School visit to the zoo

Brand new for visits from June 2025! Why is the giraffe so tall? Are mole-rats completely hairless? 

Coming soon. Students participate in our brand new gameshow: 'Guess Zoo?' Interact with our Digital Theatre...

Why is food so important? Do all animals eat the same food? What happens to the food once it disappears down our throats? 

Our Conservation Animation workshop provides a unique opportunity for students to mix knowledge of animals and conservation with creative skills, allowing for literacy and ICT development.

In this immersive escape room experience, we'll explore the dark world of the illegal wildlife trade, learn about the work of zoos to combat this, and discover how Chester Zoo is preventing extinction.

In this popular workshop, we’ll talk through some of the major threats facing tropical rainforest plants and animals, test our knowledge with a hands on table activity and discover how much us humans rely on the rainforest to survive.

In this engaging workshop, we’ll examine some of the major threats facing wildlife currently – including pollution, over-exploitation and habitat loss.

Brand new for visits from June 2025. Why do we need to understand ecosystems for conservation work? 

Brand new for visits from June 2025. Discover the role DNA plays in conservation work at the zoo...

Discover species that are facing threats caused by climate change. Visit the habitats of iconic 'must see' species...

Students will investigate the threats to biodiversity, learn more about the species that are affected and the role of a modern zoo...

In this immersive escape room experience, we'll explore the dark world of the illegal wildlife trade, learn about the work of zoos to combat this, and discover how Chester Zoo is helping nature survive and thrive.

Using a combination of engaging group activities, games and presentations, your students will investigate how variations int he genetic code react with habitats...

Brand new from June 2025. Why do we need to understand ecosystems for conservation work? 

Brand new for visits from June 2025. Discover the role DNA plays in conservation work at the zoo. 

In addition to our in zoo workshops, we have a range of resources to help with teaching and learning. 

Students will investigate the threats to biodiversity, learn more about the species that are affected and the role of a modern zoo.

Look at how marketing links into our conservation mission and explore our marketing objectives, visitor research and target audiences. We’ll also cover the marketing mix, including the work of our PR department.

We can learn a lot about our own behaviours by looking at our close relatives. 

Brand new from June 2025. How do you track a giraffe on the vast African savannah? This workshop will explore the methods used to monitor populations of endangered species. Plus, a walking tour of our brand new Heart of Africa zone!

In this session, we will explore how public attitudes and expectations of zoos has changed over the years, how we provide for different visitor needs and how we keep customer service standards high.

Look at how marketing links into our conservation mission and explore our marketing objectives, visitor research and target audiences. We’ll also cover the marketing mix, including the work of our PR department.

In addition to our in zoo workshops, we have a range of resources to help with teaching and learning. 

Scientists have been classifying the natural world for hundreds of years. In this workshop, students will investigate the 3 domain system.

In this workshop we’ll tell you about how we evaluate the effectiveness of conservation breeding programmes, educational interventions and in-situ conservation measures.

This walking tour workshop will explore species in the zoo which form interesting evolution case studies.

Chester Zoo’s six regional field programs operate in over 30 different countries worldwide.