Become a Fighting Extinction School
The Fighting Extinction Schools program provides teachers with support to build their own curriculum-linked wildlife conservation projects with their students.
What is a Fighting Extinction School?
A Fighting Extinction School has engaged children, students, and teachers in real-world learning by taking action for wildlife. You can become a Fighting Extinction School by completing a project and sharing it with Zoos Victoria online. Fighting Extinction Schools will get the opportunity to celebrate their students' achievements at the Showcase with Zoos Victoria.
We know that creating a curriculum-linked wildlife conservation project is not a simple task. For this reason, we offer a range of support to become a Fighting Extinction School.
- Build a Project page with a variety of ideas and resources
- Excursions and programs all with easy-to-use teaching guides
- Animal Teaching Resources
- Teacher Professional Development
- Teacher Mentoring Program
- School case studies
When you share your project with us you will:
- Become a Fighting Extinction School!
- Receive a Fighting Extinction Schools certificate
- Have use of Fighting Extinction Schools branding
- Have your school recognised on the our website
- Receive an invitation the Fighting Extinction Schools Showcase in Term 4
- Receive a personalised video from the Fighting Extinction Schools Coordinator
- Receive authenthic feedback from Zoos Victoria staff about your project
How to become a Fighting Extinction School
Submit via Padlet
STEP 1 - Choose to add text, images, short videos, voice recordings, or PowerPoints (use our PowerPoint template or one of your own) to capture your students’ actions for wildlife. This can be a completed project or a work in progress that you would like feedback on. What you should include
STEP 2 - Upload your project to Padlet to participate in our next showcase.
STEP 3 - Engage with your feedback and comments from Zoos Victoria and other Fighting Extinction Schools.
Book Personalised Support
Victorian educators are welcome to book a 30, 45 or 60-minute virtual session to discuss your plans and explore how Zoos Victoria can help you to make them happen, or send an email to the Fighting Extinction Schools Coordinator.
Celebrate your student's achievement with Zoos Victoria.
We accept submissions all year long and provide expert feedback for all clips in the last week of each term. Please note the final date below if you want to be invited to this year’s Showcase event.
| Final submission date eligible for Showcase invitation | Showcase Event Date |
| 17 October 2025 | 14 November 2025 |
Meet our Fighting Extinction Schools
St Vincent De Paul Primary School
These students took part in an inquiry unit and developed their own Zoo Keeper talk to learn more about animal adaptations and conservation of animals. Their teacher was supported to build this unit of work by attending the teacher professional development - Build a Project.
Teaching resources used:
For more examples of real schools acting for wildlife visit our Fighting Extinction Schools showcase below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Acting for wildlife is a way to support your students to consolidate new skills and knowledge through real-world contexts. Guidance and support on how to do this effectively for your students can be found in our program teaching guides on any of our program pages.
View Zoos Victoria’s instructions on what to include.
Padlet has a fantastic help section with instructional videos. Visit https://padlet.help/l/en
Padlet is used by schools across Australia (and the world). What you share can be seen by other schools participating in the Fighting Extinction Schools Showcase as well as a select group of Zoos Victoria Staff.
Please include only minimal detail about your students e.g. their school, first name (please do not include identifying information such as surnames, addresses etc.)
Yes! If you are taking action for animals you are welcome to share it here.
The Fighting Extinction Schools Showcase is free of charge for those schools invited to attend.
All Fighting Extinction Schools that submit their projects in the same year will be invited to the Showcase event.