Eco Education For Schools

Bringing Eco Education to Schools

Why do we need Eco Education for Schools?

Embedding Eco-education into schools is crucial for fostering awareness and understanding of the natural world in future generations. Environmental education helps young people be aware of the impact humans have on their environment. It equips students with knowledge about sustainability, conservation, and the importance of protecting ecosystems. Eco Education for schools helps shape environmentally responsible citizens. This can empower students, helping them to make informed decisions about issues like climate change, pollution and resource management.

By engaging in eco education, schools can promote critical thinking, encourage sustainable practices and prepare students for future challenges. BIEE believes that schools play a pivotal role. They cultivate a generation that is conscious of the environment. They also encourage students to be proactive in preserving it for future generations. Through our high quality workshops and tailor-made sessions, we can integrate into your curriculum to help your students to bee inspired! Read on to find out about our programmes of eco education for schools…

Eco education for children in school

BIEE Activities for Schools

Bee Inspired Eco Education workshop at a special school

We offer a range of environmental- and eco education for schools with different activities and options. All BIEE activities can be specifically tailored to age and ability and adapted to particular curriculum topics. Bee Inspired Eco Education is committed to making these sessions accessible to all so please see our Pricing and Inclusion policies for information on discounts available.

We have plenty of other activities that we offer outside the school setting as well. Just head over to the activities hub to bee inspired!

  • Spot the queen laying an egg in the Observation Hive
    Spot the queen
  • Honey tasting at the Bee Inspired Eco Education Workshop
    Tasting honey
  • Rolling seed balls to help the pollinators
    Making seedballs
  • Dressing up in beekeeping suits
    Get the beekeeping suit on
  • Making seed packets of wildflowers and pledging to help the pollinators
    Making environment pledges
  • School children looking at Bee Inspired Eco Education observation hive
    Meeting the bees
  • School child using microscope to view bee
    Using the microscope
  • What's the buzz workshop
    Meeting the beekeeper
  • Exploring and learning about the properties of beeswax
    Learning about beeswax
  • Understanding honeycomb
  • Finding out about beekeeping

    • Favourite workshop since becoming a teacher

      This was honestly one of my favourite workshops I have done since becoming a teacher. It was extremely informative and engaging. The children had lots of opportunities to learn and try new things. The lovely ladies that lead the workshop were very supportive and helpful in answering all our questions. It was a fun filled morning that the children and I will remember for a long time. I hope more schools get to work with the BIEE.
      Alder Tree Primary Y6 Teacher

    • A rich and inspiring experience

      The children were really excited and engaged throughout the workshop. The content of the session supported their science curriculum and provided an increased awareness of nature and conservation. The range of hands on activities including observing the live bees, honey tasting and collecting seeds to plant gave the children a rich and inspiring experience.
      St Peters Y3 teacher

    • No longer afraid of bees!

      Overall a wonderful experience!! Our children were really immersed in the experience, with many of them saying they are no longer afraid of bees. The staff that delivered the workshop were extremely knowledgeable and the children were engaged throughout. It was one of the best workshops we have had in school this year! Would definitely love to have them back.
      Lane End Primary Y4 teacher

    • Fantastic workshop with lots of hands on, child friendly activities

      Fantastic workshop with lots of hands on, child friendly activities. The children LOVED the opportunity to see the bees and Kate and her team were really knowledgeable and pitched the workshop perfectly to keep everyone engaged.
      St Peters Y6 Teacher

    • Fun and informative

      I was looking forward to this workshop and it definitely didn’t let me down. Kate was so knowledgeable and the presentation was perfectly pitched. The carousel of activities were fun, and informative. We all loved it, and the poems we created after it showed how immersed the children were learning about bees. One of the eco-warriors went on to film a bee at lunch time for our presentation to the school.
      Christ Church Upper Armley CE Primary Eco Council Lead & Y2 teacher

    • Hosts were warm, enthusiastic, and passionate about bees!

      We were delighted to welcome Bee Inspired to Hovingham for our workshop. The children and staff had a fantastic time and came away having learned so much. The session was really engaging and the hosts were warm, enthusiastic, and passionate about bees! They all took the time to answer every question our children had.

