National Conservation Zoo

Opening times today: 10am - 4pm (Last entry at 3pm)

Education Officers Zoo Workshops 2
Bringing the zoo to you

Our outreach team can bring a range of dynamic workshops to your school or community. Our inspiring range of interactive workshops are tailored to all different age groups across the North West. We’re always happy to discuss your needs so your group have the best possible experience from our visit.  

Get in touch

We can advise which sessions are most appropriate for your students, or help you plan a self-guided educational visit; however you want to experience the zoo on your school trip, we’re here to help.

The education team is available Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm 

Call the team

01244 389 831

01244 389 444

Email

learning@chesterzoo.org

Outreach FAQs

Our outreach workshops are available to schools and community groups with the only restrictions being our availability and the travel times – see below:

 

Travel time from zoo
(based on AA route planner)   Up to 30 minutes   Up to 60 minutes

Minimum number of sessions                 2                    4
(£100 per session)

Maximum number of sessions
(dependent on 2 staff being available)    8                    8

Virtual outreach FAQs

Our online workshops allow our experts to share unique knowledge with your learners through a digital platform. We will use Microsoft Teams to connect your learners from their classroom, venue or from home with our experts in the zoo.

All of our virtual zoo sessions include virtual tours of our animal and plant collections, opportunities for Q+A’s with our team of experts as well as exclusive resources for your learners to complete before, during or after your virtual zoo session. Each session is slightly different so please check the different options here.