Taught sessions

Working in groups, pupils will handle and sort different animal body coverings. Use of the terms ‘fur’, ‘feather’ and ‘scales’ is encouraged, as are group names where appropriate.

A lively game that demonstrates how food energy flows through a food chain. Pupils create their own food chain using an animal from the zoo.

Pupils consider the main things animals need to survive from their habitats. Pupils then look for evidence in the zoo by looking at animal enclosures.

Pupils explore the zoo where they observe and describe the changes they see, smell, sound and touch. The start of a 4 session visit where you can come back to continue observing different seasons.

A relaxed session where pupils can study colour, pattern and texture using skins, feathers and other natural materials. Basic pencils and coloured pencils are provided. Additional art materials can be brought in by schools if required and specific art topic requests can be considered.

A short discussion about his life followed by lively activities to illustrate some of the conservation issues he aimed to tackle.

What is it like in a tropical rainforest? Students learn about the different habitat layers, animals, problems and solutions for conflicts and more!

A look at human dentition, leading to students exploring this with animal skulls in order to identify herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.

A relaxed session where pupils can study colour, pattern and texture using skins, feathers and other natural materials. Basic pencils and coloured pencils are provided. Additional art materials can be brought in by schools if required and specific art topic requests can be considered.

Students discover the enjoyment and challenges of observing and recording the behaviour of animas in a scientific manner. Where desired, the session can include a focus on the practicalities of designing a scientific study to give an insight into the challenges of real-life research.

A 20 -50 minute session focussing on what Durrell is and what we do. This Powerpoint and Q&A based session can be adapted for different levels of interest. Large groups of up to 100 can be catered for as a whole or split into multiple, smaller sessions.

Students explore the life and work of Gerald Durrell and review some of his conservation challenges and successes.

This session is discussion-lead and asks students to respond to a set of confiscated animal artefacts and debate their role in different cultures.

Students will research enclosures and visitor areas to create a re-design of a zoo area. Students will look at visitor figures and various income streams to learn how this can effect zoo design.

A look at how globalisation poses problems but also opportunities for conservation, both for Jersey Zoo and in Durrell’s wider mission to save species and their habitats.

Students will be able to deepen their thinking and understanding around the need to maintain biodiversity, the role of zoos in conservation and reasons for controlling invasive species. This session brings the biodiversity and conservation elements of the curriculum to life by providing real life examples from Durrell’s work.