2020 Summer Programs

NEW THIS YEAR! Online Registration Priority Zoo Member Online Registration Opens: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 General Public Online Registration Opens: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Mail-in Registration Deadline: 4 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2020 Zoo Member/General Public Mail-In Registrations will be processed on or after March 4, 2020 Visit stlzoo.org for more information.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, #6 or at [email protected]. Table of Contents

Registration Information...... 3

Camp Programs...... 6 Children age 4 through children in 12th grade. Includes Camp Joey, Camp KangaZoo, Teen Camp, Specialty Camps and Camp Extended Care programs. Zoo ALIVE Teen Volunteer Program...... 15 For teens ages 15 and up. Early Childhood...... 16 Children ages 4 months - 7 years, accompanied by an adult. Youth...... 20 Partial- and full-day programs for students entering 1st - 11th grades. Career Programs...... 23 Participants ages 7 and up and entering 2nd – 12th grades. Families...... 27 Adults with children entering 1st grade and up. Overnight Programs and Snooze at the Zoo...... 28 Overnight programs for adults; families with children entering kindergarten and up; overnight programs for Cub Scouts and Girl Scout Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes.

Adults...... 31 Adults ages 18 and up.

Teachers...... 34

Summer Outreach Programs...... 35

Registration Forms – located in the center of this booklet

Saint Louis Zoo Mission To conserve animals and their habitats through animal management, research, recreation and educational activities that encourage the support and enrich the experience of the public.

Education Department Mission Working in partnership with local and global communities, we provide educational opportunities and experiences that nurture compassion for animals and our shared world in order to empower conservation action.

Photo Credits Michael Abbene, Roger Brandt, Kari Frey, Christopher Carter, Dave Merritt, Megan Turner, Jason Whelehon, Robin Winkelman

Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 2 Registration Information

Registration Information NOTE: Advance registration is required for all •Fax, email and phone registrations are programs. Registrations close two weeks not accepted. prior to the program date or when the program is sold out. •Participants must be the appropriate age or grade level and can only register Zoo members receive priority online for one session of each camp topic or registration and a discount on program program title. fees. If you would like to become a •Processing fees will apply for duplicate member or renew your membership, registrations, cancellations and/or please visit stlzoo.org/membership transfers. or call (314) 646-4771, option 2 for more information. Who Can I Register? Whether you choose online or mail-in Choose between: registration, you can register: •Online Registration (available on the •Yourself Saint Louis Zoo’s website). Priority will •Immediate family members residing be given to online registrants. Online in the same household (spouse registration will open for Zoo members and children) on March 3, 2020, at 9 a.m., and for general public on March 4, 2020, at •Grandchildren (as general public 2 p.m. Please visit stlzoo.org for detailed registration or as part of your information on how to register online. membership if you have a Family/ Grandparent membership level •Mail-in/drop-off Registration Forms. or above) All mail-in/drop-off registrations must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, NOTE: Zoo members are not eligible March 2, 2020, and will be processed to register nieces, nephews, friends, on or after March 4. Any registrations neighbors, out-of-town guests, etc. received after March 2 will be Extended family members, friends, processed in the order received. neighbors and out-of-town guests must register themselves and their household •For mail-in/drop-off registration, you members separately. must complete the following: >Camp Registration and Health/ Buddy Registrations Information Form for Camp Joey, We offer “buddy” registration for our Camp Joey, Camp KangaZoo and Teen Camp KangaZoo, Teen Camp and Camp programs for mailed-in forms only. Specialty Camps Listing a buddy during online registration >Individual Registration Form for all does NOT guarantee that they will be other programs. together. It is only a request that can be fulfilled IF both children register themselves for the same Camp session. Please visit our website for complete information on how to register

Camp Buddies. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, #6 or at [email protected]. 3 Registration Information

Online Registration 3. ONE buddy may be included for all Priority will be given to online registrants. Camp Programs. Please refer to the Online Registration will open for Zoo Buddy Registration section on the members on March 3, 2020, at 9 a.m. and website. for general public on March 4, 2020, at 2 p.m. Credit card payment is required for 4. Please mark your envelopes as follows: online registration. Zoo gift cards, coupons Forms received before 4 p.m. and checks are not accepted for online March 2, 2020 registration. Please visit stlzoo.org for •For Zoo Member - ATTN: Zoo Members detailed information on how to Registration register online. •For General Public - ATTN: General Public Registration Mail-in or Drop-off Registrations Forms mailed after March 2, 2020 Mail-in or drop off registrations will be •ATTN: Daily Registration processed on or after March 4, 2020. Before mailing or dropping off your 5. Mailing Envelopes envelope, check to make sure it includes Registration forms should be mailed the following (any missing information to: ATTN: (See above) may delay your registration while we Saint Louis Zoo Finance Department attempt to contact you): One Government Drive St. Louis, MO 63110 1. Completed registration form(s) 6. Drop-Off •All membership, household and Registration forms in a SEALED participant information. envelope, marked as noted above, •Original signature(s) on the Terms and will be accepted in the Education Conditions of each adult participant Department, Monday through Friday, and the parent/legal guardian for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Education Offices participants under the age of 18. are located on the lower level of The Living World building/North Entrance. 2. Complete Payment •Credit card or Saint Louis Zoo gift card Registration Confirmation information and signature. You will receive a Registration Report •Check – A SEPARATE CHECK is required by email or mail (if requested) as a for each program. A fee will be confirmation of your registration. assessed for any checks returned due Please read the following information: to insufficient funds. All checks should •Confirmed program dates and times be made payable to “Saint Louis Zoo (these may be your 2nd or 3rd choice). Education Department.” Please write •Special notes. your phone number on your check. •Waiting list information if program sessions you selected were sold out.

Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 4 Registration Information

NOTE: We reserve the right to cancel Medication Authorization Policy programs due to low enrollment or If your child needs to take medication extenuating circumstances. Full refunds during Zoo program hours (including will be issued. insulin and or an insulin pump), you must complete the Zoo’s medication Wait List form. Please also complete the FARE’s During the processing of your mail-in Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency form, you will be placed on the wait Care Plan if applicable. Complete list(s) if ALL of your session choices for medication information is required a requested program are sold out. If you before your child attends their Zoo are placed on a wait list, we will not program. All medication forms can be process your payment for that program. found on the Zoo’s website. Please We will notify you if an opening occurs. contact us Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, #6, or at Cancellations [email protected] to request links to the medication forms. We require at least two weeks’ notice for refund requests. Please notify the Education Department as soon as Parking for Programs possible at (314) 646-4544, #6. Parking is available on the Zoo’s North Cancellation fees apply as follows: Lot on Government Drive and South Lot on Wells Drive for a fee. Members can •Camp Joey, Camp KangaZoo, Teen use their free parking benefits. Limited Camp and Specialty Camps – Fee: $25 free street parking is available. Visit •KangaCare and all other programs – stlzoo.org for parking details and pricing. Fee: $8 Congestion on streets in Forest Park can •Less than two weeks’ notice - cause a delay in your arrival time. Please no refund plan extra time so that you arrive on time Participants may not make up or receive for your program. For all Camp programs, a refund for missed programs. specific parking/drop-off information will be included in the camp packet or on the Transfers Registration Report. Transfers are subject to availability. Please notify the Education Department Zoo Policy at least two weeks before the program Children under the age of 14 must be session. Transfer fees apply and are due accompanied by an adult. Parents of at the time of your request. children under the age of 14, please plan to escort your child to class and then •Camp Joey, Camp KangaZoo, Teen pick them up when their program is over. Camp and Specialty Camps You will be asked to sign your child “in” >Two weeks’ notice – Fee: $25 and “out” before and after programs. All •For KangaCare and all other programs program participants will be accompanied by Zoo staff and/or Zoo volunteers during >Two weeks’ notice – Fee: $8 their program.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, #6 or at [email protected]. 5 Camp Joey

