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 – Bengal Tigers
Date: 11/11/2026
Time: 1.30pm
Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Paints at the ready! Join Born Free and artist John Dyer to paint along, live, to create a wild masterpiece! Learn amazing facts about tigers from the Born Free Education Team, have your pupils’ questions all about wildlife answered, and learn about John’s expedition to India with Last Chance to Paint.
Last Chance to Paint – Pangolins
Date: 04/02/2027
Time: 1.30pm
Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Time to get creative! Join Born Free and artist John Dyer to paint along, live, to create a wild masterpiece! Learn amazing facts about pangolins from the Born Free Education Team, have your pupils’ questions all about wildlife answered, and learn about John’s expedition to Kenya with Last Chance to Paint.
Last Chance to Paint – Asian Elephant
Date: 09/06/2027
Time: 1.30pm
Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Paints at the ready! Join Born Free and artist John Dyer to paint along, live, to create a wild masterpiece! Learn amazing facts about Asian elephants from the Born Free Education Team, have your pupils’ questions all about wildlife answered, and learn about John’s expedition to Kenya with Last Chance to Paint.
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.
Child Protection Risk Assessment