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Education

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On the following webpages you can find out about the educational work we do both for schools and the community. Education has always been recognised as one of the core objectives of the Society. Our education programme, over the past four decades, has reached over 1 million people and the development of interpretation at our sites has enabled educational experiences for visitors and others in contact with the Society.

Education at Edinburgh Zoo

Higher and Further Education

Higher and Further Education
The ZEST course aims to provide work experience opportunities at RZSS.

ZEST
Beyond the Panda outreach can bring cross curricular investigative learning to you

RZSS Beyond the Panda
Holiday programmes and clubs
Advanced Higher Biology Investigations

Advanced Higher biology projects
Study aspects of the captive environment which influence animal behaviour and evaluate recorded observations.

Science Summer School
A Friday afternoon programme for 16-18 year olds. Because of generous funding from City of Edinburgh Council, the ZEBRA programme is free to attend for Edinburgh school pupils

RZSS ZEBRA

School lesson programme

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We are extremely grateful to the following partners for their generous support of our education programmes:

The Robertson Trust

Baxters

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RZSS Education Find Out More

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