CRICKET St Thomas Wildlife Park has scooped a prestigious award for its educational programme. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) selected Cricket St Thomas from a list of 77 zoos to receive the award for Best Education Project for Schools and Educational Institutions in the small zoo category.
The Wildlife Park was nominated after the success of their French day at the park, Une Journee dans le Parc, which saw over 1,100 pupils from schools across the area visit the zoo.
All zoo signs were changed to French and pupils ate crepes and practiced the language throughout the day.
Andy Holden, education officer at the wildlife park, said: “We are delighted to win this award, we were up against tough competition and winning is a real recognition of our educational achievements at the wildlife park.
“We often have groups visit the park for educational purposes and this seemed like a fun way of learning languages.”
BIAZA is a registered charity for conservation, education and scientific wildlife and first started in 1966 as the Federation of Zoological Gardens in Great Britain and Ireland.
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