Education

Turn every playground into a living classroom

Empower children to study and share the living world around them

Inspire children by transforming ordinary school grounds into green spaces of curiosity and science
Plantsoon makes it simple for teachers to integrate green learning into regular lessons. Pupils go beyond textbooks by exploring, photographing, and tracking plants in their own surroundings. The result is an engaging mix of education and play that strengthens both environmental knowledge and digital skills.

Why schools choose Plantsoon

Support inclusive learning

Make your school’s green spaces accessible to all students with multilingual content, mobile-friendly access, and tools designed for diverse learning needs.

Highlight unique school features

Showcase not only plants, but outdoor classrooms, themed gardens, playground installations, and special student-led projects in one interactive map.

Enhance the school’s educational profile

Create a branded, interactive digital experience that showcases your commitment to STEM, environmental learning, and innovative teaching methods.

Boost student engagement & curiosity

Encourage students to explore gardens, follow curated learning trails, and return to discover new plants throughout the year.

Showcase your school garden

Showcase your school

Create a branded, multilingual showcase for your school campus — featuring plants, gardens, playgrounds, outdoor classrooms, and the stories that bring them to life.
Complete student engagement platform
Your school, your branding
Share content in multiple languages
Cloud-based and accessible from any mobile device
View a sample showcase of a school.

Smart plant labels to tell the full story

Discrete, weatherproof labels that blend seamlessly into your school grounds. Students scan them to explore the stories behind each plant, garden zone, or playground feature.
Premium, school-ready materials
QR codes link to interactive learning pages
Labels with or without plant names to encourage active learning
Accessible for students, teachers and visitors
View a sample interactive page of a fig tree.
Learn more
Plant labels for school grounds
Highlight playground features

Highlight non-living elements

Create a full digital record of your campus by showcasing not just plants, but also insect hotels, bee hives, benches, and other playground features. Your school community can explore the entire campus, with both living and non-living elements documented side by side.
GPS-tag and map each features
Share the story behind every element
Classify by element type
Assign features to specific zones and collections
View a sample digital page of an experience hut.

Immersive storytelling for your school garden

Bring your school plants and garden features to life by sharing their history, fun facts, and unique characteristics through engaging multimedia content. Students, teachers, and visitors can explore and learn in a fun, interactive way.
Digital pages with description, images, and more
Mapped locations for easy discovery
Works seamlessly with physical plant signs and QR codes
Multi-language experiences for all visitors
View a sample interactive page of a California oak.
Immersive plant storytelling

"Plantsoon enables our students, teachers, and even visitors to document and scan every playground plant, learning about its characteristics and background. This helped Sint-Pietersinstitute become the first school in Europe to achieve ArbNet accreditation."

Willem Janssens
Principal Sint-Pietersinstitute Turnhout, Belgium

Willem Janssens

Accelerate your ArbNet accreditation with Plantsoon

Plantsoon is proud to support gardens working toward ArbNet accreditation.
To support institutions on their accreditation journey, we offer a free dedicated ArbNet Accreditation Starter Package, designed to simplify your documentation, mapping, and digital collection setup in line with Level I requirements.
Explore the free Starter Package
Botanical garden

Bring your school grounds’ stories to life

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