Wildlife Photographer of the Year Self-Guided School Visit
- Category
- Self-Guided Visits
- Audience
- Educators, Schools
- Age
-
6+
- Grade
- 1-12
- Subjects
- Art & Culture, Canada, Canadian & World Studies, General, History, Indigenous, Language, Science, Science & Technology, Social Sciences & Humanities, Social Studies, The Arts
About
Discover some of the world’s most amazing photographs at your own pace with a Self-Guided School Visit
November 7, 2026 to February 28, 2027
Each year, the annual competition - organized by the Natural History Museum in London, UK - receives tens of thousands of image submissions from aspiring wildlife photographers of all ages.
Following the photographer's eye through the camera's lens, we become witnesses to the vivid detail of our fragile world, gaining a better understanding of both the beauty around us and the responsibility we hold towards caring for our shared planet. The perfect pairing of astonishing wildlife with stunning photography makes each year's exhibition of new images unique and inspiring.
Self-guided visits allow students and teachers to take the lead in their learning as they explore the galleries at ROM independently at their own pace. Pair this self-guided experience with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Gallery Trail to deepen your students understanding of the principles of photography, and how photographs can be used to tell a powerful story.
| Format | Self-Guided Visit |
| Pricing | $9.50/person Free for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students |
| Minimum Group | 15 |
| Maximum Group | 100 |
To book this and any other special exhibition:
- Click on the “book now” button
- Self-Guided visits will automatically be selected for you
- Select “Wildlife Photographer of the Year”
- If you wish to add other special exhibitions, you can select them as well.
- Each exhibition added is an additional $2.50 per student
- Proceed to checkout
Learning Goals
Understand basic principles of photography composition.
Gain a better understanding of the diversity of living things on Earth and their complex lives and behaviours through the lens of photography.
Examine conservation threats and challenges to living things, and how those living things are impacted by human activity.
Encounter Indigenous insights and connections to the subjects of key photographs through the recordings of four Indigenous Knowledge Carriers throughout the exhibition.
Highlights
Curriculum Connections
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
- Life Systems – Characteristics and Needs of Living things
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
- Life Systems – Growth and Changes in Animals
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
- Life Systems – Habitats and Communities
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
- Life Systems – Habitats and Communities
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
- Life Systems – Biodiversity
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
- Life Systems – Interactions in the Environment
Geography
- Physical Patterns in a Changing World
- Natural Resources Around the World: Use and Sustainability
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
Science
- STEM Skills and Connections – STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
- Earth and Space Systems – Water Systems
Language
- Literacy Connections and Applications – Digital Media Literacy
- Foundations of Language – Oral and Non-verbal Communication
The Arts
- Integrated Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Foundations
Science
- Biology – Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change
- Chemistry – Relating Science to Our Changing World
Geography
- Physical Geography and Physical Processes in Canada
English
- Media Studies
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Foundations
- Media Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Foundations
Science
- Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change
Geography
- Physical Geography and Physical Processes in Canada
English
- Media Studies
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Foundations
- Media Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Foundations
Media Studies
- Media and Society
- The Media Industry
Environmental Science
- Scientific Solutions to Contemporary Environmental Challenges
- Human Health and the Environment
- Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
- Human Impact on the Environment
Science
- Biology: Diversity of Living Things
Geography
- Natural and Human Systems
English
- Media Studies
The Arts
- Visual Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Foundations
- Media Arts – Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing; Foundations
Geography
- The Environment and Resource Management
- Living in a Sustainable World
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