Disney Safari Ride: All About African Animals and the Team Behind The Ride- FLEX

Do you love Animals? Do you love Disney? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a part of the team that creates magical worlds like the Imagineers or be a zookeeper? As a former zookeeper and Cast Member in Disney’s Animal Programs, I love sharing my passion for animals and the environment! Join me as we go on an African Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We will learn about the history, Imagineering (STEAM), careers, and amazing animals that make up the magic! We will talk about the animal's habitat, adaptations, diet, and ways they are cared for. We will learn about what it's like to be a zookeeper, how cast members with various careers come together to create an immersive experience designed to promote conservation and magical memories, and then talk about conservation and the environment. The 5 week course is outlined as follows:

Week One- Intro (history and Imagineering of the Safari), Bongos, Okapi, Rhino, Greater Kudu (main content video: 49 minutes)
Week Two- Hippo, Crocodile, Ankole Cattle, Hyena, Spring Bock, Eland, Giraffes, Zebra, Wildebeest, Sable Antelope (main content video: 45 minutes) 
Week Three- Elephant, Flamingo, Lion, Cheetah, Warthog, Water buck, Bontebok, Nigerian Dwarf Goat (main content video: 54 minutes)
Week Four- Working together to create the magic- zookeepers, vets, Imagineers, horticulture, guides/attractions, wild Africa trek, nutrition, educators (main content video: 58 minutes)
Week Five- conservation- Disney conservation at the park and beyond, in your own backyard (main content video: 36 minutes)

This class is a FLEX class and therefore has NO live meetings but will still be highly interactive. This format is perfect for learners from all over the world who want to learn at their own pace and dive deeper into a topic than a one hour a week live course allows.  Each week learners will have access to videos introducing the content for the week. These videos will be in different formats (teaching outside in various locations including Disney World, personal video footage of animals, and optional supplementary video links) in order to make it more engaging for learners and improve retention.  

Learners will be given multiple engagement activities (I.e. discussion questions, projects, crafts, Kahoot, and peardeck) to which they can complete one or all throughout the week depending on their level of interest and engagement. Learners will then post pictures, video, and/or discussion posts to show-off their weekly activities (many of which are STEAM driven-Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). This will both be fun for the learners as they get to interact with their peers and improve learning potential and class engagement. I will be interacting with students via weekly Outschool classroom discussions (I.e. asking and answering questions, encouraging discussion and reacting when learners post about their projects/activities). I use various teaching methods and my upbeat personality to encourage participation and course engagement. 

Because I feature some animals in multiple courses (i.e. lion, elephant, flamingo), I do offer a DISCOUNT for learners who have completed my Animals Around the World FLEX course. I will take 50% off, making this course only $25 for those learners. I also offer bundles for my FLEX courses, please inquire if interested. 

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Have a wild day!