Camp Scholarships are available for You will: families with financial need. Call (314) •Meet and touch live animals 646-4544, option #6 or go to stlzoo.org/ •Create art and a journal to take home education for application materials. •Play active animal games •Ride the Zooline Railroad Each year, the Saint Louis Zoo provides •Sing Zoo tunes scholarships to underserved students in •Visit Zoo habitats our community so they can attend Camp •And more! KangaZoo. Would you consider a gift Instructors: Zoo Early Childhood of any amount today to help a camper Educators and enjoy a Zoo camp this summer? Zoo ALIVE Volunteers Please contact Jayne Ullstrom at Half-Day Sessions (5 days) 314-646-4699 to make your gift today. Limited to 30 campers per session Thank you for your support of the Fee: Zoo Members $195 Saint Louis Zoo! General Public $215 June 1-5 M-F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Camp Joey Children attend these programs on June 8-12 M-F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. their own, unaccompanied by a parent or other adult. Please visit our website for Full-Day Sessions (5 days) information about our inclusion services. Limited to 30 campers per session Fee: Zoo Members $275 Camp Joey General Public $295 For children age 4 - entering kindergarten who can use the restroom independently. June 15-19 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Children must be 4 years old by their program date. No exceptions will be made. June 22-26 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Get ready, little ones! It’s time to hop July 6-10 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. out of the pouch and into the Zoo at Camp Joey! Our days will be filled with animal July 13-17 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. antics, habitat ventures and Zoo fun as we experience and appreciate the animal July 20-24 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. world together. The Camp Joey theme July 27-31 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. this summer is Animals in Our World. Campers will learn about the Aug 3-7 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. animals living in their homes and backyards as well as those at the Zoo Mini-Camp Week and in the wild. Camp Joey T-shirt, group (4 Full Days) photo and snack included. Extra Camp Limited to 30 campers Joey T-shirts can be purchased for $12. Fee: Zoo Members $225 For more information about Camp Joey, General Public $245 please check out the FAQ page on our website: stlzoo.org/camp. KangaCare is June 29- July 2 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. not offered for Camp Joey.

Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 6 Camp KangaZoo

Camp KangaZoo You can count on engaging hands-on For students entering 1st - 6th grades activities, outdoor games, tours, lots of animal observation and all of the things Explore the Zoo with caring counselors that make Zoo Camp great! and new friends, meet the animals, and learn amazing things at Camp KangaZoo! June 8-11 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Campers spend time in age-specific June 11-12 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. groups for most activities and are all together each day for an introduction, June 15-18 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. lunch and snack. Camp KangaZoo T-shirt, June 18-19 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. group photo, snacks, Thursday pizza June 22-25 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. dinner and Friday morning breakfast June 25-26 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. included. Extra Camp KangaZoo T-shirts can be purchased for $12. For more July 6-9 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. information about Camp, please check July 9-10 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. out the FAQ page on our website: stlzoo.org/camp. A detailed information July 13-16 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. packet will be sent before your session. July 16-17 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Fee: Zoo Members $225 July 20-23 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. General Public $245 July 23-24 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. Instructors: Zoo Educators and Zoo ALIVE Volunteers July 27-30 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. July 30-31 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. Once again, campers can double their Camp fun. Choose Super Survivors or Super Survivors Mini-Camp Week Zoo Builders, or best of all, register for (no overnight experience) BOTH! Both Camps include the same amount of animal contact, tours and Zoo Fee: Zoo Members $200 experiences. General Public $220

June 29-July 2 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Camp KangaZoo - Super Survivors In Super Survivors, campers will explore the weird and wonderful characteristics Thank you to the Walter and Nancy of animals that help them survive in the Galvin Education Scholarship Fund wild. We’ll focus on animal defenses, and the Kwame Family Foundation senses and communication. We’ll also for providing financial assistance for search out some native creatures to see under-resourced students to attend how they survive in their Missouri habitats. Camp KangaZoo. Campers will discover some animal superpowers and discover the superhero Thank you to AFB International/EBI within themselves to help animals Foundation for its support of the around the world. Saint Louis Zoo’s Education Programs.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, #6 or at [email protected]. 7 Camp KangaZoo and Teen Camp

Camp KangaZoo - Zoo Builders Teen Camp - Zoo Builders In Zoo Builders, campers will explore the For students entering 7th - 9th grades past, present and future of Zoo habitats. Too old for Camp? Then you’re ready They will learn what animals need to for Teen Camp, an awesome summer survive and thrive, how the Zoo meets adventure for teens! Teen Camp those needs through the design of combines all of the best aspects of camp animal habitats, and the care that – fun, friends, music, crafts, skits, live animals receive. Through games, hands- animal encounters and cool counselors on activities and tours of our amazing – with more in-depth information about animals, you’ll discover a side of the Zoo animals and conservation, as well as Zoo you never knew. Then we’ll use a special field experience. that knowledge and experience to design and build a model Zoo of the future! Limited to 21 campers per session Instructors: Zoo Educators and June 8-11 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Zoo ALIVE Volunteers June 11-12 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. Fee: Zoo Members $240 General Public $260 June 15-18 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 18-19 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. June 8-11 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 11-12 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. June 22-25 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 25-26 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. June 15-18 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 18-19 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. July 6-9 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 9-10 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. June 22-25 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 25-26 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. July 13-16 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 16-17 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. June 29-July 2M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 2-3 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. July 20-23 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 23-24 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. July 6-9 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 9-10 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. July 27-30 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 30-31 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. July 13-16 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 16-17 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. Aug 3-6 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 20-23 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Aug 6-7 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. July 23-24 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Need a five-day, all-day camp? Add July 27-30 M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. KangaCare (before and/or after camp) or July 30-31 Th-F 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. K.C. Friday, or choose a Friday single-day program to round out the week.

Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 8 Specialty Camps

Specialty Camps Instructor: Zoo Educator Participants should bring a lunch and Fee: Zoo Members $200 beverage each day and dress for the General Public $220 weather. June 15-18 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. KangaCare and K.C. Friday options are June 29-July 2 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. available for an additional fee.

Hoofin’ It Around the World Camp Carnivore Camp Four-day program for students entering Four-day program for students entering 1st - 2nd grades 2nd - 3rd grades Join us as we visit hoofed mammals from You are probably familiar with big cats around the world without leaving the and bears, but do you really know what Zoo! Through games, tours and hands-on makes a carnivore a carnivore? Why is experiences, we’ll learn about zebras, the bamboo-loving red panda in the camels, giraffes, elephants and more as carnivore family? Are painted dogs well as the habitats they live in. actually dogs? How are seals and sea lions different? Join us to answer these Limited to 12 students per session puzzling questions as we explore ALL Instructor: Zoo Educator of the carnivores that call the Saint Louis Zoo home. Join us for hands-on Fee: Zoo Members $200 activities, games and tours throughout General Public $220 the Zoo!

