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: Reindeer and the Arctic
When: 1.30pm, December 2nd 2025
Where: Zoom webinar
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Curriculum Links: Art & Science
It’s almost Christmas, so why not kick off the festive season by getting creative and painting reindeer in their frozen Arctic home. Join Born Free’s UK Community Engagement Team and artist John Dyer, founder of environmental art project, Last Chance to Paint for a live paint-along session. Students can learn all about the lives of wild reindeer, whilst following John’s expert instruction to create their own frozen masterpiece.
Empathy Week – Teacher and Educator CPD
(c) Aaron Gekoski, Born Free
When: Empathy Week (9th – 13th March 2026), date and time TBC
Where: Online
In collaboration Empathy Week, Born Free will be running a free, bespoke teacher CDP session, where we explore alternative activities to zoo visits.
We’ll provide tips and resources on how you can take the entire school community with you on a wildlife journey. Together you can evaluate their role in conservation, generate empathy for animals, and decide whether captive facilities – of any kind, are a suitable trip venue for your school. More information coming soon.
Join our teacher’s mailing list to be the first to find out how to sign up.
Last Chance to Paint: Bilby and the Australian outback
(c) Bernard Dupont, Flickr Creative Commons
When: 1.30pm, March 25th 2026
Where: Zoom webinar
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Curriculum Links: Art & Science
Time to get creative, and this Easter it’s all about the Easter bilby (the Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny)! Join Born Free to learn about this fascinating marsupial whilst painting your own outback masterpiece under the guidance of artist John Dyer, founder of Last Chance to Paint during a live paint-along session.
Last Chance to Paint: Slow loris and the Bornean rainforest
(c) Luke Mackin, Flickr Creative Commons
When: 1.30pm, June 4th 2026
Where: Zoom webinar
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Curriculum Links: Art & Science
This summer, join Born Free and artist John Dyer and create your own rainforest masterpiece. Follow along and paint along with John live and ask questions about his recent expedition to Borneo. Learn all about the unusual slow loris from Born Free’s Community Engagement Team and discover what makes rainforests so special.
Past events
Last chance to paint: Tapirs and the Amazon
Students followed John’s expert instructions to create their own rainforest masterpiece, whilst learning amazing facts about the secretive, but adorable, tapir from the Born Free UK Education Team.
Last chance to paint: Paint a Rainforest
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.