School Program Information
Group admission and use
・For groups entering the park, we offer group discounts or free admission depending on the conditions.
・When entering the park, please have one representative accompany the entire group and enter together.
Group registration and entry will only be permitted through Main Gate of East Garden from 9:30 AM onwards.
School Programs
School Programs
Ueno Zoo offers the following loan services for school programs and teaching materials:
Please check the details of each program before applying.
*Each organization may apply for only one program or loaned material in total.
Kindergartens and nursery schools
I want to know more about guinea pigs
While observing guinea pigs up close, children will learn about food and feces. This program will help children develop the joy of observing animals and a sense of compassion for them.
Target: Kindergarten and nursery school children in the middle and senior years
Number of participants: Maximum 48 people
Deadline: 2 weeks before
Location: Children's Zoo STEP
Rental materials: Exciting Observation Bag with your teacher!
This is a set of A3-sized panels for teachers to use when explaining animals. The front side has questions to help students look closely at the animals, and the back side has fun, easy-to-understand explanations. There are also moving parts, so you can understand the animals through your own experience.
Target age: Preschool to 4th grade
Deadline: 10 days before
Rental materials: Quiz de Stamp
This is a set of quiz sheets and stamps for observing animals in group activities.
Target age: Preschool to elementary school
Deadline: 10 days before
primary school
Animal Lost Items
You will be able to touch and feel specimens of animals (porcupines, Domestic Horse, Ural Owl, etc.) such as droppings, hair, and feathers. This program will help you discover the wonders of animals and spark your interest in them.
Target: 1st and 2nd grade elementary school students
Number of participants: Maximum 70 people
Deadline: 2 weeks before
Location: Children's Zoo STEP
Quiz rally with answers and explanations
After observing the animals according to the quiz questions, staff will provide a brief explanation of the answers. There are two courses: East Garden course (wide) and West Garden course (narrow).
Target: 1st and 2nd grade elementary school students
Capacity: Up to approximately 120 people
Deadline: 1 month in advance
Interesting Discovery! Quiz Rally
This is a themed observational learning program. After observing animals in a quiz format, staff will provide explanations of the answers.
Target: 3rd to 6th grade elementary school students
Capacity: Up to approximately 120 people
Deadline: 1 month in advance
Online classes (elementary school)
We will conduct online lessons connecting the zoo and classrooms, with themes tailored to each grade level. Since students will learn how to observe animals, these lessons are very effective as preparatory learning for field trips (excursions).
subject: Elementary schools in Tokyo
Special needs schools throughout Japan
deadline: 2 weeks ago
Rental materials: Exciting Observation Bag with your teacher!
This is a set of A3-sized panels for teachers to use when explaining animals. The front side has questions to help students look closely at the animals, and the back side has fun, easy-to-understand explanations. There are also moving parts, so you can understand the animals through your own experience.
Target age: Preschool to 4th grade
Deadline: 10 days before
Rental materials: Quiz de Stamp
This is a set of quiz sheets and stamps for observing animals in group activities.
Target age: Preschool to elementary school
Deadline: 10 days before
Loaned materials: Thematic field trip worksheets
Using the worksheet, students will work in groups to complete five tasks. The teacher will then check the worksheet and stamp the boxes.
Target: 5th grade elementary school students to high school students
Deadline: 10 days before
Career education support
This program teaches about the people who work at zoos and the social role of zoos. You can choose from one of the following methods: on-site at the zoo, online, outreach classes (23 wards of Tokyo only), or work experience (specific areas only).
Target audience: Elementary school to university
Deadline: 1-2 months before the implementation date
*If your learning objectives and theme are clear and do not fit into any of our existing programs, we will provide individual consultations.
Junior high school and high school
"Animal Feet" Observation and Lecture
Observe the variations in foot shapes that suit each animal's lifestyle. This will help you learn about adaptation to the environment and lifestyle, as well as evolution through diversity and commonality.
Target: Junior high school, high school
Capacity: Up to 160 people
Deadline: 1 month in advance
Pre-learning and observing endangered species
After doing some preliminary research, you will visit the zoo and observe one endangered animal species together with the staff.
