Featherdale provides more than students' ticking worksheets and learning facts. A day at Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park for your students allows them to gain respect for animals large and small while getting close to a wide range of Australian Native Animals and others from around the world.
Our leafy wildlife park also provides possibilities for teachers to introduce the importance of habitat conservation and habits that the children can adopt in their daily lives to help our natural environment.
We believe that conservation begins with educating the next generation from a young age, and that is what a Featherdale Wildlife Park Excursion can do for your preschool, school, or community group. Find out more about our commitment to Conservation
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 children 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.
For smaller groups of primary aged students who have a specific passion for animals, these encounters may be a great option.
$20 per student, $15 for additional adult helpers.
Guests cannot hold a Koala. It is against the law in the State of New South Wales to hold a Koala without the appropriate accreditation, however they will be able to get close to a koala and may have a chance to pat a Koala.
FOC:1:10 Students.
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.
We sure do have a risk assessment. It's in our downloadable teacher's resources, ready to save you time and hassle.
We have a full schedule of keeper talks daily, so you can hear more about penguins, pelicans, echidnas and so many more of the amazing Featherdale animal family.
Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park provides volunteer opportunities for those wanting industry-level experience working with native wildlife.
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-4:00 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
Please note that Featherdale does not offer work experience to High School students. Our team will communicate any future changes to our programme here.
Please download our Volunteer Application Form and submit following the provided instructions. Due to the high volume of submissions only successful applicants will be contacted.
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Featherdale Wildlife Park acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which our offices and operations are located, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
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