Education Adventures
MOGO wildlife park is the perfect destination for youR school excursion:
Nurture a love of learning about our natural world at Mogo Wildlife Park
Learning about living things, and developing a respect for a wildlife on our planet is an integral part of the development of every child.
A visit to Mogo Wildlife Park could ignite a child's desire to explore our natural world, learning about various types of animals around the world, and pique their interests in flora and fauna.
The widely varying habitats that we have created for our animals at Mogo will introduce students to the importance of critical habitats to the preservation of our species.
We believe that conservation begins with educating the next generation from a young age, and that is what a Mogo Wildlife Park Excursion can do for your preschool, school, or community group.
Mogo Wildlife Park has been the go to location for junior, primary and high school students for fun school excursions over 30 years. in 2023 we worked hard to design and launch 'Educational Adventures' program, designed in consultation with school teachers inline with NSW Department of Education learning scaffolds.
The new program makes it easy for teachers, and engaging for students to learn about topics set our for Early stage 1 and Stage 1 students. Our new program doesn't just provide guidance and lesson ideas to make your Mogo Wildlife Park adventure a learning experience for science based subjects, you can maximise learning with our lesson suggestions for English, Science, Mathematics, Literacy, Ceative Arts, Geography, History, and HSIE
A UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Our hands-on approach to learning about worldwide wildlife has a far greater chance of being absorbed in children’s minds that traditional classroom activities.
Our immersive on-site education experiences offer so much more than an incursion, with children being completely surrounded by animals in their own habitats. It's only by becoming a part of their world for a short time that most students will deeply understand the importance of all elements of biodiversity and how reliant creatures are on their surroundings.
We’re also happy to welcome home-school groups, Out of School Care groups, scouts, guides, high school, TAFE and University groups and other community groups for educational experiences at Featherdale Sydney. Please contact us in advance to make the most of your visit.
Studies on learner retention have shown time and again that people who participate in an activity can have up to a 70% greater chance at retaining that knowledge than if they are involved in passive forms of learning.
Mogo Wildlife EDUCATION ADVENTURES
your education adventure includes:
Download TEACHER Resources
let us take the stress out of your school excursion
Our comprehensive teacher’s pack includes:
For smaller groups of primary aged students who have a specific passion for animals, booking additional encounters like our Up-close Giraffe Feeding Encounter or our Meerkat Encounter may be a great option. Encounters should be booked in advance.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT ARE YOUR EDUCATION EXCURSION PRICES FOR SCHOOL GROUPS?
$20 per student, $15 for additional adult helpers.
CAN STUDENTS HOLD, PAT OR CUDDLE AN ANIMAL AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATION ADVENTURE AT MOGO SYDNEY WILDLIFE PARK?
Keepers will provide hands on experiences to enhance all students' learning. This will often be in the form of holding a shingleback lizard, but may include other animals at the keepers discretion . Students may also pat and feed camels, deer, ostrich and kangaroos. Food may be pre-purchased to save time on the day.
HOW MANY TEACHERS OR OTHER ADULTS NEED TO ACCOMPANY STUDENTS ON MOGO WILDLIFE PARK SCHOOL EXCURSIONS?
FOC:1:10 Students.
DO WE NEED TO BOOK OUR SCHOOL EXCURSIONS IN ADVANCE?
Yes. Please download the Teacher’s Pack with booking form and ensure your booking is confirmed prior to your excursion. We schedule additional keepers to ensure your students maximise their learning experience.
DO YOU HAVE AN EXCURSION RISK ASSESSMENT?
We sure do have a risk assessment. It's in our downloadable teacher's resources, ready to save you time and hassle before and during your school excursion.
Excursion Enquiry Form
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Keeper talks
We have a full schedule of keeper talks daily, so you can hear more about our silvery gibbons, gorillas, otters and so many more of the amazing Mogo animal family.
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TIGER (SUMATRAN TIGER)
You'll find Tigers living in a wide variety of habitats; tropical lowland evergreen forest, mountain forest, woodlands, tall grass jungle to dry thorn forest. Tigers cope with a broad range of climatic variation but prefer to hunt in dense vegetation.
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Red Panda
Red Pandas are predominantly nocturnal or crepuscular animals. They live in trees, making them arboreal.
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White Rhino
White Rhinos are the most social and largest of the 5 Rhino sub-species. Rhinos live an average of 50 years in captivity
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SIAMANG GIBBON
Siamang Gibbons are territorial and actively defend their home ranges, with territories overlapping with other primate species.
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WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA
Gorillas are the largest of the primate family and the closest to Homo Sapiens, sharing 98% of our DNA structure. They live in family groups and are very sociable animals.
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Lion
Lions can run at about 55km/h but their prey average around 80km/h, they must get as close as possible to their dinner without being seen
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PLAINS ZEBRA
Zebras are a highly social species, living in complex social systems. See zebra herds in NSW at Mogo Wildlife Park and Hunter Valley Wildlife Park
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Meerkats
Meerkats have a complex social structure where each meerkat has a role to play within the mob.
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RING-TAILED LEMUR
Ring Tiled Lemurs 'sun worship' which means they face their tummies to the sun and stretch their arms out wide to warm themselves up.
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Binturong
Binturongs, with their prehensile tails, dark fur, and mysterious demeanor, appear almost mythical, evoking a sense of enchantment and intrigue.
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Spotted Hyena
The Spotted Hyena has a spotted coat and is the largest of the four hyena species
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SILVERY GIBBON
Silvery Gibbons are a seriously endangered species , Mogo Zoo is proud to be involved in a Breeding Program which has managed to produce offspring
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Cheetah
This large and slender cheetah is distributed across more than 25 African countries, boasting a population of around 12,000.
volunteer with us
Mogo Wildlife Park provides volunteer opportunities for those wanting industry-level experience working with animals.
TAFE STUDENTS AND TERTIARY STUDENTS
This program provides entry into the Exhibited Animal industry, rotating volunteers through different Animal Care departments. We will give priority to students currently studying Exhibited Animals or Animal Studies at TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation as a tertiary student, or university students studying zoological studies.
A successful applicant is someone who possesses the following:
· Passion for animals, driven and energetic.
· Interest in working in the Exhibited Animal Industry.
· Availability and commitment to volunteering at least one day per week
(7:00 am-3:00 pm), including public holidays and NSW school holidays.
We are seeking candidates with the ability to:
– Follow directions and have good communication
– Work unsupervised and in a team environment
– Perform physical tasks, including extended periods of raking and lifting
– Work in all weather conditions
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Please note that Mogo Wildlife Park does not offer work experience to High School students. Our team will communicate any future changes to our programme here.
If you’d like to help us keep up the good work by chipping in some hard-earned dollars or arranging a bequest to carry on your legacy, please make a donation.
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