Welsh Mountain Zoo
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Learning Sessions

The Welsh Mountain Zoo Education Programme has been revised and updated for this years sessions. It aims to accommodate all ages and abilities from nursery to KS4 and college students to OAP's.

A visit to the Welsh Mountain Zoo is not complete without the chance to look closely at a giant cockroach or touch a snake.

We offer any group visiting the Zoo the chance to get close to some of our animals, in carefully supervised learning sessions. The learning sessions have been devised by educators to cover the Life and Living Processes attainment target of the National Curriculum.

Learning sessions are free and cover a range of subjects all designed around the National Curriculum. The sessions are available for any age group and level and can be catered to particular subjects.

During our busy season (May-September), the sessions are restricted to half an hour only. However, at other times of the year it is cheaper to enter the zoo and a whole day or half a day’s activities can be arranged. We would be pleased to tailor these sessions to fit in with particular topics or assignments.

The sessions are not just for educational establishments, but may be used by groups and organisations simply having a day out and wishing to find out more about the zoo or wanting some hands on experience with some of our animals.

Learning sessions are very popular and early booking by telephone is essential.

The Learning Sessions are free and take place every weekday, at the following times:

10.00 - 10.30 10.45 - 11.15 11.30 - 12.00 1.15 - 1.45 2.00 - 2.30
 

Learning Sessions

Nursery Groups Close Encounters - a chance to meet some of the animals that live in the Education Centre.
Learning Sessions for KS1 General Hands On (classification) - a chance to meet some of the animals in the Education Centre and explore their differences. General Hands On (habitats) - a chance to meet some of the animals and find out where they come from and how we look after them.
Looking After Animals - a chance to see how different animals move and grow, and how to keep them healthy. Learning Sessions for KS2 General Hands On (classification) - a chance to meet some of the animals and find out how we classify them into different groups.
General Hands On (habitats and adaptation) - a chance to meet some of the animals and find out how they have adapted to the environment.
Looking After Animals - what animals need to keep them healthy a look at diet and food chains.
Why Zoos? - how zoos can help endangered animals (useful as part of a conservation project).
Learning Sessions for KS3 General Hands On (classification) - a chance to meet some of the animals in the Education Centre and explore their differences.
General Hands On (habitats) - a chance to meet some of the animals and find out how they have adapted to their specific environment.
Feeding Relationships - a chance to see how the different animals in the Education Centre fit into the food chain. A brief look at how chemicals affect our wildlife.
Competition/Predation - a look at some ecological factors affecting the habitats in which animals live.
Why Zoos? - how zoos help save endangered species (useful as part of a conservation project).

Learning Sessions for KS4

General Hands On (classification) - a chance to meet some of the animals and how the specific groups have evolved. Brief introduction to evolution and extinction.
General Hands On (habitats and adaptation) - a chance to meet some of the animals and find out how they have adapted to the environment.
The Work of Zoos - how the impact of man on the environment has had disastrous effects on our native and more exotic wildlife.
Habitat Niches - how animals are adapted to specific niches in a habitat and how their abundance can be affected by adaptation/predation/competition.

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Chimp Encounter

An entertaining, state of the art, presentation which gives information about chimpanzees. Number of places (max.100).

Please telephone to make sure your preferred time is available, and you will be more than welcome to speak to the Education Officer about your requirements.

The Zoo Education Department: Tel: 01492 532938

The maximum number of pupils per session is limited to 30, but you may book more than one session for larger groups.

Wherever possible, live animals are used to enhance the learning process, so please check to see if any pupils have allergies before your visit and remind them to wash their hands after handling any animal.

If you are visiting between September - April, a whole day of activities can be arranged for your group. Please speak to the Education Officer for more information.

All sessions and educational material are designed around the National Curriculum - Life processes and living things.