COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (February 27, 2024) — Zoo Camp 2024 all about creating conservation connections! Through activities, hands-on lessons, and animal experiences, your camper will learn about different animal groups and their survival needs, as well as ideas of what their future can hold. Each day is crafted to enlighten, encourage, and enrich your campers in an education-based summer camp. Join conservation educators this summer to link art, science, and animals!
Each of the five days of Camp will include interactive learning experiences, hands-on activities, special zoo tours, up-close animal encounters, and will be distinctly different for each age group.
Zoo Campers get to learn all about our wild friends and explore
• Ages 4-5: Movement of Life
• Ages 6-7: Abstract Adaptations
• Ages 8-9: Dive into Science
• Ages 10-13: Creative Conservationist
Cost
- Become a Zoo Member before registering and save 20% on Zoo Camp! Member discount is given at the end of the registration process.
- Ages 4-5 and 6-7: 5 days, ½ day = $120 for Zoo Members, $150 for Non-Members
- Ages 8-9 and 10-13: 5 days, full day = $200 for Zoo Members, $250 for Non-Members
Scholarships
If a situation exists that prevents a family from being able to afford to send a child to Zoo Camp, they can apply for the Mary Lou Ries Education Program Scholarship to cover a portion or all of the costs of Zoo Camp. To apply for scholarship assistance, e-mail jvanderbush@niabizoo.com to request a scholarship application.
To contribute to the scholarship fund to help children attend Zoo Camp, click Donate then under Apply My Donation To select Education Program Scholarship.
Age Appropriate
Each Zoo Camp curriculum is designed to be age appropriate to meet the attention, interests, and developmental needs of each age range, therefore it is important that the age guidelines are followed.
Duplicate Sessions
There are two opportunities to attend Zoo Camp. Morning sessions run 8:30AM-11:30PM and Afternoon sessions run 12:30-3:30PM. Morning and Afternoon sessions are identical so please only register for one session.
Creating Conservation Connections
