Rainforests are AMAZING. These incredible places cover only 6% of the Earth’s surface but they contain more than 1/2 of the world’s plant and animal species! Not only that but they can be great inspiration for learning across a whole range of subjects. 

Our online learning resource platform contains more than 60 different resources to inspire learning about rainforests and rainforest species.  Follow our step by step guide below to get the most out of them. By making the research more or less detailed rainforest activities can be adapted for different ages, but most of these resources are best suited to learners aged 7–11 years.  

We’re very excited about launching WILDEVERSE, a new game by Internet of Elephants who are brilliant game makers, passionate about conservation.

Along with Teach the Future, we’re calling for reform within the English education system to meet the challenges of the climate emergency and ecological crisis.

Here at Chester Zoo, we are loud and proud about the amazing conservation work our teams carry out to help PREVENT EXTINCTION around the world, but we can’t achieve this on our own.

School children, aged 9-11, have completed a ‘take-over’ of the zoo, delivering public talks to inspire thousands of visitors to take action for wildlife.

Chester Zoo and Ignite Teaching School Alliance are partners in developing and delivering our #IgniteZoo curriculum design project. It’s our shared aim to advocate for conservation to become a core part of the curriculum so more children and teachers can become part of creating a better future for our planet.

We worked with the RSA to bring together people who are passionate about incorporating conservation and education, and creating conservationists of the future.

Since 2017 we’ve been working with Ignite TSA to inspire schools to put conservation at the heart of their curriculum, empowering pupils and teachers to act for wildlife.