If you're looking for a fun and educational school trip for your pupils, look no further! Our zoo is home to a whole range of animals including penguins, meerkats, zebra, wolves and 4 species of big cat - Guaranteed to encourage your pupils to get involved and learn.
*Please note that unfortunately we no longer use live animals in our education sessions.
We aim to deliver interactive educational experiences using resources such as live animals, biofacts and multimedia all linking to the National Curriculum. We offer a fun presentation for secondary school students aged between 11-14 years. Unfortunately, we do not offer general visits for secondary schools but can accommodate KS3 groups with a maximum of 25 students, if an Education session is booked as part of the visit.
Mini Meets are a new education option and can be an alternative to our classroom-based education sessions or also as an addition to our classroom based education sessions. Mini meets allow you to meet one of our zoo educators at an animal habitat where they will give an exciting and engaging talk about the animal using biofacts such as skulls. We offer mini meets at our Lion, Tiger, Penguin and Sun Bear habitats. Mini Meets are priced at £15 for a 10-15 minute talk and have a limit of 30 students
How do you spot a snow leopard in the Himalayas? How do you track a pride of lions in the savannah? Can your students identify animals from their footprints? Animal trackers also shines a light on how animal crime is being tackled across the planet!
Animal Trackers meets the following areas of the National Curriculum:
At Hertfordshire Zoo we have 4 different ‘Big Cat‘ species including Jaguars, Lions, Amur Tigers and Snow Leopards. How are they all different? What makes them successful predators? In this session students will take a whistle stop tour across the globe to explore cat species and their habitats.
Roars and Claws meets the following areas of the National Curriculum:
• identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
• recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
• identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
• identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
What does it take to look after amazing and incredible animal species? In this session students will find out how we work at Hertfordshire Zoo to give some of our resident species the best homes possible. Students will generate their own ideas to create extraordinary exhibits!
Extraordinary Exhibits meets the following areas of the National Curriculum:
• find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)
Why are Arctic, Red and Fennec foxes so different? We take students on a journey to different habitats in order to find out why they are perfectly suited to survive there. Students will also shine a light on the forest floor of the Amazon Rainforest to discover amazing adaptations from some of its most renowned animals.
Amazing Adaptations meets the following areas of the National Curriculum:
• identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
• identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
• recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
How do you track a Lion? How can we save a Snow Leopard? With animals losing their habitats at an alarming rate and species on the verge of extinction, Hertfordshire Zoo is doing everything it can to support conservation across the globe. Students will be given the opportunity to find out the threats to wildlife by getting up close to seized artefacts (courtesy of HM customs). It’s now or never for wildlife conservation and your students could have the answers!
Conservation meets the following areas of the National Curriculum:
· Understand how organisms are affected by their environment and their ecosystems.
· Understand how changes in an environment can lead to extinction.
· Understand how human processes can change landscapes, environments and climate.
· Identify that Earth has limited resources, and the importance of recycling.
· Understand effective management of the conflict between human needs and conservation to maintain sustainability.
Discover the amazing animals that live in the richest habitats on Earth, what makes them so unique and how they have adapted to survive here. We will also learn about rainforest destruction and what we can do to help.
Rainforests meet the following National Curriculum:
· Identify and name common animals (birds, mammals, etc.).
· Understand habitats, animal/plant interaction etc.
· Recognise that environments can change, and that this can pose a threat to living things.
