National Conservation Zoo

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Bringing the zoo to you

We offer this for primary and secondary schools, scroll down for secondary offer. This unique package can be tailored to your school, includes a fun and interactive show for the whole school, and a number of curriculum-linked workshops for individual classes. It’s the perfect way to get the whole school involved!

Shows and workshops are all 45 minutes long to fit flexibly around your school day.

Primary schools: Build your own unique day

All you need to do is choose from our range of shows and workshops

Step 1

Pick one show for the whole school:

 

  1. Build your own zoo
  2. Preventing Extinction
  3. Habitats and adaptations

Step 2

Pick one classroom workshop. These are suitable for either KS1 or KS2:

- Africa
- Minibeasts
- Rainforests
- How can we be sustainable?

This workshop will be delivered to individual classes in their own classroom.

Step 3

Select your package:

 

Package 1

This is delivered by 1 member of staff. It includes one whole school show, and one classroom workshop delivered to three different classes.

 

Package 2

This is delivered by two members of staff and includes everything in package 1, plus 4 additional classroom workshops. Price: £350

Primary schools: Whole school shows

Habitats & adaptations

Join us as we explore some of the awesome adaptations that help animals to thrive in their habitats, and think about what might happen if those habitats disappeared.

Preventing extinction

Join us as we discover some endangered animals, and find out what’s happening to them in the wild.

Build your own zoo

Using artefacts and activities, we’ll explore the role of zoos, the habitat and nutrition the animals need, and some of the different careers within the zoo. 

Primary schools: Classroom workshops

Mini-beasts

Why are mini-beasts so important? We will be finding out about many of our smallest creatures in the world, and why they are so important to our planet.

Africa

Using artefacts and fun activities we will explore this vast continent. We will look at why some species are threatened with extinction and what Chester zoo is doing to help them.

Rainforests

Why are rainforests so famous for their biodiversity? Why is deforestation happening and what can we do to protect this precious, complex habitat?

How can we be sustainable?

Through fun activities and discussions we share ways that we can all become more sustainable and help the natural world which is facing extreme pressures.

Secondary schools: Build your own unique day

All you need to do is choose from our range of shows and workshops

Package 1

4 workshops for £200

This is delivered by 1 member of staff. Please note a maximum of 2 different workshops can be selected. Workshop details below.

Package 2

8 workshops for £350

This is delivered by 2 members of staff. Please note a maximum of 2 different workshops can be selected. Workshop details below.

Secondary schools: Classroom workshops

Evolution & Variation

From the earliest vertebrates to modern day mammals, students will explore a whistlestop tour of evolution through gameplay. Can their species survive the ever-changing landscape?

Climate & Sustainability

How does converting natural land for human use contribute towards climate change? In this workshop students will judge their own contributions and assess the importance of acting sustainably.

Ecosystems Escape Room

Students will work together to follow a paper-trail of puzzles, revealing riddles and cracking clues while exploring African ecosystems.

Get in touch

Find out more about whole school shows and workshops on offer and register your interest by getting in touch with our team