Primary School
Explore an array of hands-on learning experiences to connect your students with wildlife, nature and conservation to inspire them to act for wildlife.
Primary School
We have an exciting array of hands-on learning experiences to connect your students with wildlife, nature and conservation to inspire them to act for wildlife.
Our education programs are tailored for students from Kindergarten through to Year 6 with clear links to the Western Australian curriculum.
Explore our range of learning experiences below:
Learn about the six Noongar seasons and the changing bushland habitat.
- Kindy to Year 2
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science
Take action for conservation and explore wildlife habitats and threats.
- Kindy to Year 6
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science
Make links between keeping healthy and how to care for Zoo animals.
- Kindy to Year 3
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science | Health and Physical Education
Overview
Happy, Healthy & Thriving engages students from Kindy to Year 6 through a multisensory approach with captivating footage from our keepers and incredible items to interact with and investigate.
This 45-minute experience will take place in a Discovery Room and your students will;
- Investigate the many ways we care for animals at the Zoo and the similarities and differences with their own person healthcare
- Be surprised to learn of some of the important vet work that happens onsite
- Have fun determining what mystery health care items are and the who, how and why they are used at the zoo
- Share interesting findings with the class
This program is suitable for all year levels and abilities. Sessions will be multi-level and easily adaptable to suit the participating year level.
View the Curriculum Links.
Classifications
Identify and classify the different wetland species.
- Years 3 to 6
- Curriculum links: Science
Adaptations
Find answers as to why animals look and behave the way they do.
- Years 3 to 6
- Curriculum links: Science
Understand the very important work wild protectors undertake.
- Years 4 to 6
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science
Explore the science and creativity behind habitat design.
- Years 4-6
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science | Design and Technologies
Creature Quest!
Celebrate the end of another great year at Perth Zoo!
- Kindy to Year 6
- November and December dates available
Plant the seeds of curiosity at Perth Zoo for National Science Week 2026.
To enquire more about our programs, please contact the Discovery and Learning team.