Project Report
| Sep 23, 2019
Fall Update
By Rachael Risby Raz | International Relations Manager
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Last year's graduates
With the new school year starting in Israel at the beginning of September, the Program is also gearing up for a new year.
A number of well-attended information sessions have been held to introduce students to the Program and the successful candidates will soon receive notifications of their acceptance for this academic year.
Another new addition to the program is a new academic coordinator - Hadas Steinitz who comes with a background of studies in zoology at Tel Aviv University.
The final results of last years graduates are being collated and we hope to report back soon. (I hear that they are very, very good!)
We look forward to introducing you to the new students soon.
Rachael and the Education Team
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Jun 24, 2019
Graduating Class of 2018-19
By Rachael Risby Raz | International Relations Manager
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Another successful year of the project has been wrapped up as high-school students finished their school year on June 20th.
This year we had twelve students complete the program with research topics including: feeding and hierachy amonst chimpanzees; patterns of behavior in eagles; deer fur seasonal changes; how visitor numbers influence tiger behavior and several other interesting topics.
They presented the results of their studies at a special event, attended by zoo staff, parents, students and teachers, at the Gabi Center at the Zoo. The audience was wowed by the high level of the research and the reports.
We are already working on advertising and recruitment for next year's program and are excited to update that for the first time, participating students will be able to undertake research at the Gottesman Family Israel Aquarium.
Have a great school vacation!
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Apr 1, 2019
Spring Program News
By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
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Scientific Excellence - a core value of the Zoo
Hello valued supporters!
Since we last reported to you, our students’ research projects are well underway. A schedule of meetings has been set up with each student’s mentor, program coordinator and research supervisor stretching over the remainder of the academic year. Each mentor assists their students with setting up meetings with the keepers related to the zoo section in which they were conducting research so that they can coordinate their visits and data gathering.
The program exposes participants to the strict professional ethics of the most advanced code of animal care in the world – that of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. This reflects one of the core values of the Zoo’s mission – animal welfare.
Another core value of the zoo is scientific excellence. The Zoo is, in effect, utilized as a living research laboratory. The research advisors take their professional commitment to the personal success of each student very seriously, encouraging participants to meet the high demands of professionalism and ethics in scientific research. The program teaches students the rules of scientific observation and field studies. This is evidenced by the high success rate of participants in completing their research and also by the consistently high average scores obtained each year (in independent grading by the Ministry of Education).
Thank you for your continued interest in this project.
The Zoo Education Team
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