Full Day Programs

Full Day Programs

Inspire your students to become champions for change!

Each school term our Education team holds special events and full day programs designed to increase student engagement with nature and sustainability.

Little Penguins
Little Penguins

Heredity and Genetics

Stage 6

How does reproduction ensure the continuity of a species? Does artificial manipulation of DNA have the potential to change populations forever? In this workshop, students will explore how biodiversity is achieved through reproduction and heredity.

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Little Penguins
Sooty Owl with Keeper Karen
Sooty Owl with Keeper Karen

Sydney - Meet a Keeper

Stage 5 - Stage 6

The Meet a Keeper program is a day-long experience for school students who are fascinated by the work of our team does and want to get a better idea of what it’s like to work at our Zoos or in captive animal care in general.

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Sooty Owl with Keeper Karen
Keepers with Galapagos Tortoise hatchlings
Keepers with Galapagos Tortoise hatchlings

Dubbo - Meet a Keeper

Stage 5 - Stage 6

Meet a Keeper is for school students aged 14 years and over who have expressed a keen interest in pursuing a career at the Zoo or in the captive animal care industry.

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Keepers with Galapagos Tortoise hatchlings
Sea Turtle
Sea Turtle

Sydney - Litter Free Oceans Immersive Study Day

Geography focus day, Stage 2 and Stage 5

This curriculum focus day explores the marine environment and the impact of pollution. The day’s inquiries will stimulate your students’ geographical knowledge of Sydney Harbour and ignite their passion for exploring sustainable solutions to real world problems.

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Sea Turtle
Sun Bear
Sun Bear

Sydney - Observing Animal Behaviour

Depth study, Stage 6 (Year 11)

This depth study introduces students to the necessity of observation to drive scientific investigation. With over 4000 animals in our care, Taronga Zoo Sydney is the perfect environment for students to plan, observe and record animal behaviour.

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Sun Bear
Southern Corroboree Frog
Southern Corroboree Frog

Sydney - Wildlife at Risk

Depth study, Stage 6 (Year 11)

On this Depth Study day, students will engage with Taronga’s scientists and experts to deepen their understanding of risks threatening wildlife populations and conservation efforts that are trying to protect them. 

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Southern Corroboree Frog
Plains Wanderer.
Plains Wanderer.

Dubbo - Wildlife at Risk

Depth study, Stage 6 (Year 11)

During this depth study students will have the opportunity to directly engage with scientists and experts working in the field of Conservation Biology to develop an understanding of the role that these expert’s scientific skills, research and fieldwork play in protecting some of Australia’s most vulnerable animals and ecosystems.

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Plains Wanderer.
Shingleback Skink. Photo: Gary Ramage
Shingleback Skink. Photo: Gary Ramage

Sydney - Biological Diversity

Study day, Stage 6

This program has been developed by the Australian Museum, Botanic Gardens Greater Sydney and Taronga Zoo. Students will examine fossils, specimens, live animals and plants to understand biological diversity by explaining the relationships between a range of organisms in terms of specialisation for selected habitats and evolution of species.

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Shingleback Skink. Photo: Gary Ramage
Giraffe at Taronga Zoo Sydney
Giraffe at Taronga Zoo Sydney

Sydney - Tourism: An Economic Activity

Stage 6 (Year 12)

This program is a partnership between Observatory Hill EEC and Taronga Zoo Sydney Education Centre and focuses on the Stage 6 Geography topic ‘People and Economic Activity‘.

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Giraffe at Taronga Zoo Sydney
Southern Corroboree Frog
Southern Corroboree Frog

Sydney - Dating with DNA

Self-guided, Stage 6

Visit Taronga Zoo Sydney and witness the results of our successful breeding programs, whilst exploring the Zoo's current science communication initiatives to gain ideas for your students' own design project.

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Southern Corroboree Frog
Education at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo
Education at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

Dubbo - Careers Day

Stage 6

When people initially think about careers in the Zoo, Zoo Keepers come to mind, but Taronga also offers employment in a variety of areas. Careers Day will allow students to find out all they want to know about potential career opportunities at Taronga Western Plains Zoo and will have the opportunity to hear from industry experts.

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Education at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo