Story, a Future in Bloom
The Attica Botanical Park invites the students to a hands-on exploration of nature and a unique environmental regeneration project. Through an interactive walk among the Park’s gardens, planting beds and facilities, participants discover the story of its creation, the reasons behind the choice of location and plant species, the developing ecosystem and its future potential. Short team games and original activities turn the visit into an experience of collaboration, observation and discovery, bringing young people closer to nature and to the importance of protecting biodiversity.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
TEAM ROOTS (NEW)
A Team Programme for Collaboration, Communication and Class Empowerment
Just as the roots of a tree create a network of connection and support, people grow through collaboration and mutual support. In Team Roots, students discover the power of teamwork through the wisdom of nature. In the natural environment of the Attica Botanical Park, they explore how Equisetum hyemale plants grow and interact within the ecosystem of Lake “Nautilus”, discovering parallels with human relationships.
Through hands-on activities, team missions, problem-solving and “paths of collaboration”, students develop communication, trust and the ability to work effectively as a team. A programme for personal and group development that uses nature as a space for learning, connection and inspiration.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
PLANT GUARDIANS (NEW)
From Seed to Flower: A Journey into New Life
The Plant Guardians take on a mission: to follow the life cycle of a plant. Through play, observation and interactive activities, they discover how a seed awakens, germinates and grows. They explore the parts of a flower and understand the connection between pollination, fertilisation and the creation of a new organism. At the same time, they observe nature in the field and see how seeds travel by wind, animals or water to begin their life cycle in new places. A programme full of action, team challenges and discoveries that brings students closer to the living world of plants.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
Nature Reset (NEW)
Where Nature Becomes a Space for Calm, Connection and Renewal
Nature Reset is a contemporary educational stress-management programme that uses the Attica Botanical Park as a structured, open-air learning environment. Through a carefully designed “Observation Trail in the Park”, students take part in movement, exploration and team-based activities that strengthen concentration and awareness of their surroundings. At the programme’s interactive stations, they learn to recognise key signs of stress and become familiar with practical, applicable ways of managing it, using modern educational material specially designed for lower secondary students. It is a complete hands-on learning experience in nature that empowers students and strengthens skills they can use in everyday school life.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
GREEN FUTURE LAB - ΤHE LABORATORY OF A GREENER FUTURE (NEW)
Ideas Born in Nature, Solutions Shaping Tomorrow
How can we address climate change? What innovative solutions are being developed today for a more sustainable world? Through original hands-on activities, experiments, collaborative missions and exploration of the Attica Botanical Park, students discover the green technologies of the future, such as hydroponics and microgreens, and explore how science, nature and human creativity can change the world. A programme combining knowledge, action and enjoyment in a unique natural environment.
Program runs from January 2027
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
FULL-DAY SCHOOL TRIP
The Ideal Combination: Educational Programme and Free Time to Relax and Play in the Park
Choose an extended stay in the outdoor activity area and turn your visit into a complete full-day school trip. A picnic, free play and a comfortable outdoor area with a mini football pitch, 3×3 basketball court and kiosk give students time to relax, be active and socialise.
Primary School Educational Programs
THE WORLD OF PLANTS
Explore – Care – Connect with Nature
Through hands-on, interactive exploration in the Park, children observe trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, identify the basic parts of a plant and understand their role in its growth and life. They are introduced to photosynthesis, discovering how plants use light, air and water to “produce” their food. At the same time, they actively take part in gardening activities such as weeding, sorting seeds and a fun team watering activity. They complete the experience by planting their own small pot, which they take with them to continue caring for at school or at home.
Grades: 1-6
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
PLANTING THE FUTURE
Active citizens care for planet Earth
Key concepts of sustainability are explored through an interactive discovery game. Children learn about recycling, renewable energy sources and the conservation of natural resources while taking on team challenges such as the Recycling Tower, the Energy “Olympics”, Water Transport and the Battle against Climate Change. The programme concludes with the collection of “green points”, highlighting in an enjoyable way the importance of everyday choices for a more sustainable planet.
Grades: 4th - 6th
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
SAY FLOUR... (NEW)
From Seed to Loaf: A Hands-on Bread Workshop
How does bread travel from the field to our table? In this hands-on programme, students discover the main cereal crops and explore every stage of bread production: ploughing, sowing, harvesting, threshing, winnowing, milling, kneading and baking. In the specially designed Barn, they encounter traditional farming tools and objects such as the plough, sickle, stone mill, sieve and traditional bread board, gaining an understanding of the importance of agricultural production and our cultural heritage. The programme concludes with each class kneading bread together, giving children the joy of creating and the experience of sharing a loaf with their classmates.
Grades: 1st - 3rd
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
COMPOSTING
From organic waste into natural fertilizer
The composting process becomes an opportunity for play, experimentation and discovery in nature. Through active games, relay races, material hunts and team challenges, children learn to distinguish which materials can and cannot be composted, work together to collect suitable natural materials and actively take part in making compost in the Park’s real compost bin. The experience concludes with soil enrichment and sowing activities, allowing children to see how organic materials return to nature as valuable natural fertiliser.
