IN ZOO PROGRAMS
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Bring your students to the Staten Island Zoo for a dynamic and fun educational experience!
- Available from September through June
- Monday – Friday at 10:10am, 11:10am, and 12:10pm
- Experienced educators that generate excitement and create a positive learning environment
- Our education department will gladly customize a program to help you reach your learning goals
- Must be reserved at least six weeks in advance. Payment must be received four weeks prior to your program or it will be cancelled.
Education Classes
- 45-minutes
- Includes a lesson and animal presentation
- Grade-appropriate topics that are aligned with city and state education standards
Pricing
In Zoo Education class (30 students and 5 adults)….$300.
In Zoo Pre-K class (20 students and 5 adults)……….$300.
Title 1 School (30 students and 5 adults)…………….$270.
Special Ed (20 students and 5 adults)…………………$270.
All classes include admission to the zoo.
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Group Animal Presentations
- 30-minutes
- Includes animal presentation only (no lesson)
- Appropriate for any grade/age group
Pricing:
30 students and 5 adults………………………………$270.
Title 1 school (30 students and 5 adults)………..$250.
Special Ed (20 students and 5 adults)…..$250.
All presentations include admission to the zoo.
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Please call: 718-442-3100 ext. *33Â | email: education@statenislandzoo.org
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellations made at least 4 weeks prior to scheduled program will be given a full refund or can be rescheduled at no extra charge.
- Cancellations or reschedules made between 2-4 weeks of the program will incur a $50 fee.
- There are no refunds for cancellations made with less than 2 weeks’ notice. However, programs can be rescheduled for a $50 fee.
- There will be a $35. penalty for any checks that are returned for insufficient funds.” After cancellation policy.
EDUCATION CLASS TOPICS
PRE-K – 2nd Grade
Senses
Whiskers, antenna, floppy ears and tasting the air are some of the ways that animals learn about the world around them. Explore the five senses like never before as we meet animals with some unique ways to taste, touch, hear, smell and see.
It’s Alive
In this class, we will explore four characteristics of all living things: eating, breathing, growing and reproducing. Meet our animals up close and learn how growing and changing is different for every animal; especially frogs and butterflies!
Food Web Fun
This class is an introduction to the parts of a habitat and the way plants and animals function. We will introduce the concept of a food web and meet producers, consumers and decomposers up close through an engaging animal presentation.
Three hundred trout are needed to support one man for a year. The trout, in turn, must consume 90,000 frogs, that must consume 27 million grasshoppers that live off of 1,000 tons of grass.
— G. Tyler Miller, Jr., American Chemist (1971)
3rd – 5th Grade
Expedition Rainforest
Investigate tropical rainforests layer by layer and discover what makes this habitat such an important part of global health. The incredible biodiversity and animal adaptations found in a rainforest are an important part of this class. Meet animal species that call a rainforest home.
African Safari
From lush rainforests to the driest deserts and savannahs in between, the African continent offers a variety of ecosystems and animals. Meet our African zoo animals and learn the unique adaptations that help them survive and thrive in their habitat.
Exploring Ecosystems
We will follow the flow of energy from the sun through all parts of an ecosystem and eventually back into the environment through decomposition. Different components of an ecosystem, modeled by a food web and up close animal presentations, as well as human impact on these systems will be presented in this class.
6th – 8th Grade
Adaptations
Adaptations are developed over time and help animals survive and reproduce. This class will focus on the amazing adaptations that animals employ when eating, defending themselves, moving from place to place and more. We will present zoo animals that have unique physical and behavioral adaptations.
Predator vs. Prey
The predator/prey relationship is one of the most important in the natural world. It drives natural selection and is what all animals depend upon to live. Join the zoo as we look at the adaptations and strategies that animals have to survive in their habitat. Your class will meet animals from the zoo’s collection that demonstrate predator and prey characteristics.
Reptiles Roundup
An in-depth look at what makes a reptile a reptile, the important role they play in ecosystems and the adaptations that have allowed them to succeed for over 300 million years. We will meet several species of reptile and discuss the features that all reptiles have in common.