Schools Education - Kew

Volunteer Recruitment

The Volunteer Schools Explainers team currently has 27 members. They provide assistance to school groups on their visit, welcoming and orientating groups at the Victoria Gate, providing hands on activities and artefact handling sessions in the Palm House during term time, and assisting with the schools programme.

We also have a team of volunteers who run events and activities in our play area, Climbers and Creepers, whilst making sure that the children are safe as well as having fun! To volunteer at Climbers and Creepers please apply in writing to:

Climbers and Creepers
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3AB

There are many benefits in becoming a volunteer, apart from knowing that you are helping one of the world's top conservation organisations, our volunteers have free entry to both Kew and Wakehurst, free entry to other museums and galleries in London and the UK, discounts in the restaurants and shops at Kew and Wakehurst, and access to many behind the scenes facilities including the botanic libraries.

Recruitment for VSEs is generally made once a year.

For more details call 020 8332 5612

or e-mail: schools@kew.org

Volunteer Comments

"I enjoy the opportunity of sharing my enthusiasm for Kew Gardens and the world of plants with children, and encouraging them to take an interest in the natural world.'

'It is very refreshing to see the world of plants through the eyes of the children who visit Kew Gardens, and to introduce them to the part that plants play in our lives.'" Fiona

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