TADPOLE KITS FOR SCHOOLS- funded by Icon Water- Term 4 each year
Observe the magic transformation of tadpoles into frogs in your classroom.
Frogs are iconic, cute and globally under threat.
It is illegal to remove or translocate tadpoles or frogs from the wild. FrogWatch can help you to get tadpoles into your classroom, along with everything you need to raise them into young frogs.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
We have 120 kits available, with a max of 4 kits per school. Bookings follow a strict ‘first paid, first in’ rule. Costs: $50 per kit, paired with a $50 refundable deposit.
HOW TO ORDER YOUR TADPOLE KIT(S) 1 – 0 – 1
Bookings are closed for 2024. If you would like to take part in the annual Tadpole fun please send an email to actfrogwatcheducator@gmail.com, stating your name, school and contact number and we will add you to our Tadpole alert list
Fill in the Tadpole Kit request form YOU WILL NEED YOUR ORGANISATION’S BANK ACCOUNT DETAIL FOR THIS!!
- An invoice and payment reference will be emailed to you within 10 working days, payable in 7 working days.
- Late payments and payments without provided payment reference will not be accepted.
- Read the Tadpole Kits for Schools Program Information
- Download the FrogWatch’s Tadpole Kit Program DIARY and our other teaching resources, including a range of educational videos
- Enter pick up and return dates into your calendar.
- Add actfrogwatcheducator@gmail.com to your address book to avoid mailouts ending up in your junk mail!
To seek ethical approval follow this link to download the Care and Use of Animals in ACT Schools Policy. Alternatively, look it up under www.education.act.gov.au/publications_and_policies.
Fill in the Application for the Care and Use of Animals for Educational Purposes in ACT Schools , using the prepared responses here. Contact us if you have any questions.
Other information you will need: Daily Animal Health record sheet, Emergency and Pandemic Preparation for Animals instructions,
Tadpole kits pick up: First day of Term 4, Tuesday 15.10.24, 8am-5pm @ FrogWatch Headquarter, Flynn Community Hub, 21 Bingle Street, Flynn ACT
Tadpole kits return – unless arranged otherwise: Last Monday of Term 4, 16.12.24, 8am-5pm @ FrogWatch Headquarter, Flynn Community Hub, 21 Bingle Street, Flynn ACT
Looking forward to working with you!