I've been to all types of school, nurseries, E.Y.C.s, play-centres, scout groups, after-school science clubs, wildlife centres, libraries, retirement homes - even a prison!
Outside 'work hours' I can also be booked for birthday parties (weekends) and primary school fetes (book well in advance for the latter).
Great care is taken not to stress the animals and I'm also very careful not to frighten pupils (and teachers!)
I will bring: stick insects, giant millipedes, a tarantula, a scorpion, a bearded dragon (lizard) and three different snakes.
I talk about (where appropriate): HABITATS, CONSERVATION, ADAPTATION, WHAT THEY EAT, FOOD CHAINS, LIFE CYCLES and CLASSIFICATION.
Children can hold or touch all of the animals except the scorpion.
I can do up to 5 shows in a day and can deliver them in class rooms or a hall/multipurpose area.
Audience size is unlimited (I am prepared to 'do' an assembly but be prepared for a lot of noise!) and depends on your budget but if you want pupils to get close and have a good chance to handle the animals 1-2 classes per show is recommended.
Safety: only very reliable animals well-used to being handled are used. The snakes are of course all non-poisonous species. I have never had any kind of incident during 23 years of delivering hundreds of shows for thousands of children. I always remind children that have touched or handled any animal to wash their hands at the end of the show.
Cost is: £80* for 1, £120 for 2, £150 for 3, £190 for 4 and £220 for 5 shows. (I can do 3 in a typical school morning and up to two more in the afternoon but will consider other schedules to suit your school day/requirements). *Please note: animal shows are not subject to VAT.
*plus a £10 surcharge for a single show in schools outside Central London (but within the M25). No surcharge for more than one show.
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