      Thank you, Bee Inspired, for such a memorable session and experience for our children.
      Hovingham Primary Eco Council Lead & Y6 teacher

    • Highlight of the whole week

      A huge THANK YOU Kate, to you and your fabulous Bee team. Having you all onsite to help us celebrate our Bee Week was just brilliant and for many was the highlight of the whole week. The assembly was informative and engaging and the workshops that followed offered a good mix of traditional classroom based activities with more fun, experiential learning. Thank you especially for bringing in the rest stars of the show – the bees. The kids were fascinated by them. And weren’t we lucky to have such a busy Queen bee with us too, she was all the children talked about afterwards.
      Meadowfield Primary Y3 teacher

    • Most definitely recommend this workshop

      The workshop was fantastic! The children were engaged and enjoyed the range of activities. The variety of activities allowed for a range of areas to be covered. The facilitators were all professional, friendly and willing to answer all questions, their knowledge was incredible and they enthused a passion for the subject matter. They worked well with the children. The slides used were engaging and looked great, starting with a quiz was a good hook to engage and relax the children. Overall we would most definitely recommend this workshop and would love to work further with Bee Inspired Eco Education.
      Ebor Gardens SENCO & Eco Council Lead

    • An excellent workshop

      This was an excellent workshop. The facilitators were friendly and knowledgeable and the activities really inspired and engaged the children. I would highly recommend this workshop to schools and activity groups such as the Scouts and Brownies.
      Cobden Primary Y5 teacher

    • The children loved Kate’s bee quiz

      Class 2 were so excited and interested by Kate the Bee-Keeper’s visit! She told them lots of fun and interesting facts, showed them all kinds of strange beekeeping equipment that they had never seen before and encouraged them to appreciate and care about the bees in our environment. The children loved Kate’s bee quiz – who knew that there was such a thing as a hairy-footed flower bee? She even brought them some honey to taste. The children were astonished to learn how hard the bees had worked to make every little sticky dip!
      Swinnow Primary Y2 teacher
    Short workshops

    What’s the buzz?

    Workshop details

    Bee Inspired Eco Education can come into your school to provide an eco education workshop, tailored to your pupils age, ability and needs. We will deliver an engaging 60 minute session where children can learn in a fun and interesting way about bees and other pollinators.

    After an introductory presentation, the children can show off their knowledge with a quiz. We will bring various beekeeping equipment, including a demonstration hive (no live bees), for the children to explore. The session will finish with a short activity or honey-tasting – from £60

    Multiple session discounts

    Why not book Bee Inspired Eco Education to come to your school for a full morning or afternoon session? We can offer 3 hour long repeated sessions for different classes – from £160

    What's the buzz school workshop

    Presentation/Quiz

    There are so many bee and pollinator facts to learn! Find out how much everyone knows in a fun and informative way.

    Activities

    Get hands on, making seed balls to empower your pupils with practical ways they can to combat the climate crisis.

    Honey Tasting

    Always a favourite with the kids, reward and reinforce their learning experience with a taste of the good stuff!

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    other sessions

    ≈ 84% of EU crops & the vast majority of wildflowers depend on insect pollination

    Half-day workshops

    Bee Immersed

    Workshop details

    Fully immerse your class in the world of bees with this half-day workshop. With three hours, we can really bring learning to life. Taking more time for a deeper dive into the world of pollinators.

    The session starts with a presentation and quiz so children can learn and show off their knowledge of bees and other pollinators. We will bring along lots of beekeeping equipment for the pupils to see, including a demonstration Hive (no live bees). 

    Focusing on the honeybee, you will enjoy creative and practical workshops and activities tailored to your class, as well as getting to taste the sweet stuff – from £200

    Lots of beekeeping equipment to explore at the workshop

    Presentation/Quiz

    How many pollinators can you name? Can you identify different types of bees? Forget your A-game, you’ll need your bee-game to win at this quiz!

    Activities

    We have lots of different educational and fun activities to help inspire, eg life-cycle plates, candle-rolling, seed-ball making and bee-hotel construction

    Honey Tasting

    Set the benchmark for the favourite class memory of the year. Get stuck in to the good stuff and reward some great learning with golden honey!

    Observation hive

    During the summer months (May to September), when the bees are active, it is possible to include a live observation beehive as part of the half-day workshop.

