Post 16 studies (Key Stage 5) Education Workshops at Whipsnade Zoo.
We are able to welcome one class of up to 35 student, into our classroom at a time for informative and interactive workshops. Please choose from one of the following set workshops and call 0344 967 0832 to make a booking.
Our workshops
KS5 Elephant Behaviour Study
Discover how we use the science behaviour data collection to benefit animal welfare at the zoo, focussing on our elephant herd.
KS5 Animal Behaviour – Chimpanzee Case Study
Discover how we use the science of learning behaviours to benefit animal welfare at the zoo and will carry out a behaviour study of a member of our chimp troop.
KS5 Role of the Modern Zoo
Using Whipsnade as a case study, students will discover how zoos are working to protect wildlife all around the world and bring species back from the brink of extinction.
KS5 Conservation Priorities
In groups students are allocated an endangered amphibian and tasked with putting together a case for why that species should receive funding for conservation.
KS5 Classification - Hippo Case Study
Using hippos as a focal point students will look at observable characteristics and phylogenetic trees to compare the different methods of classifying animals as well as how modern technologies have altered taxonomical decisions.
KS5 Field Study Skills
Students will have the fantastic opportunity to learn practical skills on the Whipsnade Zoo’s very own Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Home to rare plants species, students will demonstrate both random and systematic sampling techniques.
KS5 Zoo Ethics
Experience the complexity around ethical decision making as well as how ethics can change with culture, time and perspective.
Education workshops are FREE from 1 September to February half term. Workshops cost £45 per workshop from February half term to 31 August. They are designed for groups of up to 35 students. Multiple workshops can be run concurrently throughout the day to cater for a whole year group, key stage or school’s needs.
Are you a school based in the LU1-LU7 postal area? Take a look at our education access scheme to create amazing learning experiences for the whole academic year.