The Mushrooms in Schools program 2025 has begun!
Thank you to all the schools who applied for free growing kits for the Mushrooms in Schools 2025 program. This year, 500 classrooms were provided a free mushroom growing kit, which means not every school application was successful.
However, we do have some great news for 2026! Our program is undergoing a complete overhaul, and will relaunch next year with a new name, dedicated website with interactive games, and expanded lesson plans for all foundational years K-6!
Sign up via the form below to be notified of the new program launch in 2026.
About the Mushrooms in Schools program.
Mushrooms kits are the perfect tool for classroom learning, as your students can easily grow and harvest mushrooms in a matter of weeks!
Through the Mushrooms in Schools program, teachers will receive 10 free lesson plans, enough for the whole school term and FREE mushroom kits for their classroom. The shared mushroom kits encourage teamwork and group learning, and over a few weeks of carefully growing and harvesting, there should be enough mushrooms for each student to cook and eat.
Mushroom kits are around half the size of a student’s desk. There is no need for special garden beds or change to school infrastructure, all you will need is a water spray bottle to keep the mushrooms wet. Everything else is provided!
Kits will be sent to schools in the first week of term three.
We're excited to share free resources to assist in-class learning for primary schools, and want to ensure involved classes can nurtue and care for their kits throughout term three, so that they produce healthy, delicious mushrooms!
Each mushroom kit includes:
Recyclable box containing compost, casing and spawn - everything you need for the mushrooms to grow!
10 FREE LESSON PLANS enough for a whole school term
Step-by-step instructions
Mushroom manuals for the students, with recipes and nutritional information
Downloadable certificate of completion for the students
IMPORTANT! New growing kit instructions for 2025!
This year, we have a NEW mushroom growing kit supplier and revised care instructions!
Click the link below to see what resources you will need, read the revised instructions and watch the instructional videos.
Sign up to be notified of the NEW mushroom education program!
We have exciting news! Our Mushrooms in Schools program is being re-developed, with a new name, new website with interactive student games, and expanded lesson plans and resources to include all foundational years from K-6!
Sign up below to be notified when its launched in 2026.
In the meantime, make sure you check out our lesson plans, which are free to download and use anytime! Thank you very much for your interest and we hope you have fun with fungi in class.