June 22-25 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Limited to 12 students per session Instructor: Zoo Educator July 13-16 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Fee: Zoo Members $200 General Public $220

Nature Play Camp July 6-9 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Four-day program for students entering 1st - 2nd grades August 3-6 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Come explore the great outdoors with us! Each day is a new adventure full of Polar Opposites (NEW) messy, muddy, hands-on play. We will Four-day program for students entering use nature to create beautiful works of 2nd - 3rd grades art, investigate and observe native habitats, work as a team building forts, Do you ever wonder what it takes to care find ways to help native animals, and for polar animals during the summer in much more! St. Louis? In this new four-day camp, you’ll learn how our keepers keep our Limited to 12 students per session animals healthy and happy all year- round. You’ll make gifts for penguins,

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, #6 or at [email protected]. 9 Specialty Camps

enjoy a special visit at Kali the polar Wild Worlds Camp bear’s habitat, check out the Sea Lion Four-day program for students entering Show and even do some animal behavior 3rd - 4th grades observation. Through games, hands- on experiences and tours, you’ll learn Explore the wild worlds of your favorite all about the special adaptations polar wizards, superheroes and star fighters animals have to help them survive life at from galaxies far, far away in this four- the poles! day camp. Learn about the animals that inspired the creatures of these worlds Limited to 12 students per session and investigate their many adaptations Instructor: Zoo Educator and habitats through tours, crafts, Fee: Zoo Members $200 games and more! General Public $220 Limited to 12 students June 8-11 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $200 July 20-23 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. General Public $220

Backyard Conservation Camp: July 27-30 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Helping Animals Here at Home Animal Care Camp Four-day program for students entering Four-day program for students entering 3rd - 4th grades 5th - 6th grades The Saint Louis Zoo supports animal Find out what it’s like to work in the conservation all around the world and animal care field at the Zoo and beyond! in our own backyard. We will learn about Scientists and keepers work together animals that share our space, how to care with other departments to provide for them and gain new insights into the excellent care to our Zoo animals and to important role they play in our ecosystem. learn more about their wild cousins. Come join us to learn about our native In this camp, we will meet live animals, pollinators, how to be a citizen scientist, engage in exciting hands-on activities and how to help our local wildlife through and explore different areas of the Zoo. hands-on activities, live animals and more.

Limited to 12 students per session Limited to 12 students per session Instructor: Zoo Educator Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $200 Fee: Zoo Members $200 General Public $220 General Public $220 June 15-18 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 1-4 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 29- July 2 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. July 13-16 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. August 3-6 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 10 Specialty Camps

Junior Primatologist Camp Four-day program for students entering 5th - 6th grades

If you enjoy visiting apes, monkeys and lemurs at the Zoo, then this camp is for you! As a primatologist in training, you will learn what makes the different groups of primates similar and unique. Join us for a four-day adventure that will include activities, up-close observations, discoveries and learning what it takes June 8-11 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. to care for the many different species of primates that call the Zoo home. June 22-25 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

July 13-16 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Limited to 12 students per session Instructor: Zoo Educator July 27-30 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Fee: Zoo Members $200 General Public $220 Junior Zoologist Camp June 1-4 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Four-day program for students entering 5th - 7th grades July 6-9 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Zoologists are life scientists who study Junior Marine Biologist Camp animals. In this camp, we will focus on different animal groups, like birds, Four-day program for students entering 5th - 7th grades reptiles and mammals. We will make observations and discoveries in the What does it take to be a marine classroom and outdoors, learn and biologist? Dive in to learn about the practice a variety of research methods wonders of our oceans and their for studying animals, and discuss career inhabitants. In this four-day program, options. What discoveries will you make students will explore the ocean through this summer? scientific techniques, iPads, microscopes and animal dissection. We will explore Limited to 12 students per session our own connections to ocean Instructor: Zoo Educator conservation and visit the Sea Lion Show Fee: Zoo Members $200 and Stingrays at Caribbean Cove. General Public $220 June 29-July 2 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Limited to 12 students per session Instructor: Zoo Educator July 20-23 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Fee: Zoo Members $200 General Public $220 August 3-6 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, #6 or at [email protected]. 11 Specialty Camps

Senior Marine Biologist Camp Four-day program for students entering 8th - 9th grades

In this four-day program, we will dive deeper into the world of marine biology. We will explore the connections between people and the ocean’s resources and taxonomic groups, perform more dissections, and focus on symbiotic relationships of the aquatic world. This program is recommended for participants who have participated in the Junior Marine Biologist program in previous years. Limited to 12 students per session Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $200 General Public $220 Conservation Careers Camp June 1-4 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Four-day program for students entering 9th - 12th grades June 15-18 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. In this four-day specialty camp, students July 20-23 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. will learn about the skills required for a career in conservation. We will practice field biology techniques, speak with conservation professionals, and learn techniques for communicating conservation issues and solutions. We will also explore conservation efforts led by the Zoo, both here in Missouri and around the world.

Limited to 12 students Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $200 General Public $220

June 22-25 M-Th 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 12 Camp Extended Care

Camp Extended Care Wednesday and until 6:30 p.m. on Thursday when the rest of the campers KangaCare and K.C. Friday arrive for the overnight. Parents must A before- and after-care program for Camp arrange for their child to be picked up KangaZoo, Teen Camp and Specialty Camp. at 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning following the overnight, unless registered for Instructors: Zoo Educators and K.C. Friday. Zoo ALIVE volunteers KangaCare PM limited to 40 campers KangaCare AM: Campers may be per session dropped off between 7 - 8:15 a.m. They Fee: Zoo Members $70 can enjoy a continental breakfast (cereal, General Public $75 fruit, milk, juice) or can eat a breakfast that they bring. Indoor activities will be June 8-11 M-Th offered until 8:15 a.m., when we will 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th) stroll across the Zoo to the main Camp location for check-in. June 15-18 M-Th 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th) KangaCare AM limited to 20 campers per session June 22-25 M-Th Fee: Zoo Members $25 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th) General Public $30 June 29-July 2 M-Th June 8-11 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th)

June 15-18 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. July 6-9 M-Th 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th) June 22-25 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. July 13-16 M-Th June 29-July 2 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th) July 6-9 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. July 20-23 M-Th July 13-16 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th)

July 20-23 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. July 27-30 M-Th 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th) July 27-30 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. Aug 3-6 M-Th Aug 3-6 M-Th 7 - 8:15 a.m. 3 - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Th) KangaCare PM: During this after-care program, campers will enjoy activities building on their Camp experience. Campers will visit an area of the Zoo each day and then have indoor activities until pick-up. KangaCare is offered until 6 p.m. Monday through

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K.C. Friday Half Day: Available for campers only requiring morning after-care on Friday after the overnight. The half-day option requires pick-up at 11:30 a.m. and does not include lunch or snacks.

