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 Noah's Ark has been awarded the 'Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge' following an important assessment by officials from the LOTC Council on 30th June.
To achieve this national Quality Badge first time round is a real success: Noah's Ark has been praised for its excellent schools programme of National Curriculum based workshops and learning resources, which cater from KS1 to A Level.
Noah's Ark is now one of only a handful of zoos with this national Quality Badge, showing our excellent education status.
If you're planning a school trip and looking to find a venue, why not join us for a free familiarisation visit? You'll have the chance to take a tour of the site and see all the facilities on offer, with the opportunity to discuss your requirements with the Education Officers and other staff. Please ring the office for more info.
 Educational field trips are a great way to learn, and a day out at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol can provide lots for all ages and learning abilities. Children can learn from experiencing and investigating the countryside, all in a safe environment with the facilities and amenities a class trip requires.
A trip to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm can encourage and consolidate learning in many areas of the National Curriculum.
 Children benefit hugely in their learning and understanding of knowledge and skills through a range of environmental contexts that are of interest to them. 
- NC Science KS1/2 Breadth of study 1a
Free educational Animal Show in indoor arena, featuring an array of live animals and bottle-feeding lambs.
Selection of KS1 and KS2 workshops designed in conjunction with National Curriculum guidance taking place in the indoor classroom. Workshops can be tailored to individual requirements.
Keeper talks including a Big Cat feeding talk and impressive Birds of Prey flying display.
Fun, bumpy, educational tractor rides for £2 per adult and £1 per child.
Hands-on approach to the animals. Children can hold chicks, ducklings, rabbits, guinea pigs. Or why not buy some animal food from the shop and feed many of our animals?
 Farmyard animals as well as the big zoo animals... giraffes, rhinos, bison, red deer, lemurs, Siamang gibbons, birds of prey, Bactrian camels and many, many more.
Noah's Ark Zoo is a genuine working farm set in acres of crop fields.
Visit the many educational displays around the zoo which teach about food and farming.
A comprehensive range of educational workshops, delivered with a hands-on focus; introducing key concepts and ideas using real, live animals. Click below for detailed info on what to expect for individual workshops.
Key Stage Level 1
Key Stage Level 2
- Huge adventure playgrounds, indoor and outdoor.
- Free Coach Parking and complimentary £5 cafe voucher for the driver.
- Souvenirs and refreshments from shop and cafe.
- First Aiders always available.
- Free familiarisation visit for teachers.
- Large outdoor and indoor picnic areas.
- Risk Assessments.
- Health and Safety Guidance Notes.
- Free teacher on a ration of 1:5.
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm also offer an outreach programme called 'zoos in schools' where we will bring a selection of smaller zoo animals into schools to lead assemblies or half/full day workshops. To discuss this service further or tailor it to your needs please contact the Education Department.
Guided tours and zoo trails are also available subject to demand.
This is just a handful of the many encouraging comments that we have received from teachers who have visited us this year:
- "A very smooth educational visit due to well-organised helpful staff. All of the children loved the farm and learnt a lot." Emmaus School
- "The trip was informative, educational and fun. We were all impressed with the friendly staff, the excellent facilities and the welfare of the animals. They are clearly loved and well looked after, resulting in happy, healthy animals." Rogerstone Primary School
- "An excellent visit, thank you!" St Teresa's RC Primary School
- "Our visit was too short, we could have stayed a lot longer!" Redland Primary School
- "We had a very enjoyable visit and the children came back full of enthusiasm. Lots to do and plenty to see - a great day!" Hafod Primary School
- “Absolutely brilliant day! All the children thoroughly enjoyed it!” Lucie, Tysign Primary School, Newport
To book a school trip, or for more information please contact the Education Department.
You can also download and print out our Risk Assessment and Health & Safety Guidance Notes which are complete with information & guidelines for teachers/leaders concerning group visits. If you prefer, we can post you an education pack on request.
To view the Risk Assessment and other resources you will need Adobe PDF Reader, which is a free download.
To save one of the files below to your desktop; right-click the link and choose 'Save Target As...'
 Risk Assessment
Health & Safety Guidance Notes for Group Visits
More educational resources
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Education Programme