BORN FREE
GenEarth and the Born Free Foundation have worked together since 2020 to empower and inspire thousands of young people across the UK whilst providing schools with high quality, accessible conservation and animal welfare education. We aim to raise awareness of environmental issues and the threats facing wildlife, whilst supporting young people to identify positive actions they can take in support of wildlife conservation.
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In the last academic year, we reached 3,428 young people in schools across England and Wales.​​​​​
“Born Free has been working with [GenEarth] since 2020. In that time, they have enabled us to increase our reach with schools by an amazing 300%.
This enables more young people to engage with our message and understand their role in protecting rainforests and the individual animals that make up an essential component of this vital ecosystem, as well as safeguarding the welfare of individual animals. They have been professional at all times, including regular updates, planning meetings, collaborative volunteer training and impact reports.
We are grateful for the support and flexibility they have shown throughout our current and hopefully ongoing partnership”
Laura Eastwood, Head of Education Born Free Foundation
About Born Free
Born Free’s mission is to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and are able to live their lives according to their needs. Born Free opposes the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaigns to Keep Wildlife in the Wild.
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Born Free promotes Compassionate Conservation to enhance the survival of threatened species in the wild and protect natural habitats while respecting the needs of and safeguarding the welfare of individual animals. Born Free seeks to have a positive impact on animals in the wild and protect their ecosystems in perpetuity, for their own intrinsic value and for the critical roles they play within the natural world. For more information about Born Free please visit: www.bornfree.org.uk.
Born Free Workshops
Read about the Born Free workshops Facilitated by GenEarth Volunteers
King of the Jungle
(KS2)
In this workshop young people learn all about the world’s most iconic big cat - the lion. Through quizzes and interactive activities, they learn about the lion’s natural savannah habitat, their adaptations, what they eat, along with a whole host of other amazing lion facts. Students will also learn about the many threats lions face in the wild.​​
Should Animals Have The Same Rights As Humans? (KS2)
This workshop reveals amazing facts about elephants in the wild and encourages pupils to think about the feelings of animals in zoos. Pupils work in small groups to represent the stakeholders involved in bringing an elephant from Africa to a zoo in the UK, and are encouraged to consider, discuss and debate animal rights.​​​​
Threats Facing Wildlife
(KS1 & KS2)
We introduce students to four key species that Born Free cares for, elephants, tigers, orca and hedgehogs. Pupils will learn interesting facts about each species and learn about the threats they face. They will also learn how they can each make small changes in their daily lives to help protect wildlife.​
Precious Primates
and Rainforests (KS2)
Help students to discover more about tropical rainforests, their geographic distribution, make-up and importance, as well as introducing them to some of the amazing primates found there. Pupils will develop short speeches highlighting why the rainforest is important to them, and how we can all protect primates.​​
Great Debate workshop
(KS3)
Designed by Born Free, this workshop provides the opportunity for young people to delve deeper into the issues surrounding climate change and biodiversity. Working in small groups, students will decide whether humanity needs to harness the power of nature in order to mitigate against, or even adapt to, to climate change.