PROGRAMS & EDUCATION

CHILDREN'S CLASSES AND DAY-CAMPS

The Caldwell Zoo has lots of great programs and zoo camps for children, ages 3 through 14. Click here to find out more

EXTRA SPECIAL ZOO DAYS!

Enjoy free Zooper Days activities ... click here to find out more

ED-ZOO-CATION SCAVENGER HUNTS

The Caldwell Zoo has created scavenger hunts for school field trips!

• Bird Search!

• Conservation Corps!

• Habitat Hunt!

• Mammal Mania!

• Sensational Senses!

• Who am I?

• Zoo to Do!

ED-ZOO-CATION SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Join the Caldwell Zoo for an ed-zoo-cational ed-venture!

The Caldwell Zoo provides many educational opportunities designed to enrich school curricula.   Programs are age-appropriate, interactive learning experiences that incorporate Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Programs are free of charge.

Click on the program name to download a detailed brochure

(in PDF/Acrobat format).

      

PRE-SCHOOL

• Critter Tales: A storybook, a live animal and songs and finger plays make this learning ed-venture more fun than a barrel of you-know-whats!

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2nd GRADE

• Critter Covers: Fur and feathers, scales and skin - discover vertebrate animal classification by "critter covers."

• It All Makes Sense: Use your five senses to learn how animals depend on their senses.

• Animal Families: Animal babies are always special!   Learn how animal parents care for their young ones.

3rd THROUGH 6th GRADE

• Animal Addresses: Check out the cool (hot and aquatic, too) ways animals are adapted for survival in their habitats.

• Going, Going, Gone!: What do the black rhinoceros, ring-tailed lemur and jaguar have in common?   They're all endangered species.

• Secrets of Survival: Adaptations are the key to survival.   Unlock some of the mysteries behind animal survival.

7th THROUGH 12th GRADE

• This Place Is a Zoo!: Zoos are complicated facilities with a definite mission. Find out what the Caldwell Zoo is up to.

• Conservation Corps: Some of our favorite wildlife and wild places are on the endangered species list. Find out why and what YOU can do.

To schedule your special ed-venture, call Caldwell Zoo's Ed-ZOO-cation Department at (903)593-0121 ext. 228 or 229.

HOME SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Homeschool classes are out for the summer.

Classes will begin in September.

Look for our new class dates and topics the first of August.

Thank you for a wonderful 2007-2008!!!

Class Dates and Registration Form

SCOUT FUNSHOPS

CUB SCOUTS: Join the Caldwell Zoo for a special Cub Scout Funshop and make the Wolf, Bear, and Webelo Trails come alive!

GIRL SCOUTS: Have fun as the Caldwell Zoo helps your troop earn a Brownie Try-It or a Junior Badge.