Students will learn about the layers of the rainforest and what animals live in each then play a game showing a food web from the Amazon rainforest. Educators will talk about enrichment, what it is, how we do it, then students will look for some in the exhibits at Tropical America
Hands-On Project:
Students will meet two education animals that are from the rainforest then play the clicker game to demonstrate training.
Presentation Project Work:
1: Prepare the final version of your 4 index cards to be included as part of your personalized zoo tour for your final graduation project and bring them to the next class for approval by a zoo educator.
Educators will talk about the SSP animals at RWPZoo
and captive breeding. Students will learn what the Zoo
is doing to protect endangered species and meet the
registrar who is responsible for keeping track of all the
animals and shipping them to other zoos.
Hands-On Project: Students will meet two education
animals that are on the SSP list and spend time making our own zoo graphic.
Presentation Project Work:
1: Prepare 4 factual index card drafts (one per animal) to be included as part of your personalized zoo tour for your final graduation project and bring them to the next class for approval by a zoo educator.
Students may register for individual classes or the entire series. We do recommend
(but not require) that everyone begin with the September program. If you have an interest in the June Zookeeper program please register early as space is limited.
Participation in the June program requires completion of at least 6 zoo classes, not including the June program.
**Open registration for individual classes begins on September 30th.
*Monthly billing is available - additional $5 per month transaction fee will apply.
Class A: ages 6 - 12 11:00am - 1:00pm
FRC Member Fee: *$25 per class when doing the entire series of 10 classes.
**Individual classes are $35.
Non member Fee: *$50 per class when doing the entire series of 10 classes.
**Individual classes are $60.
Program Fee (includes admission to the zoo)
NOTE: Admission to the zoo is included with the student program fee. Parents and non participating siblings must pay admission at the gate. One adult will be admitted free for each student registered for the program. Additional adults pay $10 each, Additional children (not registered for the program) each pay $5.Children under the age of 3 are free.
All Zoo School students will need to bring the following to every class:
Due to the nature of working with live wild animals, Roger Williams Park Zoo cannot guarantee any specific animal or animal encounter due to sudden illness, safety concerns, and overall health and well being of the animals, especially in times of inclement weather (temperatures that are too cold or too hot). Our zoo staff will take all the proper precautions they deem necessary in these situations, including the decision whether or not it is appropriate to conduct any program. Roger Williams Park Zoo understands that this can cause some conflicts with pre-arranged curriculum and will do everything in their power to work with the FRC in situations that may arise.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 9, 2009
Habitat Focus: North America
Special Topic: What Goes Into Building An Exhibit?
Students will meet a member of the Zoo’s staff
involved with the planning of the new exhibits and
get a hard hat tour of some of the sites. Educators
will discuss the “New Zoo” and the 5 year master
plan for RWPZoo that is happening right now.
Hands-On Project:
Students will meet two North American education animals in the classroom and build an exhibit of our own for one of the education animals we meet.
Presentation Project Work:
Choose any Roger Williams Park Zoo animal that you will write a report about for your final graduation project.