Target: Junior high school, high school
Capacity: Up to 12 people
Deadline: 1 month in advance
Loaned materials: Thematic field trip worksheets
Using the worksheet, students will work in groups to complete five tasks. The teacher will then check the worksheet and stamp the boxes.
Target: 5th grade elementary school students to high school students
Deadline: 10 days before
Online classes (junior high school and high school)
We will conduct online lessons connecting the zoo and classrooms, with themes tailored to each grade level. Since students will learn how to observe animals, these lessons are highly effective as pre- and post-field trip learning.
subject Junior high and high schools in Tokyo
Special needs schools throughout Japan
deadline 2 weeks ago
Report Challenge for Junior and Senior High School Students
Observe the animals kept at Tokyo Metropolitan Zoos and Aquariums, explore any mysteries or interesting phenomena you notice, and compile your findings into a research report to submit to us.
Target audience: Junior high school, high school
Career education support
This program teaches about the people who work at zoos and the social role of zoos. You can choose from one of the following methods: on-site at the zoo, online, outreach classes (23 wards of Tokyo only), or work experience (specific areas only).
Target audience: Elementary school to university
Deadline: 1-2 months before the implementation date
*If your learning objectives and theme are clear and do not fit into any of our existing programs, we will provide individual consultations.
Special needs schools and classes
Children's Zoo STEP 's programs for special needs schools and classes
This is an indoor program using guinea pigs, aimed at students from preschool to high school in special needs schools (classes), and tailored to their age and support needs.
Capacity: Maximum 42 people
Deadline: 2 weeks before
Various school programs
From various school programs, you can choose from programs for not only your grade level but also lower grade levels. We will do our best to consider the implementation method as much as possible, so please feel free to consult us.
Universities and vocational schools
Accepting trainees
In addition to fostering general career and work ethics among university students and other students, and providing hands-on specialized education, lectures and hands-on training will be held with the aim of deepening students' understanding of Ueno Zoo 's business activities and their social significance.
Zoo education training
We will explain the concept and usage of the school programs run by Ueno Zoo through program experience and lectures.
Target audience: Teachers' associations, universities and vocational schools majoring in education
Number of people: Up to 30 people
Deadline: 2 months in advance
Career education support
This program teaches about the people who work at zoos and the social role of zoos. You can choose from one of the following methods: on-site at the zoo, online, outreach classes (23 wards of Tokyo only), or work experience (specific areas only).
Target audience: Elementary school to university
Deadline: 1-2 months before the implementation date
*If your learning objectives and theme are clear and do not fit into any of our existing programs, we will provide individual consultations.
Faculty
Zoo education training
We will explain the concept and usage of the school programs run by Ueno Zoo through program experience and lectures.
Target audience: Teachers' associations, universities and vocational schools majoring in education
Number of people: Up to 30 people
Deadline: 2 months in advance
Zoo and aquarium courses that can be used in the classroom
Every summer vacation, we hold courses on topics such as how to observe living things, information about animals, and nature experiences that will be useful in conducting classes.
Target audience: Mainly elementary school teachers
*If your learning objectives and theme are clear and do not fit into any of our existing programs, we will provide individual consultations.
Online teaching materials that can be used in school education
Online teaching materials that can be used in school education
We have put together a collection of teaching materials aimed at school teachers that will be useful when using zoos and aquariums for learning and when making use of the learning resources at zoos and aquariums. These include a "Collection of Videos to Use in Lessons" that introduces the exhibits and creatures at zoos and aquariums based on a textbook-like perspective, a "Collection of Teaching Materials to Make Lessons Fun" package of teaching materials that combines a variety of videos, images, PDF documents, etc., and various leaflets.
Please let us hear from teachers
Please let us hear from teachers
We aim to develop programs in collaboration with teachers active in the field of school education.
If you would like to start learning at a zoo or aquarium, or if you have any advice on existing educational programs or teaching materials, please feel free to let us know using this form.
Comments only are also welcome.