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Let’s get digital

Let’s get digital

Let's get digital.

During COVID-19, our Taronga Education team brought the Zoo to students virtually, creating engaging and educational content to support learning from home and in the classroom. This initiative resulted in Taronga Education TV, a series of short virtual Zoo lessons, taking students on a journey through the Zoo. These episodes remain a valuable resource today and are still available to watch.

Schools can now also book private, curriculum-linked virtual Zoo workshops, offering an interactive Taronga excursion experience from the comfort of the classroom or from anywhere!

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Taronga Education TV

Experience Taronga from anywhere with Taronga Education TV — a FREE virtual Zoo series available to be streamed straight to your screen. These 20-minute Zoo lessons were launched weekly and led by a qualified Taronga Educator, featuring some of our most incredible animals.

Across the series, you’ll discover more about each animal’s habitat and needs, the challenges they face for survival, and the remarkable adaptations that help them thrive. You’ll also hear firsthand stories from Zoo staff and explore the role we can all play in creating a more sustainable future.

Sessions are hosted on the Taronga website via Vimeo. No download is required, simply watch on a Taronga webpage. Vimeo also supports multiple devices streaming at the same time.

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Curriculum-linked virtual lessons

You can connect virtually in an exclusive lesson with some of Taronga’s amazing animals in an online lesson led by qualified member of our teaching staff. Experience an intimate digital excursion that is suited to what your class is learning about.

Pick from a selection of our curriculum-linked workshops or reach out or contact our Education Admin team to discuss a bespoke session:

Upon booking, you will be provided with a link to join the video conference one week prior. No download is required, the video link can be open using a web browser. 

  • Groups with one or two devices joining: our Microsoft Teams link will allow all participants to been seen and heard unless requested otherwise, suitable for one or two devices join the link
  • Groups with multiple devices: Microsoft Teams will allow up to 200 devices to be active at one time. No participant will be seen or heard, questions can be typed into a Q&A function that are sent directly to our educators
Education Officer, Jess Mountford, with an Echidna and Bilby, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson from the Desert classroom.
Education Officer, Jess Mountford, with an Echidna and Bilby, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson from the Desert classroom.
Education Officer, Georgie Cairns, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson from the Woodlands immersive Habitat Classroom at Taronga Zoo Sydney.
Education Officer, Georgie Cairns, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson from the Woodlands immersive Habitat Classroom at Taronga Zoo Sydney.
Education Officer, Jess Mountford, with a Green Tree Frog hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson..
Education Officer, Jess Mountford, with a Green Tree Frog hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson..
Education Officer, Kerry Staker, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson.
Education Officer, Kerry Staker, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson.
Education Officer, Georgie Cairns, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson from the Woodlands immersive Habitat Classroom at Taronga Zoo Sydney.
Education Officer, Georgie Cairns, hosting a Virtual Zoo Lesson from the Woodlands immersive Habitat Classroom at Taronga Zoo Sydney.

Costs

Virtual Zoo Lesson
  • 50 minutes
  • Select from our list of workshops
  • Unlimited participants
  • Microsoft Teams link
$110 inc. GST
Bespoke

Please get in touch about your requirements and for a quote.

Email: education@zoo.nsw.gov.au

Phone: 02 9978 4578

 

We proudly Acknowledge the Cammeraigal (Taronga Zoo, Sydney) and Wiradjuri (Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo) people, their Country, spirit and traditions as customary owners of the lands upon which our Zoos stand.