    The bees will be fully enclosed (nothing flying) in a glass-sided hive so the children can get up close. Will they be able to spot the queen? They might even get to watch her laying an egg! – from £250

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    Spot the queen laying an egg in the Observation Hive
    Spot the queen bee laying an egg

    It takes a honeybee it’s whole life (6 weeks) to make 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey

    After-school club

    Buzz-like-a-bee

    Sign up for a 6 week after-school club programme. Sessions are informative, fun and educational. Each week will involve an aspect of learning either about essential pollinators or a component of protecting our planet plus a practical or creative activity. 

    We can bring the after-school club to your school. Children will enjoy 6 sessions learning all about bees and getting stuck in with the bee-related activities. The after-school club can be run in conjunction with a host-a-hive package. The children can help to complete the hive inspections.

    Alternatively, if there is no onsite beehive, we will provide the opportunity to come and visit our Experience Apiary at CATCH Leeds for anyone completing a Buzz-like-a-bee club.

    We can also run this club directly from our Experience Apiary if you prefer for the club to be off-site. There are sessions that run that are not tied to a specific school that parents can sign up to as well.

    Get in touch to discuss prices and locations.

    Bee Inspired Eco Education is committed to making these sessions accessible to all so please see our Pricing and Inclusion policies for information on discounts available.

    Kids making bee hive frames at the Buzz-like-a-bee after school club

    To produce 0.5kg of beeswax, the bees need to consume 4-5kg of honey

    On-site school beehive

    Host-a-hive

    Do you want a school beehive?

    Looking after honeybees, whilst extremely rewarding, can be time-consuming and challenging. In practice, ‘the bees don’t read the books’ and often things don’t go quite to plan. If your school wants to consider a permanent apiary, we would recommend at least 3 staff members follow a BBKA (British Beekeepers Association) Beginners course. Furthermore, you need to consider that a large part of the active honeybee season will be in the school summer holidays. It is a lot of work and a big commitment, therefore it is usually unrealistic.

    Bee Inspired Eco Education Host-a-hive beehive

    Try BIEE Host-a-hive

    We have a fantastic alternative to the hassle and commitment required to have your own beehive – benefit from the amazing learning opportunities offered by our incredible pollinators without the stress through BIEE’s Host-a-hive programme!

    Initial assessment

    We will visit your site in the first half of spring term to discuss your requirements and assess the site suitability and make recommendations for you to prepare for hosting one of our beehives.

    Learning to buzz

    During the second half of spring term (prior to Easter break), we will run a 6 week programme either during school-time for full classes (recommended for years 4/5) or as an after-school club which would be funded by parents/carers.

    We will teach the children about the intricacies of looking after honeybees (along with learning about other pollinators, biodiversity and looking after our environment).

    bees on a flower showing pollination
    Person inspecting a frame from a beehive with bees on honeycomb

    Here come the bees

    During the Easter holidays, we will carefully relocate a small colony of honeybees in one of our beehives to your site, and then the fun begins!

    Live – love – learn

    The colony will require weekly inspections. Bee Inspired Eco Education will come in and help the pupils to tend to their bee-guests – again this could either be school-funded or parent/carer funded as an after-school club.

    Honey harvest

    If all goes well, and the weather is favourable with ample forage, the bees may produce some surplus honey. We can extract it towards the end of the summer term, allowing all participants to taste the result of their combined hard work with the bees.

    Time to bee off

    At the end of the summer term, we will relocate the beehive to the BIEE out-apiary in a countryside location, allowing the bees to continue their summer buzziness and prepare for overwintering.

    Please contact us to discuss prices and boundless possibilities of eco education for schools!

    Uncapping honeycomb ready for honey extraction
    Reaching out to all

    Need help with funding?

    As a community interest company, we are passionate about the environment and ensuring that our workshops and clubs are accessible by the whole community.

    ‘We don’t want cost to be a barrier to inspiring a love of bees and the environment’

    We want to make our eco education activities open to as many as possible so we are constantly striving to access grants to allow us to offer low or no-cost activities.

    If your school or organisation is unable to allocate budget (or secure your own grant funding) please get in touch. When funding is available we will reach out to you. Priority will be given based on need, social impact and grant conditions.

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    Bees entering a beehive