Learning sessions
Bring your curriculum to life through our hands-on learning sessions.
Designed to promote learning through explorations and discovery, our curriculum-linked learning sessions make the most of the fantastic outdoor environments at our wetland centres and are suitable for a range of ages and abilities.
Our learning team have extensive experience of working with SEND groups and we are able to adapt sessions to meet the needs of these groups.
Start by selecting your age group
Available learning sessions for Early Years
Birds, beaks and feeding techniques
Key question: How do birds find and eat different foods?
Session length: 45 mins to 1 hour
Brilliant Bird Adaptions
Key question: What are the differences between birds and me?
Session length: 1 hour
Christmas with a twist
Key question: What does duck do?
Session length: 1 hour
Wetland Wonders
Key question: How can we use our senses to explore wetland wildlife?
Session length: 1 hour
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 1
Birds, beaks and feeding techniques
Key question: How do birds find and eat different foods?
Session length: 45 mins to 1 hour
Brilliant Bird Adaptions
Key question: What are the differences between birds and me?
Session length: 1 hour
Christmas with a twist
Key question: What does duck do?
Session length: 1 hour
Local hero: Sir Peter Scott
Key question: Why is Sir Peter Scott such an important person locally and globally?
Session length: 1 hour
Plastic Planet
Key question: Which everyday objects are made from plastic and why is this a problem?
Session length: 1 hour
The Migration Challenge
Key question: Why do birds migrate to Slimbridge?
Session length: 1 hour
Wetland Wonders
Key question: How can we use our senses to explore wetland wildlife?
Session length: 1 hour
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 2
Birds, beaks and feeding techniques
Key question: How are birds adapted to find and eat different foods?
Session length: 1 hour
Brilliant Bird Adaptions
Key question: How are wetland birds adapted to their habitat?
Session length: 1 hour
Local hero: Sir Peter Scott
Key question: Why is Sir Peter Scott such an important person locally and globally?
Session length: 1 hour
Plastic Planet
Key question: How does plastic pollution affect wetlands and what can we do about it?
Session length: 1 hour
Pond Explorers
Key question: Various available (see session description)
Session length: 1 hour
The Migration Challenge
Key question: What challenges do migratory birds face and what can we do to help them?
Session length: 1 hour
The water cycle, wetlands and me
Key question: What role do we play in the water cycle?
Session length: 1 hour
Wetland Wonders
Key question: How can we use our senses to explore wetland wildlife?
Session length: 1 hour
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 3
Bird Adaptions
Key question: How are wetland birds adapted to their habitat?
Session length: 1 hour
Plastic Planet
Key question: How does plastic pollution affect organisms and the environment and what can we do to help?
Session length: 1 hour
Pond Explorers
Key question: How are organisms interdependent within a pond ecosystem?
Session length: 1 hour
The Migration Challenge
Key question: What challenges do migratory birds face and what can we do to help them?
Session length: 1 hour
The water cycle, wetlands and me
Key question: How do human and physical processes interact to influence the water cycle?
Session length: 1 hour
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 4
Field Studies: Environmental change in freshwater ecosystems
Key question: Which factors affect the health of freshwater ecosystems?
Session length: 1 hour
Field Studies: Migration
Key question: How can we support migratory birds through monitoring and habitat management?
Session length: 1 hour
Field Studies: Plants
Key question: Which factors affect plant distribution?
Session length: 1 hour
Curriculum links
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Available learning sessions for Further / Higher education
Field Studies: Freshwater Ecology
Key question: Which factors affect the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems?
Session length: 1 hour
Field Studies: Migration
Key question: How can we support migratory birds through monitoring and habitat management?
Session length: 1 hour
Field Studies: Monitoring birds
Key question: How and why do we monitor birds?
Session length: 1 hour
Available learning sessions for SEN
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Curriculum links
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Get in touch
Speak to one of our learning team today at WWT Slimbridge to book your visit or find out further details.