Rzss Schools Education Programme

Schools Education Programme 2015 | 16 RZSS Edinburgh Zoo, RZSS Highland Wildlife Park and outreach programmes

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RZSS Edinburgh Zoo

Wild about Scotland

Our 82 acre site is home to over 700 animals

RZSS has teamed up with Clydesdale Bank to

from all over the world. With everything from

offer FREE sessions to primary school children

favourites like penguins and tigers to more unusual

all over Scotland. The project delivers an

residents like Socorro doves there is something for

outreach programme on Scotland’s amazing

everyone. Education sessions are delivered in the

biodiversity via a bespoke double-decker bus.

Education Centre, out in the Park or even in our new wildlife garden, some including hands-on experiences with some of our smaller animals.

Entrance to the Zoo is at a reduced rate for groups taking part in an education session.

Why not go to rzss.org.uk/education to find out about our weekend and holiday education programmes?

The bus has been fully converted to provide a unique and inspiring teaching space for school children and provide fun, practical sessions that fully complement the National Curriculum for Excellence. Topics include beavers and wildcats, mini-beasts and endangered animals.

Beyond the Panda The RZSS Beyond the Panda education programme aims to provide children with an understanding of China, its language, geography, habitats, flora and fauna. In particular children will learn about the giant panda and the RZSS China/UK

RZSS Highland Wildlife Park

conservation breeding programme and research. Within the

Set in 200 acres of the Cairngorms National Park,

resources to schools for a three day loan period.

programme, the China Mobile Library provides our unique

RZSS Highland Wildlife Park is home to over 200 animals including polar bears, Japanese macaques and many local species like Scottish wildcats.

The education sessions can take place in our Education Centre, out in the Park or even on your Try to catch some of

own bus as it travels through the drive-through.

our free talks around

Entrance to the Park is at a reduced rate for groups

the Park too

taking part in an education session.

Ask us about becoming a Pambassador School

Thank you for opening this brochure on the schools education programmes offered by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). Our team create and deliver fun, interactive sessions for school students from nursery through to Advanced Higher, all linked to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and SQA qualifications.

Our multi-award winning education

Education is at the heart of our RZSS

programmes are delivered at our

mission to connect people with

two parks (RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and

nature and safeguard species from

RZSS Highland Wildlife Park) and at

extinction. Our schools programme

schools through our two outreach

is one of our most effective tools

programmes; Beyond the Panda

to inform and inspire young people

and the Wild about Scotland bus.

about our natural world and the

Our wide ranging sessions cover

conservation work of RZSS.

topics from specific animals or

What better way to discover the

habitats local or further afield,

natural world than getting out of

to sex education and genetics.

the classroom and joining us as we

The table on the right details the

bring conservation to life? We’d love

full range, and the page opposite

to work with your school and hope

tells you how to find out more.

to see you soon.

Amy Cox, Programme Leader

RZSS Schools Education Programme 2015 | 16 Age

Session

RZSS Edinburgh Zoo

Animal Discovery

RZSS Highland Wildlife Park

RZSS Edinburgh Zoo

RZSS Highland Wildlife Park

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Evolution & Adaptations

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Into the Jungle

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Genetics & Inheritance

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Rocky the Rockhopper

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Animal Behaviour

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Bear with Me

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Zoos & Conservation

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Skulls, Teeth & Diet

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Beyond the Panda

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Wiseman of Kingussie

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The Adventures of Polly the Puffin

Age

Secondary 1 - 6

Nursery

Session

Wild about Scotland

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Primary 1 - 3 Primary 4 -7

Themed Tour

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Fur, Feathers, Skin & Scales

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Bears

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Penguins

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Rainforests

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Senses

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Simple Life Cycles

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Dead as a Dodo

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Discovering Animals

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Themed Tour

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Variety of Life

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Advanced Higher Projects at

Rainforest Explorers

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rzss.org.uk/education

Bone Detectives

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Endangered Animals

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Endangered Asia

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Cycle of Life

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Discovering Animals

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Beavers & Wildcats

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Beyond the Panda

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China Mobile Library

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Themed Tour

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Animal Art

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Business

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Science Summer School and

Mini-beasts

Themed Tour

Animal Handling

Find out about our 2016

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Tooth & Claw

Wild about Scotland

Beyond the Panda

Connecting people with nature

Find out more today Sessions and prices For further details of the sessions that are on offer and the costs of the different programmes please visit:

rzss.org.uk/education Contact us directly If you have any questions or would like to book please contact the Education Team directly at:

We’re social!

Follow us on Twitter @RZSS_Education

education@rzss.org.uk or on 0131 314 0324

How to find us RZSS Edinburgh Zoo Corstorphine Road Edinburgh EH12 6TS

RZSS Highland Wildlife Park Kincraig Kingussie PH21 1NL

Please note that coach parking is free for school visits in our car parks.

The Wild about Scotland Bus and Beyond the Panda will come to you!

rzss.org.uk/education