The Ekka Learning Trail is a self-guided adventure designed to immerse students in the world of agriculture and food production.
Armed with a special Learning Trail Passport Booklet, students are encouraged to explore the Agricultural Education Hall and collect stamps from 11 interactive trail points.
Each stop offers a unique, hands-on experience from milling grain and sorting wool to discover where their food and clothes come from, to learning what it takes to be a little backyard farmer.
The trail is packed with opportunities to see, touch and learn, helping kids connect classroom learning with real-world agriculture in a fun and engaging way.
Learning Trail Passport Booklets can be collected from any Information Booth at the Ekka.
students and teachers attended an Ekka Excursion
Ekka Learning Trail booklets distributed to students and families
animals at the Ekka for interactive learning opportunities
entries into education or school classes of competitions
Learning Trail inclusions
The Learning Trail Passport includes Australian Curriculum linked educational activities for students to complete. This encourages a journey around the grounds, encompassing various learning opportunities at the Ekka about a variety of educational agricultural topics.
The Ekka Excursion Information Booklet 2025 has been developed to assist teachers in completing school excursion consent forms and risk assessments. This document provides further detail regarding the proposed activities, teacher/educator supervision, transport, dress code, medical and personal information and excursion costs. Click HERE to access.
The Learning Trail Teacher's Guide will include post-excursion classroom resources all connected with the Australian Curriculum. The document will have corresponding videos, activities and worksheets for teachers and students from agricultural industry experts that highlight the value of exploring agriculture in the classroom. The included links provide teachers with direct access to numerous learning opportunities, all with curriculum alignment and grade accessibility information. The resources to be supplied will have both digital and hands-on materials for students to build connections to the importance of food and fibre.
The Educational Extras guide is designed to highlight the many additional activities, displays, exhibits, and demonstrations that enhance the educational offering at the Ekka.
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Related Information
Rural Discovery Day
A world of discovery awaits city students at Rural Discovery Day. The 'ag-ucational' day brings the country to the city to teach primary school students that food and fibre comes from farms, not the shopping centre.
Ekka Excursion
Ekka excursions are a great way to engage with Australian agriculture and are full of memorable and unique hands-on learning activities for school and children of all age groups.
Education Resources
The Ekka Education Resources will have corresponding videos, activities and worksheets for teachers and students from agricultural industry experts that highlight the value of exploring agriculture in the classroom.
