Primary Teachers' Summer Course 2026

Dublin Zoo’s DES approved week-long summer course 2026:
Cultivating the Next Generation of Conservationists

This course aims to provide participants with active engagement in teaching and learning about Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with an emphasis on conservation education. It provides participants with the skills, knowledge and confidence to teach about nature and conservation in their classrooms. The course will assist teachers in fostering positive connections to nature in their classrooms and motivating their students towards pro-environmental actions.

Topics will be delivered by expert facilitators in our Conservation Education Centre and from our immersive living classroom, the grounds of Dublin Zoo. Teachers participating will have exclusive access to our state-of-the-art teaching spaces as well as the opportunity to explore the zoo after the daily programme.

Note: this course is aimed at those who teach 3rd – 6th class but all teachers are welcome.
If the date you are interested in is sold out, please contact [email protected] for access to the waiting list.
Further course details available on the booking page.