K.C. Friday Half Day limited to 10 campers per session Fee: Zoo Members $15 General Public $18

June 12 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. June 19 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. June 26 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. July 10 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. K.C. Friday Full Day: Campers may stay July 17 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Zoo on Friday after the overnight July 24 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Campers will explore the Zoo in the morning and enjoy a movie July 31 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and indoor activities in the afternoon. A hot lunch and snacks are provided. Aug 7 F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Campers may be picked up between 3 - 6 p.m.

K.C. Friday Full Day limited to 20 campers per session Fee: Zoo Members $40 General Public $45

June 12 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. June 19 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. June 26 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. July 10 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. July 17 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. July 24 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. July 31 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Aug 7 F 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 14 Zoo ALIVE

Zoo ALIVE! – Active Leaders In Volunteer Education For high school students ages 15 and up

Join Zoo ALIVE, the Zoo’s year-round volunteer program for teens! Zoo ALIVE volunteers help with Camp KangaZoo, Overnights and other Zoo programs, events and conservation projects throughout the year.

In Zoo ALIVE, you will: •Meet other teens who love animals and kids •Learn about wildlife, nature, animal science and the Zoo •Participate in conservation projects •Enhance your leadership and communication skills •Gain valuable volunteer experience •Make a difference!

Mandatory Requirements: Visit the Zoo ALIVE webpage at •This is a year-long program. Volunteers stlzoo.org/zooalive for more information will help with at least two activities per and application materials. month from June 2020 - May 2021, Applications are due February 27, 2020. including two consecutive weeks at All applicants must attend an interview Camp KangaZoo. on March 8, 2020. •Attend Zoo Volunteer Orientation on either Saturday, April 25, 2020, or The Saint Louis Zoo is grateful to receive Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. support for its Zoo ALIVE Teen Volunteer Must be at least 15 years old by your Program from the Claire M. Fitzgerald chosen date. Teen Leadership Fund. •Attend Camp training on either Saturday, May 30, 2020, or Friday, June 5, 2020, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Must be at least 15 years old by your chosen Camp Training date. •Attend a monthly meeting at the Zoo, typically on the first or second Sunday of the month, from 5-7:30 p.m.

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Early Childhood Animal Antics Children must be accompanied by an For children ages 18 - 24 months, adult. Fees are listed per child. accompanied by an adult

These programs require the Create your own animal antics as we fly participation of at least one parent like eagles, hiss like snakes and hop like or other adult for every one to two frogs. A few live animal friends will visit registered children. These programs our class for you to see and touch. We’ll are designed for caregivers to interact learn some simple Zoo tunes and create with and help facilitate the learning of a craft! the registered program participant. To best serve all of our Early Childhood Limited to 12 children per session participants, unregistered children may Instructor: Zoo Educator not participate in the programs. Fee: Zoo Members $24 Please list the accompanying adult on General Public $26 the registration form. Code: C0613AA Cubs and Pups June 13 Sa 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. For children ages 4 - 18 months, Code: C0712AA accompanied by an adult July 12 Su 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Enjoy your little one’s first Zoo program as we hear stories and sing songs about ways Delightful Diggers animals protect and play with their young. For children ages 2 - 3, accompanied by Make a keepsake craft to take home. an adult

Limited to 12 children per session Do you love to dig? So do worms, Instructor: Zoo Educator armadillos and other animals! Join us Fee: Zoo Members $24 as we act like these animals and learn General Public $26 about them through stories, songs and play. We’ll meet a few, too! Code: C0613CP Limited to 12 children per session June 13 Sa 9 - 9:45 a.m. Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $26 Code: C0712CP General Public $29 July 12 Su 9 - 9:45 a.m. Code: C0620DG1 June 20 Sa 9 - 10 a.m.

Code: C0620DG2 June 20 Sa 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Code: C0719DG1 July 19 Su 9 - 10 a.m.

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Romp and Stomp Fee: Zoo Members $28 For children ages 2 - 3, accompanied by General Public $31 an adult Code: C0606AP Can you romp like a squirrel or stomp June 6 Sa 10 - 11:30 a.m. like an elephant? Join other families with young children as we learn about Code: C0802AP animals through songs, stories and August 2 Su 10 – 11:30 a.m. games. We’ll also meet an animal or two.

Limited to 12 children per session Scales and Slime and Teeth, Oh My! Instructor: Zoo Educator For children ages 3 - 4, accompanied Fee: Zoo Members $26 by an adult General Public $29 Creep with us into the world of our Code: C0627RS1 cold-blooded buddies: the reptiles and June 27 Sa 9 - 10 a.m. amphibians. Learn what they eat, where they hang out and why they’re not so Code: C0627RS2 scary! We’ll meet live animals, make our June 27 Sa 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. own slime and much more!

Code: C0726RS1 Limited to 16 children July 26 Su 9 - 10 a.m. Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $28 Code: C0726RS2 General Public $31 July 26 Su 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Code: C0808SS Code: C0801RS1 August 8 Sa 10 - 11:30 a.m. Aug 1 Sa 9 - 10 a.m.

Animals at Play Under the Sea For children ages 3 - 4, accompanied by For children ages 3 - 4, accompanied an adult by an adult

Do you like to play tag, hide-and-go-seek Explore ocean animals through stories or catch? Young animals gain strength and art. Participants will have an up- and develop survival skills while playing, close encounter with gracefully gliding which helps them in the wild. Come stingrays at the Stingrays at Caribbean and discover why cheetah cubs wrestle, Cove exhibit. Each participant will chimps chase and river otters play with decorate their own organic tote bag to their food. take home.

Limited to 16 children per session Limited to 16 children per session Instructor: Zoo Educator Instructor: Zoo Educator

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Fee: Zoo Members $28 Limited to 16 children General Public $31 Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $29 Code: C0621US1 General Public $32 June 21 Su 9 - 10:30 a.m. Code: C0628AZ Code: C0621US2 June 28 Su 10 - 11:30 a.m.. June 21 Su 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Amazing Apes Animal Hide and Seek For children ages 5 - 6, accompanied For children ages 4 - 5, accompanied by an adult by an adult Swing into the wild world of apes “Look closely. Can you see me up in as we learn about Ginger and her the tree?” Discover the wonders of orangutan family, our chimpanzee troop animal camouflage to learn how these and bachelor gorilla group, and all their “costumes” help them disguise. Each wild relatives. participant will make their own camouflaged critter to take home. Limited to 16 children Instructor: Zoo Educator Limited to 14 children per session Fee: Zoo Members $28 Instructor: Zoo Educator General Public $31 Fee: Zoo Members $28 General Public $31 Code: C0711AM July 11 Sa 10 - 11:30 a.m. Code: C0626AH June 26 F 9:30 - 11 a.m. Beautiful Busy Bugs Code: C0724AH For children ages 5 - 6, accompanied July 24 F 9:30 - 11 a.m. by an adult