Program runs all year round
Grades: 1-6
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
NATURE AND ART
When Inspiration from Nature Becomes Creation
An introduction to the world of art reveals how nature has long served as a source of inspiration for artists. Guided by an Art Journal, children observe works by Impressionist painters, focusing on the role of light, shadow and colour, and discover how an “impression” of reality is shaped through the artist’s perspective. They experiment with making natural colours and creating their own painting tool using materials from the Park. The programme concludes with an artwork inspired by their walk in nature, through which they express personal images and emotions.
Grades: 1-6
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
BENEATH THE OLIVE TREES OF MESOGEIA (NEW)
From Olive Harvesting to the Circular Economy
In the natural landscape of Mesogeia, students discover the history, resilience and enduring value of the olive tree for people and nature. Through a short presentation and field exploration, they identify olive varieties and the parts of the tree, learn and practise traditional olive-harvesting methods, take part in sorting and matching games, experiment with olive oil production and connect this valuable fruit with products used in everyday life. A programme that brings knowledge together with experience, and tradition together with the concept of the circular economy.
Programme runs in November
Grades: 1-6
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
BEES AND FLOWERS
A Love Story that Cares for the Earth
By following the bee from flower to hive and taking part in active team games, children explore the structure and organisation of bee society, learn about the bee’s importance as a pollinator, and discover bee products and their connection to everyday human life. Beekeeping objects and tools are introduced through hands-on activities, offering direct insight into the ways people work together with nature. The experience concludes with activities that foster awareness and responsibility for protecting bees and the environment.
Program runs all year round
Grades: 4-6
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
MYTHICAL EXPLORERS (NEW)
“Mission: Hermes’ Lost Sandals”
A mythical adventure awaits children at the Attica Botanical Park! Following the trail of the 12 Olympian gods, they become fearless explorers with a very important mission: to help Hermes find his winged sandals in time for the feast of the gods! Through an exciting adventure in nature, they learn, play and work together, discovering the Park’s plants and their connections with Greek mythology through hands-on experience. At the end, they leave with their own keepsake inspired by nature and ancient Greek art.
Programme runs fron November 2026
Grades: 3 & 4
Programme duration: 1 1/2 hours
NATURE'S ENGINEERS (NEW)
Discoveries and Inventions Inspired by the World of Plants
What secrets of nature are scientists and engineers using today to design the inventions of tomorrow? At the Attica Botanical Park, students become Nature’s Engineers themselves. They observe, experiment and explore the natural world as the planet’s greatest STEM laboratory. Through hands-on missions, collaborative games, team constructions and creative challenges, they discover how ingenious solutions perfected by nature over millions of years can inspire technological innovation. The smartest inventions are not always born in a scientific laboratory; often, they begin with a leaf, a seed or even a pine cone.
A unique experience that transforms the Park into a place of discovery, inspiration and innovation.
Programme runs fron November 2026
Grades: 5-6
Program Duration: 1 ½ hours
FULL-DAY SCHOOL TRIP
The Ideal Combination of Learning, Play and Free Time
Choose an extended stay in the outdoor activity area and turn your visit into a complete full-day experience. After the educational programme, students can enjoy time to relax, play and socialise. A picnic, free play and an organised area with a mini football pitch, 3×3 basketball court and kiosk create the ideal setting for a memorable school trip to the Park.
CHRISTMAS MISSIONS AROUND THE TREE
Games and Crafts with the Spirit of Christmas
With Nature’s Festive Tree at the heart of the experience, Christmas takes on a different character, bringing together celebration, nature and imagination. Children take part in a series of missions featuring guardian reindeer, gift chimneys, Christmas baubles and edible decorations. In the final workshop, they create their own decorated wooden Christmas tree to take home as a keepsake of their festive experience.
Grades: 1st - 6th
Period: November 16 - December 23
Duration: 1.5 hours
CARNIVAL DANCING THROUGH THE WINDS OF TIME (NEW)
A Fun Journey Through Carnival Traditions and the Secrets of Nature
Carnival, filled with colour, sound and traditional elements, becomes the starting point for a journey through time, where play connects the present with traditions of the past and reveals the deep relationship between people and nature. Bells, costumes and improvised musical instruments bring to life customs that link the celebration with the arrival of spring and the “awakening” of the earth. Through active challenges, re-enactments of traditions and the traditional maypole dance, children take an active part in a Carnival setting filled with movement, rhythm and creative expression.
Programme runs: January 15 - March 12
Grades: 1-4
Duration: 1.5 hours
Kindergarten Educational Programs
NATURE EXPLORERS
Discover - Care - Plant in nature
At the Attica Botanical Park, children embark on a journey of discovery into the world of plants, where nature becomes a setting for exploration, play and creativity. They observe the natural environment, learn about the basic parts of a plant and gain a simple understanding of photosynthesis. At the same time, they take part in gardening activities such as weeding and sorting seeds, playing an active role in caring for the Park. At the end of the programme, each child plants their own small pot to take home and continue caring for at school or at home.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
AUTUMN ADVENTURE
Searching for the lost acorn with Tip Toup
Through an autumn adventure filled with play and imagination, children observe the changes that autumn brings to nature, discover seasonal fruits, sow the vegetable garden and learn how plants and trees adapt to seasonal changes. Exploring with all their senses, they discover the importance of fallen leaves and the recycling of organic matter. A little touch of “magic” completes the journey, revealing the acorn that the story’s squirrel has been searching for.
