Sydney Zoo Education

02/09/2025

Check out the latest editorial from School News Australia about visiting Zoos 🦁🦎🙉 featuring our amazing team!

“Visiting a zoo or wildlife park can reinforce classroom learning, help students to experience learning hands on, and give young learners access to experts to answer all of their burning questions in curriculum-aligned learning sessions.”

More than a break from the classroom, a zoo visit can reinforce and strengthen learning outcomes across a range of curriculum areas

24/02/2025

Know any budding environmental leaders? Applications close on March 1st!
Open to high schoolers in Western Sydney - Embrace the Wild is a youth environmental leadership program run in partnership with Roots and Shoots Australia. It includes:

- intensives at Sydney Zoo on set Saturdays
- immersion in sustainability and conservation issues and solutions
- leadership mentoring through the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots and Shoots Australia team
- hands on activities and behind the scenes at Sydney Zoo
- optional trips into nature with experts
- graduation event to showcase all that our youth have created in their passion projects throughout the year and celebrate their achievements

Open to high school students in Western Sydney- tag teachers/family members you think have a budding environmental leader in their midst! Apply through the link on our website https://sydneyzoo.com/education/youth-leadership-experience

21/02/2025

Our NEW Education Access Scheme Is Here!
Sydney Zoo is making learning and zoo excursions more affordable and accessible than ever with our brand-new Education Access Scheme! We believe every student deserves the chance to explore, discover, and connect with wildlife.

For a flat fee, eligible schools unlock:
🦁Unlimited self-guided visits for the entire year
🐾Discounted workshops to enhance learning
🐟Free educational resources & support

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to bring learning to life! Check if your school is eligible now https://sydneyzoo.com/education/education-access-scheme

14/02/2025

This week for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science we are celebrating women in science at Sydney Zoo!
Meet Vivien, our resident vet nurse. Every day Vivien works alongside the veterinary team overseeing the care of 183 species and 4000 individuals at the zoo. She works with animals large and small using her understanding of physiology and biology as well as different technologies to monitor the health and wellbeing of the animals in her care. Vivien claims "I'm a science imposter as I don't have a STEM degree" but this job is dependent on her science skills and knowledge and she's a hugely important part of the zoo team.

13/02/2025

Celebrating Women and Girls in Science this week - meet Amy one of Sydney Zoo’s brilliant Education team members.
Amy is about to embark on her PhD studying typically overlooked native Australian mammal species and their hind limb adaptations.
She’s hoping in her study to contribute to a deeper understanding of the connection between anatomy and scaling, and provide insight into the lives of extant (living) species and the evolutionary history of extinct species. (It sounds amazing doesn’t it?!)
Students meet Amy every week at Sydney Zoo as she delivers half day workshops about features of living things and their environments, wildlife and their adaptations, and conservation projects from around the world!

12/02/2025

This week for International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February) we are celebrating women in science at Sydney Zoo!
Our Conservation Manager Liz works with like-minded organisations and field scientists to protect global biodiversity. From rewilding native species locally to supporting education and restoration efforts abroad. Liz is dedicated to finding solutions to ensure a sustainable future for wildlife and their habitats, so we can enjoy a thriving natural world.