Education has been at the heart of RZSS for over four decades and sits within the Discovery and Learning team. 

From nursery to tertiary and beyond encompassing both formal and informal learning, the team create and deliver unique experiences for learners and daily visitors, encouraging excitement and exploration though interactive learning programmes and interpretation.

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Summer school class IMAGE: Robin Mair 2022
Joeys and roos session. A young child is engaging with a member of the discovery and learning team using a hand puppet IMAGE: unknown

Nursery

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Summer school session. A member of the discovery and learning team is handling a giant African land snail with two children IMAGE: Jasmine Geddes 2021

Primary education

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Summer school children viewing in Magic Forest with RZSS logo on tshirt backs IMAGE: Robin Mair 2022

Secondary education

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Visitors – adult male and two female children – looking at an exhibit within the Budongo trail IMAGE: Robin Mair 2022

Higher education

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A group of higher education students by the gibbon enclosure IMAGE: Blair Cockburn, 2024

Tertiary education

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Tertiary education students by Budongo Trail IMAGE: Blair Cockburn, 2024

Home educators

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Rosa Carter, RHCYP patient, Aged 4 looking at meerkats ECHC

IMAGE: Chris Watt Photography 2023

Family programmes

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Joeys and roos session. A young child is engaging with a member of the discovery and learning team using a hand puppet IMAGE: unknown

ASN groups

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Ranger Rebecca Parr at ECHC with child opening zoo box

IMAGE: Allie McGregor 2024

Education outreach

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