Implementation period: September-October-November
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
THE FIVE SENSES
Saving the King of Leaves
A magical mission begins at the Attica Botanical Park, where children are called upon to save the King of Leaves from the witch Chalazia by activating all five of their senses. During an interactive walk filled with riddles, games and discoveries, they smell aromatic plants, touch different textures, listen to the sounds of nature, observe colours and taste flavours from the orchard. Along the way, they collect materials that will help them create the magic potion that will set the King of Leaves free!
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
A SMALL WORLD IN THE ATTICA BOTANICAL PARK
The great value of small animals for the ecosystem
Among the plants, trees and lake of the Park lies an entire world of small animals and insects waiting to be discovered. Through observation activities, interactive experiments and collaborative “nest” building, children meet bees, ants, ladybirds and other small inhabitants of nature and learn about their important role in the ecosystem. The programme concludes with the creation of a keepsake imprint in clay.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
SAY FLOUR...
From Seed to Loaf: A Hands-on Bread Workshop
How does bread travel from the field to our table? In this hands-on programme, students discover the main cereal crops and explore every stage of bread production: ploughing, sowing, harvesting, threshing, winnowing, milling, kneading and baking. In the specially designed Barn, they encounter traditional farming tools and objects such as the plough, sickle, stone mill, sieve and traditional bread board, gaining an understanding of the importance of agricultural production and our cultural heritage. The programme concludes with each class kneading bread together, giving children the joy of creating and the experience of sharing a loaf with their classmates.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
FULL-DAY SCHOOL TRIP
The Ideal Combination of Learning, Play and Free Time
Choose an extended stay in the outdoor activity area and turn your visit into a complete full-day experience. After the educational programme, students can enjoy time to relax, play and socialise. A picnic, free play and an organised area with a mini football pitch, 3×3 basketball court and kiosk create the ideal setting for a memorable school trip to the Park.
CHRISTMAS MISSIONS AROUND THE TREE
Games and Crafts with the Spirit of Christmas
With Nature’s Festive Tree at the heart of the experience, Christmas takes on a different character, bringing together celebration, nature and imagination. Children take part in a series of missions featuring guardian reindeer, gift chimneys, Christmas baubles and edible decorations. In the final workshop, they create their own decorated wooden Christmas tree to take home as a keepsake of their festive experience.
Grades: 1st - 6th
Period: November 16 - December 23
Duration: 1.5 hours
WELCOME CARNIVAL!
Nature’s Carnival Celebration
During Carnival season, an old secret comes to life in the Park: the animals are preparing their own celebration, and each one has taken on a special mission for its friends. Some set up a colourful maypole, others organise musical games, prepare earthy treats for insects or create little surprises to make the celebration even more fun. Each “encounter” with an animal becomes a small experience of play, exploration and creativity, leading step by step to Nature’s grand Carnival celebration. The festive experience concludes with each child creating a handmade crown from natural materials found in the Park.
February 15 - March 12
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
Activities for Children aged 3 - 4
NATURE EXPLORERS
Discover - Care - Plant in nature
At the Attica Botanical Park, children embark on a journey of discovery into the world of plants, where nature becomes a setting for exploration, play and creativity. They observe the natural environment, learn about the basic parts of a plant and gain a simple understanding of photosynthesis. At the same time, they take part in gardening activities such as weeding and sorting seeds, playing an active role in caring for the Park. At the end of the programme, each child plants their own small pot to take home and continue caring for at school or at home.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
AUTUMN ADVENTURE
Searching for the lost acorn with Tip Toup
Through an autumn adventure filled with play and imagination, children observe the changes that autumn brings to nature, discover seasonal fruits, sow the vegetable garden and learn how plants and trees adapt to seasonal changes. Exploring with all their senses, they discover the importance of fallen leaves and the recycling of organic matter. A little touch of “magic” completes the journey, revealing the acorn that the story’s squirrel has been searching for.
Implementation period: September-October-November
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
A SMALL WORLD IN THE ATTICA BOTANICAL PARK
The great value of small animals for the ecosystem
Among the plants, trees and lake of the Park lies an entire world of small animals and insects waiting to be discovered. Through observation activities, interactive experiments and collaborative “nest” building, children meet bees, ants, ladybirds and other small inhabitants of nature and learn about their important role in the ecosystem. The programme concludes with the creation of a keepsake imprint in clay.
Program runs all year round
Program Duration: up to 1 ½ hours
FULL - DAY SCHOOL TRIP
The Ideal Combination of Learning, Play and Free Time
Choose an extended stay in the outdoor activity area and turn your visit into a complete full-day experience. After the educational programme, students can enjoy time to relax, play and socialise. A picnic, free play and an organised area with a mini football pitch, 3×3 basketball court and kiosk create the ideal setting for a memorable school trip to the Park.