Did you know that “bugs” help the Adventures in Zookeeping planet by recycling and farming? For children ages 5 - 6, accompanied We will visit the Insectarium and make by an adult custom-designed butterfly wings as we learn more about our cool insect friends! Come explore the wide variety of animal careers necessary to run the Zoo. We will Limited to 16 children per session test our poop-scooping and snake-hook- Instructor: Zoo Educator ing abilities, learn some vet skills, and Fee: Zoo Members $29 create real treats to enrich the lives of General Public $32 animals. You will even design your very own zoo. Code: C0717BB July 17 F 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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It’s a Bear-y Good Life Limited to 16 children For children ages 5 - 7 accompanied Instructor: Zoo Educator by an adult Fee: Zoo Members $28 General Public $31 Come learn about the polar, sun, Andean and grizzly bears that call the Code: C0624MM Saint Louis Zoo home. We’ll study their June 24 W 6:30 - 8 p.m. adaptations and behavior through (evening) hands-on activities, learn how the Zoo cares for these animals and end our class with a trip to see some of them in Superhero Science their Zoo habitats. For children ages 5 - 7, accompanied by an adult Limited to 16 children per session Instructor: Zoo Educator Discover who else can leap tall buildings Fee: Zoo Members $28 in a single bound, has super senses and General Public $31 can transform to protect themselves. Bring your favorite superhero action Code: C0718BG1 figure, and we’ll explore which animals July 18 Sa 9 - 10:30 a.m. have similar adaptations to help them survive. We will create our own animal Code: C0718BG2 superhero and conduct exciting July 18 Sa 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. experiments to learn more about these cool creatures and their amazing adaptations. Marvelous Marine Mammals For children ages 5 - 7, accompanied Limited to 16 children by an adult Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $28 You’ve seen a few of them swimming General Public $31 above you in the Sea Lion Sound tunnel. Now come learn all about them! We’ll Code: C0715SH explore the different types of marine July 15 W 6:30 - 8 p.m. (evening) mammals that live around the world, including sea lions, dolphins and polar bears. You’ll dive into their amazing adaptations and see how we compare to these mammals with a variety of hands-on activities. The class will also include a private evening visit to Sea Lion Sound.

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Youth - Partial Day Programs Poop Matters Youth attend these programs on their For students entering 2nd - 3rd grades own, unaccompanied by a parent or other adult. Become a “scatologist” and study the fascinating world of animal scat (poop). Apples to Zucchini - Determine how to “tell” an animal by What Animals Love to Eat what they leave behind. Find out which For students entering 1st - 3rd grades animals poop the most and the animal that prefers a weekly schedule! Scat Do animals eat pizza or PB & J? Let’s find comes in different colors, shapes and out! Discover the different foods that the sizes, and there are plenty of uses for scat animals eat when we tour the Animal by both animals and humans. We will Nutrition Center to see where our Zoo explore all of this and more. Learn how animals’ food actually comes from! the Saint Louis Zoo cares for our animals by studying their poop, and finally, what Limited to 16 students does the Zoo do with all that poop? Instructor: Zoo Educator Limited to 16 students Fee: Zoo Members $39 Instructor: Zoo Educator General Public $43 Fee: Zoo Members $34 General Public $38 Code: Y0612AZ June 12 F 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Code: Y0731PM July 31 F 9:30 a.m. - Noon

Bear Aware Abracadabra Animals For students entering 1st - 3rd grades For students entering 2nd - 4th grades

What do bears need to survive? Animals have many “magical” adaptations. Join us to learn about Through games and activities, discover animals that can transform themselves, how different types of bears use their disappear in front of your eyes and even skills and adaptations to find food, freeze themselves! You’ll even make stay safe and explore their world. We’ll some magic of your own to take home. also travel around to meet the bears at our Zoo! Limited to 16 students Instructor: Zoo Educator Limited to 13 students Fee: Zoo Members $39 Instructor: Zoo Educator General Public $43 Fee: Zoo Members $28 General Public $31 Code: Y0619AA June 19 F 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Code: Y0710BA July 10 F 9:30 - 11 a.m.

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Fantastic Felines Photo Safari For students entering 2nd - 4th grades For students entering 5th - 6th grades

Roar and purr….cats are some of the Join us to discover some of the Zoo’s most recognizable animals in the world. most impressive animals, and learn how In this class, we will learn the differences to take their pictures. We will provide a between big and small cats as we digital camera for each participant to use investigate cat adaptations and visit while we learn about photography at the some of our big cats at the Zoo. Adults, Zoo. Come back the second day please plan to join us 15 minutes prior to assemble your photos in a special to the end of the class. The students will photo album to take home. We look have a special surprise to show off! forward to having you in this fun art and animals program! Limited to 14 students Instructor: Zoo Educator Limited to 16 students Fee: Zoo Members $32 Instructor: Zoo Educator General Public $36 Fee: Zoo Members $59 General Public $64 Code: Y0605FA June 5 F 9:30 a.m. - Noon Code: Y0622PS June 22 & M 9:30 a.m. - Noon June 26 F 9:30 - 11 a.m. Penguin Plunge For students entering 2nd - 4th grades

Waddle to the Zoo and explore why penguins are the coolest birds around. We will investigate why penguins waddle, swim and dive through fun activities. We’ll even take a trip to visit our tuxedo-clad friends.

Limited to 13 students Instructor: Zoo Educator Fee: Zoo Members $30 General Public $33

Code: Y0807PP August 7 F 9:30 - 11 a.m.

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Youth - Full-Day Programs Youth attend these programs on their own, unaccompanied by a parent or other adult. Participants should bring a lunch, beverage and an afternoon snack unless otherwise noted.

Field Herpetology For students entering 6th - 8th grades

Meet at the Zoo, and then spend the day with us exploring the Shaw Nature Reserve in search of amphibians and reptiles. We’ll learn the best places to find them and how to observe them once we do. Participants should bring a lunch and beverage and dress for the weather. Photography at the Zoo Transportation to Shaw Nature Reserve For students entering 7th - 11th grades will be provided. If you are interested in photography Limited to 12 students and are an animal lover, this class is Instructor: Zoo Educator for you! We will cover composition, Fee: Zoo Members $82 lighting, shooting through wire and General Public $87 glass, animal portraits, and action Code: Y0608FH photography techniques. Bring your June 8 M 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. digital camera, preferably one that uses interchangeable lenses; however, point-and-shoot cameras are also okay. Class will include instruction, photo safaris around the Zoo, demonstrations and photo critiques as we learn some of the tips used by the professionals to take great animal photographs. Participants should bring a lunch and beverage.

Limited to 16 students Instructors: Zoo Volunteers Fee: Zoo Members $62 General Public $67

Code: Y0606PZ June 6 Sa 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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Career Programs For this program, mark your choices Please Note: The Buddy System does not for DATES instead of CODE on the apply to the Career Programs. registration form. Use “A” for AM (morning session) or “P” for PM Due to the popularity of these programs, (afternoon session). please list as many program choices as possible. Include a separate sheet if Limited to two participants per session necessary. Participants will be Fee: Zoo Members $125 registered for only one date. General Public $135

Questions? Contact the Education Code: May 2 - May 24 Department, Monday through Friday, Saturday and Sunday Only (314) 646-4544, option #6 or email at AM Session 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [email protected]. PM Session Noon - 4:30 p.m.

