Reid Park Zoo » Education

Teachers enjoy workshop at the Zoo on 3/20/10

tucsonzoo — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:31:13 +0000

Tucson teachers spent some quality time at the Zoo this weekend at a FREE hands-on workshop hosted by Zoo Education staff. The teachers took home curricula to use in their classrooms AND will bring their students to the Zoo this fall to try out some of the activities they enjoyed. If you’re a teacher of grades K-6 and are interested in participating in a future workshop, email zooeducation@tucsonaz.gov with your contact information and the grade level you teach!

Summer camp registration now available!

tucsonzoo — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:05:41 +0000

Registration for Zoo Caper Summer Camp for kids entering grades 1-6 is now online. These camps are packed with unique Behind the Scenes adventures, and they fill quickly, so register today! For more information, click here.

Manzanita students help enrich Zoo animals

tucsonzoo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:52:01 +0000

Second grade students from Manzanita Elementary have been busy preparing treats for the Zoo’s primates–cotton mopheads with Fruit Loops cereal tied to each string! The mandrills, gibbons, and macaques use their handy opposable thumbs and fingers to comb through the mops and pick out the treats. Projects like these keep students AND Zoo animals busy and having fun. Manzanita students will be coming to the Zoo all week to enjoy Behind-the-Scenes tours, and MAY get to see their mops being enjoyed by the primates if animal health and keeper schedules allow.

Peek “Behind-the-Scenes”

tucsonzoo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:28:08 +0000

Do you have guests in town over Thanksgiving weekend? Burn off those pumpkin pie calories at 3:00 on Saturday, November 28 with a Behind-the-Scenes tour at the Zoo, and discover the rewards and challenges of caring for over 500 exotic animals every day! The tour is just $15.00 per person ($10.00 for Zoo Members). Pre-registration is required, and children must be at least 5 years old to participate. Visit our education page for more information or to register.