what is night zookeeper?
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What is Night Zookeeper? A children's educational website encouraging and inspiring creative online and offline experiences.TRANSCRIPT
Winners Of Startup Weekend & Learning Without Frontiers Edu Tech 2012
WHAT WE DO A children’s education technology company that develops products which inspire creativity and improve literacy skills in schools and at home.
NIGHT ZOOKEEPER Our first product is a digital online and offline world
that combines animals with magic. Children read about an amazing zoo and are invited to create and collect
their very own magical animals to live there.Coming Nov 2012
OUR SUPPORTERS
Over 500 schools have registered on NightZookeeper.com and the project has been ran in over 100 different countries.
Over 10,000 teachers have downloaded our free lesson plans and provided valuable feedback.
We have over 1,500 educational supporters on twitter.
TEACHERS“There has been a transition from story writing to story telling, they seem more aware of the fact that they are writing to give pleasure”
Jackie Powell, Class Teacher
“I will definitely do the project again...”
Jo Badge, Class Teacher
“What an amazing afternoon with the Night Zookeeper! We are wild
with ideas and excitement”Cherise Duxbury,
Class Teacher
EDU BLOGGERSA variety of teachers and education thought leaders have written about
the Night Zookeeper project
“The Night Zookeeper is an interesting cross-curricular project that helps children get creative...”
Tim Rylands
“Children’s imaginations are sparked by a rich story...”
Oliver Quinlan
CHILDREN“It was great when we talked
with your boss, the Head Zookeeper, when he was in the
Night Zoo” Max, 9 years old
Participating students have also blogged about their experience
with the project
“Painting my new animal”Emilia, 10 years old
FEEDBACK
NIGHT ZOOKEEPER LITERATURE
The Night Zookeeper Story
The story of the Night Zookeeper is a fantasy adventure set in a Night Zoo of endless possibilities. Young readers and their parents will enjoy travelling with the Night Zookeeper to meet such strange beasts as the Spying Giraffes and Time Travelling Elephant.
Night Zookeeper Lesson Planning
A project guide and resources book which helps educators to take full advantage of the magical world of the Night Zookeeper.This cross-curricular project spans six units and improves literacy whilst developing children’s creative problem-solving skills.
Night Zookeeper Classroom Resources
Our resources have been developed to provide structure to the project.They act as an aid for both the student and the teacher during the planning and creation of their very own magical animal.
CAN YOU HELP?
We are looking for educators to trial our
project and give us feedback.
THE TEAMA dedicated team including an author, artists, teacher,
programmer and designer. Our company’s investors include Telefonica, an organisation with direct relationships with
over 300 million customers around the world.
