Excursion Programs

African Environments, Cultures and Human Influences Year 5-6

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Year 5, Year 6

Take a trip deep into the heart of Africa to discover how our consumption of electronics impacts gorillas in the wild.

Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 5-6 Science and Geography

Two teens smile as they sit on a Safari Bus as they pass a Giraffe, sitting on the grass of the Savannah.

Exclusive Safari Teacher

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10

All aboard the Safari bus. In your very own carriage, your class will have their questions answered by a Zoo teacher.

Links to Victorian Curriculum. Tour is customised to suit your area of focus.

Two secondary students smile as a Zoo staff member shows them a small sphere-shaped enrichment device.

Special Development Schools Program

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Foundation, Year 1, Year 2

A non-curriculum aligned program for students to learn about caring for animals at the zoo.

Links to Victorian Curriculum. Tour is customised to suit your area of focus.

Rear view of secondary students as they look into the Lion exhibit, as two Lionesses walk from left to right and one has their back to the glass

Self-guided

Werribee Open Range Zoo | EAL, Foundation, Early Childhood, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 6, Year 5, Year 7, Year 8, Year 10, Year 9, VCE, VCE Vocational Major, Tertiary

A unique, real-world learning experience exploring the wildlife of the grasslands of Africa and Australia.

Suitable for students of all ages

Three students sit with two women, one of whom is dressed in traditional colourful clothing and another is dressed in a Zoos Victoria uniform

Cultures and Connection to Place F-2

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2

Come take a walk in the shoes of a child in a rural African Village and learn about culture, daily life and the role of different people living in the village.

Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels F-2 Geography

Western Lowland Gorilla Kanzi eats some leaves from a branch.

STEM Year 5-6

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Year 5, Year 6

Boost your Year 5-6 STEM curriculum by focusing on real-life STEM scenarios. Your students will use their creativity to help Gorilla Doctors solve a challenge.

Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 5-6 Science and Design & Technologies

A Western Lowland Gorilla holding a ring with a "They're Calling On You" sign.

STEM for African Wildlife 7-8

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Year 7, Year 8

Combining Science with Design and Technologies unleashes student innovation. In this program, your students will use their creativity and problem-solving skills to help the Gorilla Doctors with a challenge.

Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 7-8 Science and Design & Technologies

Western Lowland Gorilla Kanzi sitting up on a log and looking back over her shoulder, smiling to the camera.

STEM Year 9-10

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Year 9, Year 10

Use real-world conservation challenges and bring together Science and Design and Technologies to ignite a love of learning. Your students will use their creativity to help the Gorilla Doctors solve problems in the wild.

Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 9-10 Science and Design & Technologies

A school-aged boy looks at a Koala sitting in the fork in a tree.

VCE Environmental Science Unit 3

Werribee Open Range Zoo | VCE

Develop your students’ field scientist skills to assess the biodiversity of an ecosystem and explore human threats, as well as Zoos Victoria’s role in the conservation of endangered animals.

Links to VCE Environmental Science Unit 3

A view from behind of two school students looking at two Hippos, with one taking a photo on her phone.

VCE Biology Unit 2 - Africa

Werribee Open Range Zoo | VCE

Investigate the adaptations of an African animal, and the relationships between species that help them to survive in an ecosystem.

Links to VCE Biology Unit 2 - AOS 2