Sydney Zoo will be closed to the public, including pass holders on Sunday 24 November & Wednesday 4 December, 2024.
Sydney Zoo will be closed to the public, including pass holders on Sunday 24 November & Wednesday 4 December, 2024.
This hands-on workshop explores traditional Aboriginal art with a focus on ochre painting. In this session students will learn about how Aboriginal art was used as a communication and recording tool. Students will also gain the practical experience of creating art through traditional methods.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
VAS3.2 VAS3.4
PROGRAM RESOURCES
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Art, Indigenous perspectives
ADDITIONAL COST
This program incurs an additional $2 fee for cost of take-home project materials
Led by out Sydney Zoo Cultural guides, students will learn about the sustainable use of native bush tucker plants and animals, and the cultural significance they have to First Nations Peoples. This workshop will explore tools and techniques to prepare food and manage the land. Students will also be guided through the traditional practice of weaving and take home a woven bracelet they will make during the program.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
ST3-5LW-T
PROGRAM RESOURCES
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Indigenous perspectives, food and fibre.
ADDITIONAL COST
This program incurs an additional $2 fee for cost of take-home project materials
Delve into the complex history of Aboriginal people in their pursuit for recognition and equality. Our guides will share some of the iconic and historical events that have led to a resilient and ongoing fight for justice since colonisation till present day.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
HT3-1
PROGRAM RESOURCES
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
History, geography, colonisation and equality
In this NEW Sydney Zoo schools program, students will discover some amazing adaptations of living things and explore the life of the charismatic chimpanzee. Using the power of inquiry, students will investigate how humans have impacted animals’ abilities to adapt and learn how to take action as global citizens to protect the world’s wildlife.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
ST3-4LW-S GE3-1 GE3-2
PROGRAM RESOURCES
Stage 3 teacher toolkit
Stage 3 booklet
Stage 3 digital book
Planning resources
Sydney Zoo map
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
This workshop will run for just over 90 minutes exploring the Africa and Asia precincts with your Sydney Zoo teacher. There is allocated time for morning tea for the earliest sessions.
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Animal adaptations
Science for Wildlife and Sydney Zoo have partnered to launch an exciting education program: The Koala Schools Project.
After a fire season no one will forget in 2019/20, this cross-curricular program will educate the next generation about bushfires, local wildlife and the iconic Koala species, while contributing to Geography and Science & Technology syllabus outcomes.
Students will engage in an incursion onsite at their school to start the program and the class will be able to attend the zoo for free during Threatened species week to complete the program. See more details here.
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Wildlife conservation, climate change, bushfires
We believe that education is a key part of a modern zoo. It promotes awareness and an affinity with animals, ensuring communities value and protect wildlife and habitats around the globe.
All encounter participants must:
Please note: your booking is not confirmed until the indemnity form is signed.
