As Western Australia’s worm farm specialists we take great delight in offering our Worm Farming School Incursion conducted by the Foothills Sustainability Centre designed to encourage and support worm composting and waste reduction in schools

In brief our worm farming school incursion includes live worms, unique wheelie bin worm farms (made on site!), worm products, worm quiz, visual material and more

We suggest this could be the highlight of your school incursions this year as it is very much a hands-on exercise and an exciting discipline where science meets nature

The Worm Farming Incursion tailored for your school will be very informative given that we genuine worm farmers and manufacture ALL our unique wheelie bin worm farms on site at the Foothills Sustainability Centre as well as raising our own compost worms

Forget the old bath tub worm or stackable types of worm farms available elsewhere, as they can be difficult to operate and maintain. Our quest is ‘making worms matter’ and ‘making worm farming easy’.

Who benefits from a worm farming incursion?

We provide informative Worm Farming School Incursions directed towards any Year level and indeed the community at large

Our goal is to develop in the participating students and schools a respect and appreciation of these wonderful creatures and understand why they are so important for our well-being

The hands-on experience with worm composting concentrates on how worms can reduce food scraps and waste into healthy garden soil and encourage microbial activity to enrich garden produce

Worm Farm Incursion topics

We endeavour to provide dynamic and informative incursions with both practical and theoretical elements covered during a typical session:-

Worm ecology and role of worms in the ecosystem
Examining live worms to identify their amazing features and adaptations
The state of waste management, minimisation and recycling in the community
A practical introduction to various worm farms; in-ground, conventional, wheelie bin and large scale commercial (students will take part in the setting up of a typical wheelie bin worm farm)
Upkeep and care of worm farms including do’s and don’ts in relation to feeding and tendering
Emphasis on composting benefits and the production of nutrient rich worm juice and worm castings to add to our nutrient deficient soils
How a school can develop and integrate organic waste recycling systems
Challenge ~ invent your own worm farm!

Worm Farming School Incursion happy Customers

We are keen to see as many students involved as possible and have been host to many schools over the years with the initial school incursion being at Kardinya Primary School way back in 2009. Since then, we have either welcomed students to the Foothills Sustainability Centre in Wattle Grove or visited schools or colleges including Kelleberrin District H.S; Duncraig Senior High School; St Mary’s Anglican Girls School; Bunbury Catholic College; Wesley College; All Saints College; Kolbe College; Thornlie Christian College; Canning Community College; Hale School; Lake Gwelup P.S; South Perth P.S; Currambine P.S; Lathlain P.S; Bletchley P.S; Laithlain P.S ; Comet Bay P.S; East Maddington P.S; Duncraig Senior High School; Buggles Child Care Centre; Kidz Galore Nedlands; Kalamunda Out of School Centre; Ardross P.S; Applecross P.S; Roleystone Community College;South Perth P.S; North Cottesloe P.S; Midvale P.S; Hale School Junior Campus; St Dominic’s School; and more recently St Mary’s School Karrinyup as well as Woodthorpe School Eastern Campus and The International School of Western Australia

School Worm farming Incursion: Care & Attention

We find that some children are perhaps a little bit apprehensive initially during our worm farming incursions but quickly come around to delight in observing worm behaviour and appreciating the proven results of their activity

Disposable gloves are provided so that both the children taking part and the worms remain happy throughout the human contact and avoid any ‘yucky’ feelings on either side

The worms love the outing and attention the children bestow upon them during the worm farming incursions but we stress that the worms must be gently handled to avoid any harm

Cost

Cost is $275.00 +GST for a single 1 hour class or $495.00 +GST for two consecutive approximately 1 hour classes on the same day ; plus travel expenses depending upon location

Sessions are designed for a maximum of 30 students per class or session at any one time

Worm Farm Incursion Booking Enquiry

Bonus

If you book your School or Centre with us and wish to purchase a Wheelie Bin Worm Farm from Wormfarms Australia we will provide an attractive end price for the combined offering! Just ask us!