Code: May 25 - July 5 A Day with the Rays Daily For students entering 2nd - 8th grades AM Session 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (except May 29; June 5, 6, 12, 19, 20, 26; Join the Saint Louis Zoo’s team of July 3) keepers by participating in A Day with the Rays! In your first year Code: July 6 - Aug 16 as an aquatics keeper for the day, we Daily will give you an official name tag and PM Session Noon - 4:30 p.m. T-shirt to take home. Jump right in with (except July 10, 12, 17, 24, 26, 31; preparing diets and help maintain the Aug 1, 7, 9, 14) exhibit to keep it looking nice and the animals healthy. As the new expert, you Code: Aug 22- Sept 27 will help visitors learn about our exhibit, Saturday and Sunday Only how to touch and feed the stingrays, and AM session 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. touch the sharks. Please wear a T-shirt, (except Sept 19) khaki or jean shorts, and old closed-toed shoes. Bring a bottle of water and a camera. A Saint Louis Zoo snack and lunch will be provided. Get wet, smell like fish and have a ton of fun with A Day with the Rays!

Note: We do not recommend this program for children with shellfish allergies. Please mention any latex allergies on the registration form.

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Advanced Day with the Rays Code: May 25 - July 5 For students entering 2nd - 8th grades who Daily have attended A Day with the Rays PM Session Noon - 4:30 p.m. (except May 29; June 5, 6, 12, 19, 20, 26; Dive deeper into the science and career July 3) of an aquatics keeper. In this second year, you will continue building your Code: July 6 - Aug 16 knowledge by participating in animal Daily husbandry duties. Once the daily tasks AM Session 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. are accomplished, you will explore fish (except July 10, 12, 17, 24, 26, 31; and cephalopod biology, perform Aug 1, 7, 9, 14) advanced marine water quality monitoring, and, of course, have some time for fun Code: Aug 22 - Sept 27 and games. It’s time to show off all that Saturday and Sunday Only you learned from last time as well as pick PM Session Noon - 4:30 p.m. up a few new tricks along the way. Please (except Sept 19) wear a T-shirt, khaki or jean shorts, and old closed-toed shoes. Keeper-for-a-Day Bring a bottle of water and a camera. For students entering 3rd - 9th grades A Saint Louis Zoo snack and lunch will be provided. Get wet, smell like fish and Have you ever wanted to be a have even more fishy fun with Advanced keeper? Do you have a passion for Day with the Rays! Participants must animals? If so, join a Children’s Zoo have attended A Day with the Rays. keeper for a day of zoo-keeping! You will work side by side with a keeper and Note: We do not recommend this learn to care for a variety of animals. You program for children with shellfish will prepare diets in the Children’s Zoo allergies. Please mention any latex kitchen and help our keepers feed some allergies on the registration form. of the animals. You will learn to handle a small mammal, bird or reptile and then For this program, mark your choices present the animal to Children’s Zoo for DATES instead of CODE on the visitors, describing that animal’s natural registration form. Use “A” for AM history and sharing some fun facts. You (morning session) or “P” for PM will join the keepers for a staff meeting, (afternoon session). break time and lunch. Please wear a T-shirt, khaki or jean shorts/pants, and Limited to two participants per session old shoes - you will get dirty! Bring a Fee: Zoo Members $125 bottle of water and a camera, if you’d General Public $135 like. A Saint Louis Zoo name tag, snack and lunch will be provided.

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Fee: Zoo Members $155 Two complimentary train tickets will General Public $165 be issued so your accompanying family members can join in on the fun. Limited to four participants per day You will also take home a special Code: May 23 - Aug 9 certificate, suitable for framing, as a (except June 19 and July 4) reminder of your day on the 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saint Louis Zoo’s railroad!

For this program, mark your choices Limited to two participants on weekdays for DATES instead of CODE on the Limited to one participant on weekends registration form. Due to the popularity and holidays. of this program, please list as many program choices as possible. Include a Fee: Zoo Members $125 separate sheet if necessary. General Public $135

Engineer-for-a-Day Code: April 4 - Oct 30 For participants ages 7 to adult 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (except May 23-25; September 5-7; Come aboard and learn to be a Zooline October 17, 18, 24, 25) Railroad engineer! Get a behind-the- scenes look at what it takes to be a part For this program, mark your choices of one of the top attractions at the for DATES instead of CODES on the Saint Louis Zoo. Participants will: registration form. Participants will be •Tour the Zooline Railroad registered for only one date. maintenance shed *Due to safety concerns, participants •Help an engineer with daily under the age of 8 will be limited to morning activities only riding on the engine from The Wild •Participate in daily train safety checks Railroad Station to Discovery Corner with an engineer Railroad Station. •Ride with an engineer on the locomotive*, blowing the whistle and Please Note: If you are a past ringing the bell participant and would like to use your coupon certificate, you must use mail-in •Tear tickets at the railroad stations, registration and attach the certificate and help passengers board the train to your registration. Coupons cannot be •Help announce a narrated tour on the redeemed through online registration. train (optional)

To look the part, you will receive a name tag, Zoo bandanna and engineer cap. You will also enjoy a complimentary lunch with a Zooline Railroad engineer.

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Junior Sea Lion Trainer PM session 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. For participants ages 10 to adult (except PM session June 19; both sessions July 3-5) Become a Junior Trainer at Sea Lion Sound! Get a behind-the-scenes look at Code: Aug 22 - Oct 11 what it takes to be a part of one of the Saturdays and Sundays only most exciting attractions at the Zoo. Work AM session 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. alongside a trainer to see how they care PM session 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. for and train the Zoo’s pinnipeds. (except Sept 19) Participants will have an opportunity to For this program, mark your choices prepare fish diets for the animals, clean for DATES instead of CODE on the feeding buckets and feed an animal. You registration form. will get wet and fishy! Participants will get to take home a Saint Louis Zoo name Safari Guide-for-a-Day tag and a commemorative souvenir from For participants entering 6th - 12th grades Sea Lion Sound. Participants will also have the chance to participate in either Learn the tricks of the trade for engaging the 11 a.m. or 3 p.m. Sea Lion Show. with our guests and help us educate Family members are encouraged to be others about animals! You will see available at show times to take pictures firsthand what interpreters do at the Zoo. of the Junior Trainer in action. Your day will include a mini tour, time in Four complimentary tickets will be the library researching your animal, provided for your family and friends. practice time, lunch and then time with Wear comfortable clothes and old our visitors. A go-pro camera will catch close-toed shoes. No flip-flops, please. all the action of you engaging our Bring a water bottle and a camera, if you visitors; video will be stored on a flash would like. drive for you to take home. Wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes, Note: We do not recommend this program and khaki shorts or pants. We will for participants with shellfish allergies. provide a shirt for the day and a name tag to keep! Participants meet in the Limited to one participant per session lower level of The Living World. Fee: Zoo Members $140 General Public $150 Fee: Zoo Members $120 General Public $130 Code: April 4 - May 17 Saturdays and Sundays only Limited to two participants per session AM session 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Code: May 29; June 5; July 3, 17, 31; PM session 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Aug 7, 14 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Code: May 22 - Aug 16; Sept 7 Daily For this program, mark your choices AM session 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. for DATES instead of CODE on the registration form. Questions? Contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday, 26 Families

Families Youth and parents attend these programs TOGETHER. The fees for these programs are per registered participant. All participating family members must be registered.

