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School Events
EVENTS FOR SCHOOLS AND HOME-EDUCATORS
Take a look what’s coming up this year!
Born Free’s educational events are free and perfect for school groups and home-educators. Get in touch with any queries or for more details ,including curriculum-links and suggested learning objectives
Upcoming Events:
Last Chance to Paint – Capybara & The Amazon
Date: 18th June 2024
Time: 1.30pm
Time to get creative! Join Born Free and artist John Dyer, founder of environmental art project, Last Chance To Paint. Students can paint along live with John to create their own Amazon masterpiece, whilst learning amazing facts about the world’s largest rodent – the capybara – from the Born Free Education Team. Have your students’ questions answered all about wildlife and learn about John’s expedition to meet the Yawanawá tribe deep in the Amazon rainforest.
Suggested age-range: KS1 & KS2
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Runtime: 1 hour 15 minutes
Past events
Last chance to paint
Artist John Dyer created some amazing artwork during our interactive art webinar Paint A Rainforest.
Find out more about Last Chance To Paint here and check back soon for future webinars where you can paint along live with John.
In Conversation with Virginia McKenna
Earlier this year our very own Dame Virginia McKenna hosted a webinar for schools.
Watch ‘In conservation with Virginia McKenna’
You can also watch previous education events on our Resources Hub.
Find out more about Born Free’s regular webinars and exciting events coming up on our Events Page.
Please see our Child Protection Risk Assessment for online webinars.