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[NSW] Free Entry to Taronga and Dubbo Zoo for NESA Accredited Teachers and Three Guests (16th April 2026)

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[NSW] Free Entry to Taronga and Dubbo Zoo for NESA Accredited Teachers and Three Guests (16th April 2026)
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FPIFS on 05/04/2026 - 10:49 taronga.org.au (978 clicks)

On the 16th of April, which is during the school holidays, Taronga and Dubbo Zoos have a FREE Teachers Day. NESA accredited teachers and up to three guests will get free entry to the zoo. Here is a blurb from the website. The link also has a registration form to sign up for the day.

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Here is the Website blurb…

Taronga Education invites teachers and 3 members of their family to a special Teacher Event at Taronga. Enjoy a complimentary day at the Zoo while exploring our new curriculum-aligned lessons, designed to support teaching from Early Stage 1 through to Stage 6.

Throughout the day, teachers will have the opportunity to engage in an Education session and hear from our Education Team on the new curriculum linked lessons that have been developed to help you bring the new curriculum to life.

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  • mrossco on 05/04/2026 - 13:33
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    So on your day off, go and spend the day at the Zoo exploring their new curriculum-aligned lessons, designed to support teaching from Early Stage 1 through to Stage 6.

    No thanks.

    • GoldenDragon888 on 05/04/2026 - 20:12
      -1

      I feel you fellow mathematics teacher. It's not like we don't work hard enough already!

    • supersabroso on 05/04/2026 - 21:30
      -3

      They have the "opportunity" ie. ignore it and be lazy if you want. Pretty typical behaviour, the vast majority of teachers I know don't bother doing any work during the school holidays until the day before school, why should you be any different? Enjoy, life is too short to kick a gift horse in the mouth.

    • tenpercent on 06/04/2026 - 11:18

      Apply your critical thinking and comprehension skills.

      Throughout the day, teachers will have the opportunity to engage in an Education session and hear from our Education Team on the new curriculum linked lessons that have been developed to help you bring the new curriculum to life.

  • adflem on 05/04/2026 - 14:06
    +5

    You dont have to attend the info session. So it would just be free entry.

    • supersabroso on 10/04/2026 - 23:34
      +1

      You would be smart to go if you can, it's only a quick 45 minute session and the first 190 teachers (split between 3x sessions) get a free gift bag! Otherwise, it's basically a free day for the entire family worth $158.40. Great find OP!

  • chepsk8 on 05/04/2026 - 16:11
    +1

    How do I become a NESA accredited teacher?

    • htc on 05/04/2026 - 16:16

      Get a teaching degree, work in a school as a classroom teacher, collect evidence that you have fulfilled the requirements of 7 standards of teaching, usually take at least a year. Submit your evidence and your annotations of evidence as well as your reflection to your principal, probably take a month to approve. If everything is good and your evidence and your annotations are up to standard, then you will receive your accreditation. On ozbargain mentality, you are better off paying full price or get some discount from NRMA membership.

      • SirFrankGrimes on 05/04/2026 - 16:36
        +6

        Or simply be friends with a teacher who is up for a day at the zoo

      • 7th on 05/04/2026 - 18:39
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        It may be different in other states but to be "accredited" in NSW, you only need to be a current teacher working in a classroom, even one day a week.

        "All teachers require active accreditation with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to teach in any school or centre-based early childhood service in NSW"

        • DrScrooge on 06/04/2026 - 06:53
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          And pay $100 annually for no reason but to say you're accredited….

        • htc on 06/04/2026 - 06:57

          Do you mean after accredited to maintain your accreditation, you will only need to work 1 day a week. I thought you always start as provisional teacher and need to gain proficiency before being accredited?

  • hardya on 05/04/2026 - 18:48

    Taronga Park Zoo 'curriculum' lol - watching the chimpanzee doing an interpretive dance?

  • Igaf on 06/04/2026 - 19:49

    Sounds like you could be a prime candidate for the Early Stage 1 lesson hardya. The purpose and work of zoos is far more complex than animal displays. That said, the highlight of my daughter's childhood visit to Taronga years ago was her interaction with a chimp, which appeared to be enjoying the show of her laughing hysterically at its antics. Each time she stopped laughing it would repeat its action to get a reaction. This went on for probably ten minutes and soon we were all chortling. In the end we had to 'drag her away' to see other exhibits.

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