ZIP World’s three North Wales adventure sites are now offering bilingual Key Stage 2 and 3 educational programmes for schools.

Designed to support the physics, geography, Welsh and English curriculums, the programmes help pupils understand forces at work in caves, forests, quarries and real-life scenarios.

Attractions included in the Zip World Schools programme include:

• Quarry Flyer - a tandem ziplining experience for mini adventurers, covering 200m of zip line against the backdrop of the Penrhyn Quarry lake.

• Bounce Below cavern trampoline park.

• The Deep Mine Tour – a historical mine walking tour accessed via an underground railway.

• The Fforest Coaster, a high-adrenaline toboggan style coaster.

Zip World’s education programmes make full use of these unique attractions, zipping teachers and pupils out of the classroom into Welsh scenery.

Pupils learn while doing, with the programmes rooted in direct experience of Zip World’s locations and activities.

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Available in both Welsh and English, the programmes were developed in collaboration with education experts Dominic Wong and Rebecca Morris, from attractions agency Schools To You.

They are rooted in progressive learning, which takes a hands-on, interactive approach to teaching to deepen pupils’ conceptual understanding while nurturing their collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills in a fun and memorable way.

The programmes include pre- and post-visit lessons, an activity-filled and easy-to-use booklet to support visits to the sites, and resources that teachers can utilise to create fun-filled lessons, including lesson plans, worksheets and PowerPoint slides.

From designing and launching mini helicopters, to participating in a friendly tug-of-war, pupils will understand how forces affect movement work whilst being in real-life scenarios.

Zip World’s commercial business manager, Mark Pennington, said: “Our sites are incredibly fun and exciting, so they lend themselves perfectly to an educational experience.

“We’ve been developing our bilingual educational programmes for quite some time now alongside industry experts, so we’re really proud to be able to now offer the packages to schools.

“Any schools in the UK are welcome to book; we want this to be fun and educational for the kids, but also easy and simple for the teachers to apply.”

To book an educational programme for your school, please call Zip World’s booking team on 01248 601444, or head to www.zipworld.co.uk/schools.