Sydney Zoo Education

Sydney Zoo Education 🐾 Inspiring young minds through zoo education! ✨ Workshops to inspire student students of all ages.

Does anyone else use cloth to wrap their Christmas presents (and reuse year on year)? Furoshiki in Japanese - the art of...
23/12/2024

Does anyone else use cloth to wrap their Christmas presents (and reuse year on year)? Furoshiki in Japanese - the art of wrapping gifts or carrying items using a square piece of cloth. Some of our staff love using cloth to wrap, it becomes a gift in itself plus you can reuse it each year which reduces waste.

19/12/2024

Wow what a great first day for Mini Zookeeper for a Day these holidays!
🦈🐊Two highlights for the participants today - they all happened to love sharks and crocodiles!

Join us in January (we’ve already sold out December dates).

What’s happening this week? Find Sydney Zoo Education at Penrith Beach today 10am-12pm for Wildlife Wednesday - learn al...
18/12/2024

What’s happening this week?
Find Sydney Zoo Education at Penrith Beach today 10am-12pm for Wildlife Wednesday - learn all about turtles today and meet Crush the Eastern Long-necked Turtle.
Exciting morning as we found hatched turtle eggs along the beach!
Learn from the team about citizen science and how to protect turtle eggs near you from fox predation.
Our next day here is Wednesday 8th January. See you there!

16/12/2024

Embrace the Wild youth leadership program 2024 has come to a close.
Our graduates that attended the Saturday event showcased their sustainability and conservation projects, it was such an inspirational day! Here are some highlights of the year.
Big thank you to Zara Bending our guest speaker who shared her journey and inspired us all with her actions fighting for wildlife.

Do you know a Western Sydney high school student who is passionate about the environment or wildlife? Find out more here: https://sydneyzoo.com/education/youth-leadership-experience/

11/12/2024

What’s on this week in education?
We’re busy teaching Stage 6 Operating a Zoo.
Follow Louie on the program as he takes students through Marketing, Operations, Finance and Human Resources.

Students get exciting behind the scenes access to learn in depth about how the zoo operates, meet some zoo animals up close as a surprise and delight component and complete a SWOT analysis.

Warami, bookings for Traditional Music and Dance are open for 2025! This interactive workshop gets students up and movin...
09/12/2024

Warami, bookings for Traditional Music and Dance are open for 2025!

This interactive workshop gets students up and moving as they learn about the traditional creative arts. Students will learn about traditional musical instruments, such as the didgeridoo and clapsticks, and explore the sounds they make. They will also gain an understanding of traditional dance movements and the stories behind them.

What happens on the day?
🎶 A First Nations educator will engage a class (or up to 30 students) in the Talking Huts within the Australian Precinct. The workshop will run for 45-60 minutes. First workshops start at 9.45am and last workshops of the day start at 12.45pm. They must be pre-booked.
🦁 Before and after the workshop, school teachers investigate the remainder of the zoo with their students.

Subject to availability, 240 students can participate in workshops on any day.

Check out wwww.sydneyzoo.com/education for how to book.

We have a range of FREE education resources on our website including Teacher Toolkits and student booklets to help you plan your visit. See here for more: https://sydneyzoo.com/education/resources/

The heat is on (assessed through thermal cameras with Stage 4 students....) Stage 4 bookings are open for 2025!In Classi...
04/12/2024

The heat is on (assessed through thermal cameras with Stage 4 students....) Stage 4 bookings are open for 2025!

In Classification and adaptations students will get up close to ambassador animals, use thermal imaging technology to assess thermoregulation in mammals vs reptiles and learn about dichotomous keys.

🧐 What happens on the day?
🦈A Sydney Zoo teacher will take a class (or up to 30 students) through the Australian precinct, including the Aquarium. The workshop will run for 90 minutes, allowing them to explore half the zoo with an expert.
🎤Students will be asked to use a listening device to better engage with the Sydney Zoo teacher, they may bring their own 3.5mm jack headset if they wish, but the Education team have some to borrow.
🐍🐸🦁🐟🐦As they make their way through the precinct, students will explore adaptations, thermoregulation and classification of all 5 vertebrate classes.
🐾 Before or after the workshop, school teachers investigate the other half of the zoo with their students.

Subject to availability, 240 students can participate in workshops on any day

If you are planning to use the new syllabus, please let us know in your booking comments. We are catering to both in 2025.

Find out more here https://sydneyzoo.com/education/

We have a range of FREE education resources on our website including Teacher Toolkits with pre and post work, Student Booklets to use onsite on the day and other resources to help plan your visit. Find them here https://sydneyzoo.com/education/resources/

Did you hear? Stage 1 2025 bookings open In Features of living things: be a hero for habitat students will learn how to ...
03/12/2024

Did you hear? Stage 1 2025 bookings open

In Features of living things: be a hero for habitat students will learn how to improve environments for things to thrive through a range of hands-on activities. They'll gain a deep understanding of features of living things and their environments throughout the zoo.

🧐 What happens on the day?
🦒 A Sydney Zoo teacher will take one class (or up to 30 students) per workshop through the South East Asian and African precincts for 90 minutes, allowing students to experience half of the zoo with an expert.
🌳Stopping often on the way, they engage with the habitats, meet ambassador animals, take part in hands on activities and recreate a mini habitat as a class to assess learning.
🕵️‍♂️ Before or after the workshop, school teachers investigate the other half of the zoo with their students.

Subject to availability - up to 240 students can take part in workshops across a single day.

👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 Looking to start the new syllabus next year? We will be able to cater to your needs, focusing on grouping animals and life cycles, let us know in your booking comments.