Wake Up With the Rays For families with children entering 1st grade and up

Join us behind the scenes at Stingrays at Caribbean Cove! You will have an opportunity to walk through the support tent with a keeper who will discuss the Limited to 30 participants per session incredible equipment and marine Instructors: Zoo Interpreters expertise required to take care of our Fee: Zoo Members $26 marine animals. You will learn about General Public $29 our stingrays and sharks. We will show you how to touch the sharks, and you Code: F0613RA can feed the stingrays yourself. This June 13 Sa 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. program will end with a stingray keeper discussion during a tasty breakfast Code: F0718RA provided at Lakeside Cafe. July 18 Sa 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.

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Family Overnight Programs Under the Sea-lion These overnight programs are for For families with participants ages 5 and up; families with children ages 5 and up. one adult and one child minimum Youth and adults attend these programs TOGETHER. The fees for these programs Join us for this incredible opportunity to are per registered participant. sleep inside the Sea Lion Sound tunnel! All participating family members We will explore some of our aquatic life must be registered. at the Zoo by visiting Stingrays at Caribbean Cove. We will end the night Summer overnights offer a unique by laying out sleeping bags inside the opportunity for participants to sleep tunnel. You will awake under the sea under the stars or sea (lions), without and, hopefully, under a sea lion! tents, weather permitting. Under the Limited to 16 participants per session Sea-lion overnights sleep inside the Instructors: Zoo Educators Sea Lion Sound tunnel. All overnights Fee: Zoo Members $62 include an evening snack, guided night General Public $67 hike around Zoo grounds, continental breakfast and a souvenir cup. Code: N0620US June 20-21 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su Invertebrate Extravaganza For families with participants ages 5 and up; Code: N0718US one adult and one child minimum July 18-19 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su

From the tiny fairyflies to the colossal Code: N0815US squid, invertebrates come in all shapes Aug 15-16 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su and sizes! These spineless animals make up 95 percent of all the species on Earth, Code: N0919US Sept 19-20 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su and at this overnight, we are going to learn all about them! So come get buggy with us and learn about all these boneless beauties and how they interact with all our other vertebrate Zoo residents! Limited to 60 participants Instructors: Zoo Educators Fee: Zoo Members $42 General Public $47

Code: N0807IN Aug 7-8 6:30 p.m. F - 8:30 a.m. Sa

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Private Family and Group Adult Overnight Programs Overnight Programs These overnight programs are for adults ages 18 and up. The fees are per registered adult. For families and organized groups with All participating adults must be registered. participants ages 5 and up Summer overnights offer a unique You can schedule your own private group opportunity for participants to sleep overnight during the summer on Sunday, under the sea (lions). All overnights Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. include a catered dinner, competitive When you schedule your own overnight, scavenger hunt with prizes, guided we use the themes that we are currently night hike around Zoo grounds and offering, but we tailor them to meet your continental breakfast. needs. Whether it’s for a mixed-scout group, a family group or a summer camp, Adult Under the Sea-lion we have an overnight for you. For adults ages 18 and up

Join us for this fantastic opportunity to Under the Sea-lion sleep inside the Sea Lion Sound tunnel! Limited to 24 participants (minimum You will talk with Zoo staff about how we 12 participants) take care of our animal collection and then team up to solve a scavenger hunt. Instructors: Zoo Educators After a night hike, we will end the night Fee: $62 per participant by laying out sleeping bags inside the (price for children and adults) tunnel. You will awake under the sea and, hopefully, under a sea lion! Please contact the Overnight Staff at (314) 646-4614, or email overnights@ Limited to 14 participants per session stlzoo.org for more information. Instructors: Zoo Educators Fee: Zoo Members $75 General Public $80

Code: N0925US Sept 25-26 6:30 p.m. F - 8:30 a.m. Sa

Private Adult Overnight Programs Do you have an organized group of adults who would like to book their own overnight program? These can be scheduled for private groups of adults (ages 18 and over), with a minimum of 10 adults at $80 per participant. Please contact the Overnight Staff at (314) 646-4614, or email overnights@ stlzoo.org for more information.

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Snooze at the Zoo: For Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors Scout Overnight Programs entering 2nd - 5th grades and their adult chaperones Attention, scout leaders! In addition to family overnights, we have separate June 13-14 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su Snooze at the Zoo Overnight programs for scouts. All participants and group June 20-21 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su leaders must be registered. June 26-27 6:30 p.m. F - 8:30 a.m. Sa Invertebrate Extravaganza July 11-12 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su From the tiny fairyflies to the colossal squid, invertebrates come in all shapes July 24-25 6:30 p.m. F - 8:30 a.m. Sa and sizes! These spineless animals make up 95 percent of all the species on Earth, Aug 8-9 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su and at this overnight, we are going to learn all about them! So come get buggy Night Owl Badge Overnight with us and learn about all these boneless beauties and how they interact with all What goes on when the sun goes down? our other vertebrate Zoo residents! Or better yet, who comes out? Come to the Zoo and explore the awesome world Overnight evening activities will include of nocturnal animals. We will learn about rotations through exciting activities, their unique adaptations and even test an evening snack and beverage, and a them against our own abilities. This flashlight tour around Zoo grounds. program will also let us see some of our The morning portion of the overnight Zoo’s nocturnal animals after the sun adventure includes a continental goes down and find out what they do all breakfast, a morning stroll around night long. So join us and find out about Zoo grounds to see the animals wake up, the unique animals that are up from dusk a souvenir Zoo patch and glow-in-the- til dawn! dark overnight cup! Limited to 60 participants Limited to 60 participants per session Instructors: Zoo Educators Instructors: Zoo Educators Fee: $40 per person Fee: $40 per person For Cadette Scouts entering 6th – 8th For Cub Scouts (Tiger, Wolf, Bear and grades and their adult chaperones Webelos) entering 1st - 5th grades and their adult chaperones July 31-Aug 1 6:30 p.m. F - 8:30 a.m. Sa

June 27-28 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su The Snooze Registration Packet will be available on our website by mid-March. July 17-18 6:30 p.m. F - 8:30 a.m. Sa For more information on our Snooze at the Zoo Overnights, Please contact the Aug 1-2 6:30 p.m. Sa - 8:30 a.m. Su Overnight staff at (314) 646-4614 or email [email protected].

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Adults For adults ages 18 and up (unless June 23 Tu 6 - 9:30 p.m. otherwise noted). Registration opens on April 30. A Sunset View - Past and Future Call (314) 646-4897 for registration Enjoy a cool evening tour of the Zoo information and pricing. exploring the history that has made us Escape the Zoo an internationally famous institution. We’ll also visit several exhibits and To help the Zoo save animals from discuss the future transformations that extinction, you must unlock the secrets will keep us the talk of the zoological of the Zoo through a team-building world! Finish with snacks and beverages adventure! Race against time and while watching the sunset. other teams to complete your mission by solving a series of puzzles and finding Limited to 25 participants clues hidden along the pathways. Instructors: Zoo Interpreters Use these clues to discover what the Zoo Fee: Zoo Members $26 is all about! Build your team of up to 10 General Public $29 individuals ages 18 and up.

