School Program
Learning by doing, in the forest we care for.
Environmental education · Children and youth
The classroom is the forest.
It's not a decorative field trip. The kids plant trees, feed animals, observe, and come back with questions that came from the work — not from a PowerPoint. We design each day with the school so it connects to the curriculum and the age of the group.
Purpose
For every student to have a direct, unmediated experience of how conservation works: what it takes to care for a wild animal, what restoring an ecosystem means, why the tropical dry forest matters for Colombia.
How it works
The group splits into rotating subgroups, each led by a keeper or biologist from the team. Each subgroup has a specific mission for the day — tree planting, monitoring, feeding, enrichment — and at the end of the day there is a closing session where students share what they learned.
Sessions run 4 to 6 hours, depending on the group's level. They include a forest walk, hands-on workshops, and observation logs that students can bring back to the classroom.
In practice
Not an exhibit. Participation.
Fundación Loros offers regenerative, immersive experiences for schools. Students take part in conservation work — planting trees, harvesting fruit, preparing food for the birds, and monitoring the animals released across Los Loros.
It's not an exhibit. It's participation: each visit leaves the territory better than they found it.
What you do, what you learn
Five practices, five learnings
Hike through the tropical dry forest
Recognize native plant species, read tracks, listen to birds. Learn what makes a forest healthy.
Tree planting of a native tree
Each student plants their own tree, linked to their name. You learn what species it is, why it belongs in the tropical dry forest, and how it will keep growing after you leave.
Wildlife monitoring
Record what the biologists see every day: birds, reptiles, small mammals. Understand why data matters as much as photographs.
Bird food preparation
Cut fruit, mix seeds, measure portions. See where the real care of an animal in rehabilitation comes from.
Environmental enrichment
Build perches, hide food, assemble objects that stimulate natural behavior. Learn why a bird needs to think in order to go wild again.
Students don't remember what you tell them. They remember what they did with their hands.
Logistics
We work with groups of up to 40 students divided into subgroups. Suggested ages: 10 and up. For younger groups, we adapt the content and duration of the missions. Includes water, a snack, guides, and all materials — the school only arranges transport.
Contribution
Each day leaves a material mark: trees planted, observations recorded, food prepared, enrichment elements built. But the most important contribution is awareness, early: students who understand, in their bones, that conservation is something you do.
Want to bring your school?
Write to us on WhatsApp. We coordinate dates, content, and logistics based on your group's level.