All workshops are available for booking every Tuesday through Friday during the school terms. The duration of each workshop is 45 minutes, with start times varying dependent on location, as indicated below.
Please contact us for further information or to arrange a booking.
To compliment your excursion we offer a free pre and post-visit video conference session with one of our trained Education Officers.
Bookings are made through DART Connections for NSW state schools.
If you are a non NSW state school, please contact us directly on (02) 9978 4624 or 99784578. To be able to access our session you must have video conference facilities.
Video conference sessions available for Senior Biology programs: The Human Story, Communication, The Evolution of Australian Biota and Maintaining a Balance. Click here for more information on Zoo Videoconferencing, or go to DART Connections to make a booking.
| Suitable Stage | Workshop | Location | Start Times | Resource |
| Stage 4 Stage 5 | Animals of the Dreaming - Australia from an Aboriginal perspective | Backyard to Bush | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Not Available |
| Stage 4 Stage 5 | Creature Classification Classification is made simple with the use of animal artefacts and living mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. (*Includes trail activity) | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Available |
| Stage 4 Stage 5 | Role of the Zoo Modern zoos are involved in conservation, education, research and recreation. Exhibits built today now simulate an animal's natural habitat and include behavioural enrichment opportunities. Students learn about and discuss the geographical and historical changes to Taronga Zoo. | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Not Available |
| Stage 6 | Classified Information Stage 6 Preliminary Biology Module | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Not Available |
| Stage 6 | Evolution of Australian Biota Stage 6 Preliminary Biology Module (*Includes trail activity) | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Available |
| Stage 6 | Maintaining a Balance Stage 6 HSC Biology Core Module (*Includes trail activity) | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Available |
| Stage 6 | Communication Stage 6 Biology Elective Module (*Includes trail activity) | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Available |
| Stage 6 | The Human Story Stage 6 Biology Elective Module (*Includes trail activity) | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Available |
| Stage 6 | It's Zoo Business Stage 6 Business Studies: Marketing (*Includes trail activity) | Education Centre | 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm | Available |
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