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ZOO TROOP

Learning and growing is fun at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden! These 4-week series encourage the development of important skills and values that will allow your child to interact with peers while fostering knowledge and respect for wildlife and wild places. Through age appropriate, skill and wonder-building hands-on activities, close encounters with animals, Zoo hikes, and child-led projects, children learn biological concepts and become curious to explore the world around them and find their own answers. Come to Zoo Troop, where children can let their imagination run wild!

Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. See class descriptions for current series content. All programs include acitivities in the classrooms, ambassador animal encounters, and Zoo hikes. Older classes usually have a series project/presentation. Toddler and PreK attend with an adult. Kindergarten-8th attend independently.

Toddlers Animal Tales

Regular Price: $105.00

Member Price: $90.00

For 18-36 months olds
Do you know what The Very Busy Spider was doing all day long? Can you imagine all the creatures that live in The Tall, Tall Grass? Have you ever asked, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" During this series your Zoo Trooper will move and explore our world like the animals in our books through dramatic play, meeting animals in the classroom, and exploratory hikes through the Zoo!

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday for 4 weeks.

Note: Toddler series is for children 18-36 months old. Plan for one adult to stay with your Zoo Trooper during these classes. Only one adult may accompany each child during the classroom portion.”

Toddlers Animals of All Shapes and Sizes

Regular Price: $105.00

Member Price: $90.00

For 18-36 months olds
Does a robin’s beak look like a triangle? Do elephant legs look like rectangles? What better way to learn shapes than by learning with animals! Bring your toddler to learn how we can discover shapes while we learn about animals! Join us while we move around the Zoo, meet animals in the classroom, and find shapes as we explore.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday for 4 weeks.

Note: Toddler series is for children 18-36 months old. Plan for one adult to stay with your Zoo Trooper during these classes. Only one adult may accompany each child during the classroom portion.

Pre-K At Home In The Cold

Regular Price: $105.00

Member Price: $90.00

For 3, 4 and 5 years old not in kindergarten
Do you like to play outside when it's cold or snowy? So do some Zoo animals! Join us as we journey through the Zoo to identify the animals with the best adaptations to keep warm on the coldest days. We call these friends cold weather warriors! Bundle up - it might get chilly!

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday for 4 weeks.

Note: Pre-K series is for children 3, 4 and 5 years old not in Kindergarten. Plan for one adult to stay with your Zoo Trooper during these classes. Only one adult may accompany each child during the classroom portion.

Pre-K Feelin Hot Hot Hot

Regular Price: $105.00

Member Price: $90.00

For 3, 4 and 5 years old not in kindergarten
Scorching sun, dry heat, no shade - wait, what?! People might run in the opposite way, but some animals can take the heat! Join us in this four-week series as we discover how some animals can survive the hottest temperatures on the planet!

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday for 4 weeks.

Note: Pre-K series is for children 3, 4 and 5 years old not in Kindergarten. Plan for one adult to stay with your Zoo Trooper during these classes. Only one adult may accompany each child during the classroom portion.

Kindergarten My Home Is A

Regular Price: $110.00

Member Price: $95.00

Pack your bags and join us for a journey around the world! From the freezing arctic to tropical rainforests, different animals call different places "home". We'll take hikes in the Zoo, meet special animal friends, and play games that will help us learn about the diverse and exciting habitats that animals call home.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks.

Note: Children attend this series independently.

Kindergarten I Sleep In A

Regular Price: $110.00

Member Price: $95.00

Do you sleep in a nest like a cockatoo? Maybe you burrow down in the dirt like an armadillo to stay safe and warm? Many animals sleep in unique places! During this four- week series, we'll play games, hike through the Zoo, and meet some new animal friends as we discover where different animals like to sleep and what types of material they use for shelter.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks.

Note: Children attend this series independently.

1st-2nd Grade Livin Off The Land

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

Can you picture an elephant climbing a tree? Some animals are made for life on the ground. Join us in this four-week journey to figure out what animals are best suited for terrestrial life! Discover these ground dwelling critters by meeting some animals in the classroom and out in the Zoo!

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks

1st-2nd Grade Who Lives In The Water

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

Who has flippers, fins, tails, or webbed feet? All of these body parts seem perfect for moving through water! Join us as we investigate how some animals live the aquatic life! In each class, we will explore aquatic animals around the Zoo, challenge ourselves with classroom activities and experience up close animal encounters.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks

3rd-4th Grade Globetrotting

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

From the giraffes of Africa to the orangutans of Asia, this intercontinental journey will take us all over the globe. Explore the leaf-cutter ants of Central and South America to the river otters of North America in this four-week series where we’ll travel from north to south and east to west as we explore the wildlife that calls each continent home.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks

3rd-4th Grade Island Inhabitants

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

Islands are very special places. Split from the mainland by water, over time, they become home to some unique animals and habitats. Come island-hop with us through this four-week series as we travel from the Galapagos to Madagascar to Komodo (to name a few) to learn about the animals that are found only in these special ecosystems and the ways scientists are working to protect these amazing places.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks

5th-6th Grade Backyard Biologist

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

Animals leave many signs behind when they live in or pass through a place. An animal's call, tracks, nest spot and even their scat can tell us a lot about who they are and how they spend their time. Plants also give clues on what they are and which habitat they prefer. During this four--week class, we will learn how to identify local plant and animal wildlife and how to be good stewards of the natural world in our own backyards.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks

5th-6th Grade Animal Architects

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

From tree-eating elephants to mound-building insects, animals change, mold, and shape the world around them. While simply making a home or finding food, these animals make a lasting impact. During this four-week series, we will learn about the original architects of this world and how the things they build or destroy help them survive and impact their habitat.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks

7th-8th Grade Most Extreme Habitats

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

Polar, arid, harsh, and extreme--these are words that can describe some of the most inhospitable places on Earth, yet nature finds a way! From the tops of treacherous mountains to the middle of scorching deserts, some animals are adapted to not just survive, but thrive in some of the most extreme habitats. During this four-week series, we will do some in-depth investigations of these habitats and learn about the lengths that animals will go to to make them their home.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks.

7th-8th Grade Sharing Spaces And Common Places

Regular Price: $115.00

Member Price: $100.00

Humans and animals share habitat in places as close as our backyard and as far away as the savannahs of Kenya. With such close proximity, conflict can arise, but so can coexistence. During this four-week series, we will explore the ways wildlife and human cultures have found a balance, as well as how we can grow from these successes.

Dates: Choose to come every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday for 4 weeks.