Education resources:
Kids & Families
Kid Territory; Animal Bytes; Glossary; Science Projects
Teens
Zoo InternQuest; Zoo Corps; Conservation Corps; Science Projects
Teachers
Kid Territory; Animal Bytes; Glossary
Conservation
Zoo blog posts:
Download the 2009–2010 Wildlife Learning Adventures (pdf) resource guide for teachers.
Education
The Education Department's mission is to increase the knowledge and appreciation of animals and plants in people of all ages through a wide variety of educational programs and services.
Teachers' Lounge
- Field trips
- Assembly and classroom programs
- Curriculum, classroom kits, and activities
- School overnights (including new program for middle schools!)
- Videoconferencing
- Cans for Critters (student conservation project)
- How to use this Web site
- Science projects for kids
Conservation: Helping Wildlife
Conservation news and stories from the field
- Monarch Butterfly Update
- A World without Frogs?
- Slaying Myths, Saving Dragons
- Conservation Stories archive
- Conservation News
Making Earth-friendly choices
Zoo InternQuest
A career exploration program for high school juniors and seniors at the San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, and our Conservation Research center.
To get an idea of what it's all about, check out their blog posts, and don’t miss their photo journal!
Contact information
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619-557-3962 |
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760-738-5057 |
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619-557-3963 |
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760-738-5057 |
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For Special Experiences at the Zoo and the Wild Animal Park |
619-718-3000 or |
Children/Family/Adult Programs at the Zoo
Children/Family/Adult Programs
at the Wild Animal ParkThe San Diego Zoo is also partnered with World Wildlife Fund's Windows on the Wild, an environmental education program.
