This is “Panda School”
Hidden in the mountains of China is a place entirely dedicated to the cutest bears on the planet: the giant panda. These bamboo-loving fluff-bundles are adored the world over but learning the skills they need to make it as full-fledged pandas takes effort. And for those destined for the wild, the stakes are especially high.
DirectorHannah Hoare
The Cub Club
Aug 2, 2026
In China’s leading giant panda center, cute cubs are tackling some essential life skills, from how to chew bamboo to the art of keeping your balance up a tree. In the maternity unit, pregnant females prepare for the arrival of the next generation. Up in the mountains, special pandas destined for release get used to life in the wild.
The Panda Way
Aug 9, 2026
The junior cubs learn that eating bamboo leaves is trickier than tackling shoots and get to grips with climbing in the rain. Wolong’s state-of-the-art neonatal clinic has a healthy batch of newborns to take care of, while up the mountain, the rewilding pandas must get used to snow. A pair of ambassador pandas prepares for a new life overseas.
Tiny Paws, Big World
Aug 16, 2026
A new class starts at Panda School, and first-time panda moms must prove themselves as teachers. Cubs learn that getting down a tree can be much trickier than climbing up. Snow days bring out the inner cub in the adult pandas, making lessons for the little ones even harder. Up in the mountains, one cub gets a step closer to life in the wild.
