The ultimate play-based learning experience for EYFS & KS1
Purposeful play in London Zoo's newest experience: ZooTown
ZooTown is London Zoo's brand-new immersive play experience, where your learners can become vets, zookeepers, scientists, conservation heroes and more! Exclusive sessions available just for schools linking directly to the EYFS Framework, the Key Stage 1 National Curriculum and The Shaping Us Framework.
ZooTown is a unique space where children can learn through play about jobs in conservation and explore how the people who work at ZSL are helping to restore wildlife and ensure a future world where wildlife thrives.
Why ZooTown?
- Supports EYFS and KS1 curriculum areas including Understanding the World, Science, Maths and Communication and Language
- Supports The Shaping Us Framework
- Brings learning to life through role-play with real-life conservation jobs
- Encourages independent thinking, creative play and collaborative learning
- Offers multi-sensory child-led learning experiences through engaging role-play activities
- Promotes social interaction in a structured, supportive environment
- School-exclusive sessions ensures focussed educational opportunities for your group
What's inside ZooTown?
- Vet Hospital: Diagnose and treat animal patients as a zoo vet
- Science Lab: Investigate animal health as a conservation scientist
- Keeper Kitchen: Create diet plans and prepare healthy meals for zoo animals as a zoo nutritionist
- Zebra Habitat: Help meet all the needs of our zebras as a hoof stock zookeeper
- Plant Nursery: Design an environmentally friendly allotment as a zoo horticulturist
- Zoo Post Office: Sort and deliver post as a zoo logistics operative
- Construction Zone: Help design and build a new animal habitat as a project manager
- Conservation Base Camp: Protect animals and their wild habitats as a conservationist
- Rehearsal Studio: Educate zoo visitors about the wonderful natural world as a zoo presenter
- Peckish Parrot Café: Ensure our zoo visitors are also well looked after as a barista
Key Information
Time: 11:45-12:30 (except w/c 15th Dec, when the session will be 10:30-11:15am)
Duration: 45 minutes
Age Range: EYFS & Key Stage 1 (ages 3-7)
SEND Friendly: Suitable for SEND learners working cognitively at this level. Please let us know if you are a specialist SEND school or resource base and we can discuss your learners needs in order to adapt the session accordingly
Please note: The space will be closed to the public during your session but you may be sharing the space with learners from other schools
Price
- £45 per class in addition to zoo entry tickets
- £36 per class for Education Access Scheme schools
This session must be pre-booked at least two weeks in advance, and is subject to availabilty.
How to book
- Complete a Schools Booking Form and write that you would like to book ZooTown in the 'Any other Information' section at the bottom of the enquiry form.
- If we have availability on your requested date, a provisional confirmation will be sent to you, with final cost and next steps to confirm your booking.
- If we are not able to accommodate your requested date, we will work with you to look for an alternative.
Please note - It is very important that you include your request for ZooTown in the "any other information" section. If you do not include this, only admission tickets will be booked.