Applications are now being accepted for the Ueno Zoo School for junior high school students starting March 1st!

Ueno Zoo At the "Animal Education Center", you can learn about the bodies and lives of animals by observing them closely in a hands-on classroom setting. Ueno ZOO School The first course will be held in the summer for elementary school students, followed by a course for junior high school students. Following the summer course for elementary school students, we are now recruiting participants for the junior high school course.

Theme and Content

"Let's make an animal feeder - Test! Can we elicit wild-like behavior?"

Wild animals naturally spend a lot of their time searching for food and patrolling their territory. However, in zoos, they are provided with nutritious food and a safe environment, which means they have less stimulation than life in the wild, and they can sometimes become bored. For this reason, zoos try to elicit behavior that is as similar as possible to that of the wild, even in captivity, by devising feeding methods and living space designs.

In this class, students will work in groups to create feeders that will bring out the natural behavior of wild animals. They will then use the feeders to actually feed animals and observe their behavior to verify their effectiveness.

How to Apply

Please apply using the reception form as follows:

When applying, please set your spam filter and email software to allow emails from @tokyo-zoo.net and @kintoneapp.com to be received. Please be especially careful if applying from a mobile phone. If you do not receive an automatic reply email after applying, please contact Ueno Zoo Education and Outreach Section.

Precautions

(January 22, 2026)
(February 10, 2026: Added information regarding the end of the application period)