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2020 Summer Programs 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
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