Find out more and how to book here https://sydneyzoo.com/education/stage-1/

Find our FREE resources including a Teacher Toolkit with pre and post visit activities, student booklets and other guides to visiting the zoo here https://sydneyzoo.com/education/resources/

Habitat protection and creation is such an important activity in urban areas. The Sustainable Schools Network of have m...
02/12/2024

Habitat protection and creation is such an important activity in urban areas. The Sustainable Schools Network of have meetings and professional learning each term. We hosted their end of year meeting and discussed habitat creation in schools, problem solved issues and got hands on making insect and frog hotels. They even got to meet Thor one of the Zoo’s Magnificent Tree Frogs. Such a fun afternoon!

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT thanks to EdTripper 🚨⁣EdTripper are running a special competition just for schools⁣🎉 WIN $500 for your ...
28/11/2024

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT thanks to EdTripper 🚨
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EdTripper are running a special competition just for schools
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🎉 WIN $500 for your school’s next excursion!
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Here’s how to enter: 👉 Subscribe to the EdTripper newsletter 📩 👉 OR before the end of Term 4 send an enquiry about your next excursion with Sydney Zoo (this can include dates for next year) at edtripper.com 🎒⁣or through https://sydneyzoo.com/education
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That’s it!
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💥 Hurry! Entries close on the 20th of December, 2024. Winners are announced soon after.⁣
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Tag your teacher besties, share with your school, and let’s get some serious learning happening outside the classroom.⁣
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For T&C check out link in comments

28/11/2024

Sugar gliders are amazing little marsupials that have many adaptations that help them survive in the Australian bush. Here are 3 awesome ones that our colony are showing off:
👀 Big eyes to see in the dark - they are nocturnal (active at night)
🐾 Sharp claws - they are arboreal - live in trees so these come in handy
🪂 Patagium - the skin between their wrists and ankles that allow them to glide between trees to travel or escape predators. Check out the slow motion video of Winnie gliding.

Unfortunately sugar gliders are on the menu for many feral predators, including our pet cats 🐱 due to their small size (maximum weight is 160g the same as an average apple).
They can survive in pockets of suburban bush even here in Sydney.
This makes it really important to keep our cats indoors at night, that way we're also keeping our pets safe.

We’re so excited to announce that Sydney Zoo won the Sustainability Connect Business of the Year award at the 2024 NSW E...
23/11/2024

We’re so excited to announce that Sydney Zoo won the Sustainability Connect Business of the Year award at the 2024 NSW Environmental Education awards.
Amy and Josh - two of our amazing education team members were nominated and short listed for Emerging Leader in Environmental Education. Congratulations to both and to Amy for receiving the highly commended award.

19/11/2024

What's happening this week in education at Sydney Zoo? 🐾
As we head into the second half of Term 4 we still have workshops galore! Preschoolers are learning about Caring for Country and what animals need to survive 🐢
Stage 1 are visiting a lot this week covering various topics including:
First Nations Connection to Place, Food and Fibre or Traditional Music and Dance 🌴🎵
Features of Living Things and their Environments 🐘🌳

Stage 4 are booked into Classification and Adaptations or Traditional Weaving

Stage 6 will be completing our new business studies program Operating a Zoo and going behind the scenes 🦒

19/11/2024

What's happening this week in education at Sydney Zoo? 🐾
As we head into the second half of Term 4 we still have workshops galore! Preschoolers are learning about Caring for Country and what animals need to survive 🐢
Stage 1 are visiting a lot this week covering various topics including:
First Nations Connection to Place, Food and Fibre or Traditional Music and Dance 🌴🎵
Features of Living Things and their Environments 🐘 🌳

Stage 4 are booked into Classification and Adaptations or Traditional Weaving

Stage 6 will be completing our new business studies program Operating a Zoo and going behind the scenes 🦒

18/11/2024

At Sydney Zoo we ask our community to Choose, Change and Contribute. Choose wildlife-friendly products, Change your behaviour for wildlife – small actions make a big difference, and Contribute to wildlife causes.
As Dr Jane Goodall famously states, "You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
How can you make a difference for wildlife today?

Thanks for coming Marayong Public School! Louie and Amy our Sydney Zoo teachers had a great time sharing our zoo and wil...
14/11/2024

Thanks for coming Marayong Public School! Louie and Amy our Sydney Zoo teachers had a great time sharing our zoo and wildlife with you!

13/11/2024

At Sydney Zoo we are celebrating International Zoo and Aquarium Educators Day! Zoo educators are passionate people that inspire awe and wonder in nature in people of all ages.
At Sydney Zoo, school education programs are syllabus linked to provide valuable, high quality learning opportunities and are linked to real world conservation issues and efforts.
Many people have memories of awe inspiring excursions to the zoo when they were at school - do you have any memories to share? Comment below

What's happening this week in education at Sydney Zoo? 🐾 It’s workshops galore! Early Stage 1, Stage 3 and Stage 4 works...
12/11/2024

What's happening this week in education at Sydney Zoo? 🐾 It’s workshops galore!

Early Stage 1, Stage 3 and Stage 4 workshops will concentrate on living things, amazing adaptations and classification, while we have Early Stage 1 and Stage 2 workshops focusing on Caring for Country and Traditional Music and Dance.

We’ll also be focusing on International Zoo and Aquarium Educators Day, which lands on November 14! 📚

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Embrace the Wild 2024 highlights
Embrace the Wild 2024 highlights

Embrace the Wild youth leadership program 2024 has come to a close. Our graduates that attended the Saturday event showcased their sustainability and conservation projects, it was such an inspirational day! Here are some highlights of the year. Big thank you to Zara Bending our guest speaker who shared her journey and inspired us all with her actions fighting for wildlife. Do you know a Western Sydney high school student who is passionate about the environment or wildlife? Find out more here: https://sydneyzoo.com/education/youth-leadership-experience/

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