Zoo school
If you are between 6 and 12 years old and love animals, then our Zoo School is for you. You'll learn a lot more about the animals at Aalborg Zoo.
Our Zoo Guides will accompany you every day, helping each other make food, cleaning, getting up close and personal with Zoo animals and learning a lot about animals and nature.
Read more about Zoo Schools in the fold-out menus.
If you have any questions about the Zoo School, please contact Thea Loumand Faddersbøll at [email protected]
Zoo school in the summer holidays 2025
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It's that time again! Zoommer School 2025 is now open for enrolment.
At Aalborg Zoo, your child will be taken around the zoo for five days. The children will have unique experiences with the animals, learning about a wide range of exciting and fascinating topics related to nature and the animals in the garden. The children will help prepare food for the animals, think creatively to challenge the animals with different types of enrichment and much much more.
Each day is rounded off with the whole team, where the day's experiences are shared with each other. In addition, we end the week with a cosy bonfire and handing out diplomas.
When: Monday - Friday: 9am - 3pm in weeks 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32
Where: Meeting point every day at 9.00 am at Aalborg Zoo's main entrance, where the children are dropped off again at 15.00. Here you will be met by the Zoo Guides who will accompany you throughout the week.
Remember:
- Packed lunch Monday to Thursday, Friday Aalborg Zoo serves lunch. Every day there is a fruit break in the morning and time for lunch and play.
- Show up in practical clothes that don't mind getting dirty.
Price includes
- Unique experiences in the garden
- Learning about nature and Aalborg Zoo's animals
- Aalborg Zoo merchandise
- Lunch on the last day, Friday (burger and fries, please note in the comments section when registering if your child is vegetarian)
- Diploma for successful completion of Zoo School
When purchasing tickets: Write the child's name, age, contact person's phone number, allergens and special considerations in the remarks field on the order.
Participation fees are non-refundable in case of illness or other reason for non-attendance.
Registration can be cancelled up to four weeks before class start.
Winter Zoo School 2025
Winter is coming to an end, but your child can still take part in Aalborg Zoo's Winter Zoo School.
Here, the children will learn about the animals' adaptations to keep warm, help feed and activate the animals, and meet new friends. Each day is rounded off with the whole team, where the day's experiences are shared with each other. In addition, we end the week with a cosy bonfire and handing out diplomas.
Sign up now to secure your place at this year's Winter Zoo School!
When: Monday - Tuesday: 9am - 3pm in week 8.
Where: Meeting point every day at 9.00 am at Aalborg Zoo's main entrance, where the children are dropped off again at 15.00. Here you will be met by the Zoo Guides who will accompany you both days.
Remember:
- Packed lunch both days. There is a fruit break in the morning and time for lunch and play every day.
- Show up in practical clothes that don't mind getting dirty.
Each day includes a fruit break in the morning and time for lunch and play. Each day ends with a round-up of the day's experiences with the whole team.
Price for Zoo School week 8 (two days): 950,-
The price includes:
- Unique experiences in the garden
- Learning about nature and Aalborg Zoo's animals
- Aalborg Zoo merchandise
- Diploma for successful completion of Zoo School
When purchasing tickets: Write the child's name, age, contact person's phone number and any special considerations and allergens in the remarks field on the order.
Participation fees are non-refundable in case of illness or other reason for non-attendance.
Registration can be cancelled up to four weeks before class start.
Guest review
Aalborg Zoo School week 27 2020 has been a great experience on all parameters. Lively and attentive guides have communicated and implemented a varied programme with a high professional level and lots of hands-on activities. On top of that, our son ended the week having made new friends across age and geography, friends who now meet privately.
"Mum, I want to go to Zoo School EVERY day"
August, 9 years and Elke, mum, Aalborg
Experiences that teach you more about nature
It's no secret that Aalborg Zoo's heart beats for nature. In fact, our mission is to communicate knowledge about animals and nature through fascinating experiences and to contribute to nature conservation locally and globally. It's an ambitious mission.
This means that we want to teach you something when you visit our garden and enjoy the sight of our animals. For example, how animals live in the wild, what threatens them and how we can help them. That's why we make sure that your visit to Aalborg Zoo is not only entertaining, but also educational. At our many information boards in the garden and at our shows on the Zoo Stage, you can learn a lot more about the animals - and you're always welcome to ask the zookeepers if there's anything you're wondering about. We often find that children have more questions after a visit to the zoo than we have prepared answers for, so we recommend reading stories or watching videos about the animals after the visit.