Zoos are a fantastic place for children to learn but it is not just children on school trips that can benefit from visiting a zoo. Zoos offer amazing programmes for students of all ages to learn about a range of topics from animals and conservation to business studies but education within zoos involves all visitors! Every person who visits a zoo, whether it is part of a school trip or with a family visit, will have an opportunity to learn! In order to make this effective, zoos need to provide their guests with different levels of knowledge for diverse groups of people, who come from many age groups, educational levels, social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds Different approaches are used for children, for adults, for people with special needs, for weekend visitors and for biology students. |
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Programmes for schools and other educational institutions range from playgroups to lectures for postgraduates: |
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Lively and varied education programmes for schools bring subjects to life and inspire children to care about the world around them. |
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·Developing partnerships between zoos and further/higher education colleges and universities supports research and vocational training which is of benefit not just to the students but to the wider conservation and business community. |
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Education for visitors is good for conservation and recreation. |
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Innovative, exciting education programmes and interpretation enhance a zoo visit and develop the zoo visitors’ curiosity about animals into active awareness of the many threats facing the natural world. |
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Encouraging respect and empathy for the wild animal and its threatened habitat helps to mobilize future support and funds in support of conservation. |
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