Code: A0622SV Fees are PER TEAM June 22 M 7:30 - 9 p.m. Fee: Zoo Members $130 General Public $140 Pollinator Dinner Join us for a special 12th annual Code: A0603EZ Pollinator Dinner focusing on the diverse June 3 W 6:30 - 8 p.m. foods that pollinators help to provide. Before dinner, pick up seeds and a Code: A0714EZ honeybee-pollinated beverage as you July 14 Tu 6:30 - 8 p.m. visit exhibitor displays about pollinators, food, agriculture, gardening and habitat Code: A0810EZ restoration. After dinner, sip mead and Aug 10 M 6:30 - 8 p.m. enjoy a presentation about prairies and pollinators. You’ll also learn about the Code: A0901EZ conservation efforts of the Missouri Prairie Sept 1 Tu 6:30 - 8 p.m. Foundation to protect and restore one of the most endangered habitats on the planet, the tallgrass prairies. In addition, learn what you can do to conserve pollinators and the habitats and foods that depend on them as we celebrate National Pollinator Week. A portion of the proceeds from this event supports the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Center for Native Pollinator Conservation.

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Adult Painting Programs For adults ages 21 and up

Join us for a relaxing evening of painting at the Saint Louis Zoo! A Zoo animal will be your inspiration during this after-hours event. After meeting in the lower level of The Living World, you will stroll over to your painting location on Zoo grounds. There, a Zoo Educator will guide you through the painting process, with the result being a beautiful wildlife masterpiece for you to take home. You are welcome to bring your own refreshments, including wine, beer and snacks. Painting supplies are provided. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes for walking and dress for the weather, as we will be outdoors. Wheelchair rentals are available for an additional fee through the Rentals Desk. A Pleasing Portrait of Penguins Please contact us ahead of time if you Sensory warning: strong smell need to arrange to rent a wheelchair or other special accommodations for Code: A0602PP this program. June 2 Tu 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Limited to 15 participants per session Instructors: Zoo Educators A Giddy Gathering of Giraffes Fee: Zoo Members $35 General Public $39 Code: A0622GG June 22 M 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Code: A0720GG July 20 M 5:30 - 8 p.m.

A Beautiful Bunch of Bantengs

Code: A0624BB June 24 W 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Code: A0721BB July 21 Tu 5:30 - 8 p.m.

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Adult Safaris River’s Edge Safari These after-hours programs allow a Join the keepers on safari and visit more intimate chance to meet both the some of the residents of River’s Edge. We animals and the curatorial staff who care will see anteaters, capybara, hyena and for them. For participants ages 18 and the cheetahs. Learn what it takes to be up. Program participants meet in The a keeper and care for these charismatic Living World. creatures. Program participants meet in The Living World. Primate Safari Come visit the Zoo’s primate collection. Limited to 20 participants We will have a “swinging” good time at Instructor: River’s Edge/ the Primate House as we learn about Carnivore Keeper the ever-changing social dynamics and Fee: Zoo Members $34 behavior of primates as well as the General Public $38 Zoo’s conservation efforts. Program participants meet in The Living World. Code: A0609RE June 9 Tu 6:20 - 8 p.m. Limited to 20 participants Instructor: Primate Keeper Fee: Zoo Members $34 Carnivore Safari General Public $38 Come and explore the Zoo after hours as we visit Grizzly Ridge, Polar Bear Code: A0602PS Point, Sea Lion Sound and Big Cat June 2 Tu 6:20 - 8 p.m. Country. On this informative tour, you will learn how nature rules with fangs Hoofed Stock Safari and claws. Program participants meet Do you know which hoofed mammal in The Living World. serves as the Zoo’s symbol? Come explore the Zoo after hours for a Limited to 20 participants personal tour of the Zoo’s hoofed stock Instructors: Animal Division Staff- collection. See zebras, giraffes, gazelles Carnivores and more while learning about the challenges of taking care of these Fee: Zoo Members $34 diverse mammals. Program participants General Public $38 meet in The Living World. Code: A0630CS Limited to 20 participants June 30 Tu 6:20 - 8 p.m. Instructors: Antelope Keeper

Fee: Zoo Members $34 General Public $38

Code: A0608HS June 8 M 6:20 - 8 p.m.

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2020 Sustainability Institute for Library and Teacher Educators – Equity and Justice in a Resource Center Changing Climate Summer is a great time to come in and For all educators explore resources available at the Zoo. The Saint Louis Zoo Library and Teacher The 2020 Sustainability Institute for Resource Center houses a diverse array Educators will focus on climate change of materials for use in the classroom. and its interconnectedness with the E’s Loan materials include DVDs, curriculum of Sustainability: Economics, Equity and guides, activity books and classroom Environment. Educators will discuss kits. Over 5,000 books on zoology and principles of environmental justice and conservation are available for reference. the impact of climate change while Please call (314) 646-4555 for an empowering learners to engage in civic appointment. leadership and action. Each day will feature a mix of special guest speakers, Proceeds from the Guerrerio Family Zoo tools and resources, field studies, and Resource Fund help support the Zoo’s hands-on experiences. Now in its 10th Library and Teacher Resource Center. year, this three-day program challenges participants to build agency for a more just and sustainable world.

Fee: $150 registration fee includes speaker fees, breakfast and lunch for all three days. Graduate credit is available, for an additional fee.

Limited scholarships are available.

Hosted at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, St. Louis, MO

June 23-25 Tu, W, Th

For registration and credit information, contact [email protected] or visit webster.edu/sie. Please contact Bailey Lutz at [email protected] PRIOR to conference registration for scholarship application.

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Let the Saint Louis Zoo Video conferencing programs Come to You! The Saint Louis Zoo presents programs While we’re always happy to have groups using state-of-the-art Polycom come to the Zoo for a program, we know videoconferencing equipment. it is not always possible. So we also offer Connect with us to learn about animal outreach programs that can be presented adaptations, habitats and conservation at your site. We provide programming programs. All programs are interactive for anyone, from ages 2-102, including and most utilize live animals from our schools, libraries, senior groups, scout Children’s Zoo, pre-recorded video groups, day cares and numerous other footage and other means to create a community organizations. All of our memorable learning experience. programs can be adapted to fit your group’s unique needs. Please visit our website at stlzoo.org/videoconferencing for a Most programs offer educational full listing of programs, pricing and content, live animal interactions and scheduling information. displays of various objects from the animal world. Our minimum group size The Saint Louis Zoo is grateful to is 10, with a maximum group size of 30. receive support for its Distance For groups larger than 30, we do offer Learning Program and Zoo TV from larger assembly programs. the Tilles Foundation.

Please note: Because we care about our Thank you to The Boeing Company animals’ well-being, we are not able to for its support for the Zoo’s Education bring live animals with us to assembly Outreach and Distance Learning programs. For programs for students Programs. with special needs, our minimum group size is eight, with a maximum of 16.

What Is the Cost Associated With the Programs? Groups within the Zoo-Museum District of St. Louis City and County receive discounted pricing on some programs. Advance registration and full payment is required for all programs.

Please visit our website at stlzoo.org/ outreach for a full listing of programs, pricing and scheduling information.

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