Minibeast Wildlife sessions offer students an amazing experience with live native wildlife, and as our name suggests we specialise in invertebrates which link into school curriculum very well. We cover topics such as basic structure and function, habitats, life cycles and adaptations, but we are very flexible and can cover or focus upon whatever topic you would like us to. The sessions are very hands-on and the children are able to get up-close-and-personal with all the animals, as well as touch many of them. Our kit of animals includes some of Australia's most spectacular minibeasts. Huge stick insects, giant burrowing cockroaches, rainforest snails, giant praying mantids, tarantulas, scorpions, huge centipedes, massive millipedes, beetles, rainforest crickets and more. We breed many of these animals ourselves, and it is possible to purchase some of them and housing from our website for on-going classroom learning enrichment. We offer discounts for schools who book sessions with us.

Our sessions go for an hour, with a maximum of 30 children per session. Our session prices are as follows (GST Inclusive:

• 1 session: $290

• 2 sessions: $500

• 3 sessions: $700

• 4 sessions: $870

• 5 sessions: $990

Minibeasts is available in the following areas:

• Victoria Areas and Regions:
  Ballarat, Bendigo, Central Highlands, East Gippsland Coast, Goldfields, Great Ocean Road, Lower Goulburn, Melton, Murray, Otways, Port Phillip, Shepparton Mooroopna, Southwest The Otways, The Bays Port Phillip, The Wimmera, Upper Yarra, West Coast Shipwreck Coast, Western District, Yarra Valley, Bellarine, Central Coast Bass Coast, Central Victoria Yarra Valley, Geelong, Goulburn Valley, Greater Melbourne, Melbourne Metropolitan, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, West Gippsland, Western Port, Bellarine Peninsula, Central Gippsland Coast, Daylesford / Macedon, Gippsland, Melbourne Outer Suburbs, Mornington Peninsula, Northwest The Mallee Sunraysia, Surf Coast, The Mallee, Upper Murray, Western Central Highlands/Tablelands.

• Queensland Areas and Regions:
  Cairns / Far North

Travelling Charges Apply:

• There are also travel costs associated with schools located outside of a 50km radius of our base in Brookfield (Victoria) and Kuranda (QLD). This is charged at $0.80 per kilometre.

Teacher Resources Available:

• Classroom resources are available for download on our website http://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au/Resources.htm

Staff Qualifications:

• Minibeast Wildlife is owned and operated by Alan and Deanna Henderson. They have a combined experience of over 30 years with working with native wildlife and educating children. Their staff are highly trained all all biological concepts relating to invertebrates and other small native wildlife.