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Wild Explorers
Melbourne Zoo | Early Childhood
Children will become a Wild Explorer for the day. Through song, story and play-based learning, children will experience the joy of caring, exploring and appreciating animals and the natural world.
Links to Victorian Early Years and Development Framework (VEYLDF)
Melbourne Zoo (Self-Guided)
Melbourne Zoo | Early Childhood, Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, VCE, VCAL, Tertiary
A unique, real-world learning experience exploring wildlife from Australia and around the world.
Links to Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) and Victorian Curriculum.
Wild Explorers
Melbourne Zoo | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2
Students will become Wild Explorers for the day, learning about what makes animals special and how they can care for animals and their homes.
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels F-2 Science and Ethical Capability
Three students with a Zoo staff member looking at a toy used by an animal at the Zoo.
Inclusive Learning
Melbourne Zoo | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, VCE
Melbourne Zoo’s flexible Inclusive Learning program offers a unique experience for students to engage with animals and learn about their care.
Suitable for students of all ages with a range of needs
Wild Explorers (Foundation-Year 2)
Melbourne Zoo | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2
Students will become Wild Explorers, learning about what makes animals special and how they can care for animals and their homes.
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Wild Lab
Melbourne Zoo | Year 1, Year 2
Join us in Melbourne Zoo's Wild Lab and become a Wild Scientist for the day exploring the form and function of different animals and how to respect and care for their environment.
Links to VEYLDF and Victorian Curriculum Levels 1-2 Science
Group of four students scaning items at the Zoopermarket while on excursion. Sign on the left saying "I want the choice" which is in relation to palm oil labeling.
Ethics and Conservation (Self-Guided)
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10
Is it fair that animals are treated differently from people?
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 3-10 Ethical Capability
Local Legends
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3, Year 4
Students will discover animals that are Local Legends and use storytelling to inspire their community to care for wildlife.
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 3-4 Geography, Science and Intercultural Capability
A female zoo worker crouching and holding a torch while another woman looks out of a tent door flap.
Zoo Snooze Overnight Camp
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10
Sleep overnight at Melbourne Zoo!
What happens at Melbourne Zoo after dark? Students will be engaged in an overnight “survival camp”, where they will get to know the animals of the Zoo as they have never known them before.
STEM for Zoo Animals
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3, Year 4
Students will apply their STEM knowledge, creativity and problem-solving skills to support the welfare of animals at Melbourne Zoo.
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 3-4 Science, Design & Technologies and Creative & Critical Thinking