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EDUCATION THROUGH greenvillezoo SOUTH CAROLINA EXPLORATION 2018–2019 Family Programs Guide Zoo Hours: October 1– February 28 • 10:00 am – 4:15 pm daily • Gates lock at 5:00 pm March 1– September 30 • 9:00 am–4:15 pm daily • Gates lock at 5:00 pm Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, February 4–February 15
Quarters for SELF-GUIDED VISITS Visit the Greenville Zoo at your Conservation QUARTERS own pace! Quarters for Conservation is an exciting initiative to greatly enhance the Greenville Who? Students and families When? Regular zoo hours Zoo’s wildlife conservation efforts. Through the collection of quarters, the zoo and local conservation (listed on front page) community will provide funding for new and existing wildlife conservation projects in our region and around the globe. How? No need for reservations, just pick a day and time to visit and Introducing our new projects for 2018 – 2019! enjoy the zoo! Leopards AMUR LEOPARD AND TIGER ALLIANCE – altaconservation.org Want to add to your tour? Enrich your visit by booking a class. See pages 3-10 for programming and Gorillas page 11 for frequently asked questions. World Wildlife Foundation – worldwildlife.org/species/cross-river-gorilla Anteaters ADMISSION ANTEATERS & HIGHWAYS/Zoo Conservation – giantanteater.org Group Rates**: Adults: $7.25 Bats Children (3-15yrs): $5.25 Bat Conservation International (BCI) – batcon.org **Group rates are available when one person makes a lump sum payment Red Pandas for 15 or more paying people who The Red Panda Network (RPN) – redpandanetwork.org enter the Zoo together. Bus Drivers are free; One adult per every 10 children is free (weekdays only). Regular Rates*: Volunteer Opportunities The Greenville Zoo welcomes you to take part in Adults: $9.75 its volunteer program. We offer volunteer op- Children (3-15yrs): $6.50 portunites in all aspects of operation. *Price includes tax and 50 cents • Education Teen Volunteer (Ages 14 –17) for conservation • Gift & Concessions Volunteer (Ages 15 & up) • Zookeeper Assistant (Age 16 & up) • Special Events Volunteer (Age 16 & up) • Horticulture Volunteer (Age 16 & up) • Zoo Administration Volunteer (Age 18 & up) • Docents (Age 18 & up) For more information please see greenvillezoo.com/178/Internships-Volunteers. Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 1
SATURDAY WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ZOO distance learning G R E E N V I L L E Z O O TELLdistance ME ABOUT IT! learning Tuesdays tellmeaboutit Are you planning on visiting the Zoo without an education program? Do G R E E N V I L L E Z O O you have questions about the giraffes, orangutans or lions? On Tuesdays at 10:30 am & 12:30 pm you will find a representative of the Zoo’s Education tuesdays Department at select exhibits answering any questions you might have. Open to the general public. Where: In front of a select exhibit each week – SATURDAY please see greenvillezoo.com/169/Tell-Me-About-it-Tuesdays for a complete listing Cost: Admission to the Zoo Time: Tuesdays, September – May, at 10:30 am & 12:30 pm for reading Wednesdays distance WILD FOR READING learning Wednesdays G R E E N V I L L E Z O O Wiggle on over to the zoo with your little book worm! Once a week on Wednesdays, the education department will celebrate reading with a new book and animal friend. Join us during this free program near the Farmyard for reading Exhibit for a reading of a children’s book then a live animal presentation. Wednesdays Open to the general public. Where: Farmyard Exhibit Cost: Admission to the Zoo Time: Wednesdays, September through May, at 2:30 pm LEARNING SAFARI Thursdays for reading Would you like to get close to a snake? How about a Hissing Cockroach? Wednesdays Maybe you would like to touch the teeth on a lion skull? Have you ever thursdays wondered what alligator skin feels like? Who knows what you might see! Open to the general public. Where: Front of the Buck Mickel Education Building Cost: Admission to the Zoo Time: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, September through May, at 3:30 pm Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 2
2 and 3 yrs: 10:30 am–11:15 am ZOO TOTS PROGRAMS 3 and 4 yrs: (Wednesday Only) 12:30 pm–1:15 pm Zoo Tots classes are designed to help children explore and engage with the natural world. Classes combine an “on your own” exploratory play time featuring crafts, sensory bins, and educational stations with a structured circle time and animal encounter. Program length: 45 minutes on Wednesdays and Saturdays Adult/Child Pair: Members $10 • Non-members $22 (1 Child/1 Adult, cost includes zoo admission) Additional Parent/Adult: Members $5 • Non-members $12 Bundle pricing (Sept, Oct, Nov): Members $27 • Non-members $63 Bundle pricing (Dec, Jan, Feb): Members $27 • Non-members $63 Bundle pricing (Mar, Apr, May): Members $27 • Non-members $63 Year Long Bundle (Sept–May): Members $80 • Non-members $188 Register online at greenvillezoo.com/179/2-3-Year-Olds GREENVILLE ZOO Seedlings Underground Homes This class is all about plants! Zoo Tots Botanists will This class is all about the life beneath our feet! Join observe leaves, count flowers, and even meet an animal us as we learn about animals who make their homes who pretends to be a plant. underground. Dates: Sept. 5 & 8 Dates: Jan. 30, Feb. 2 Twinkle Toes Hootin’ & Hollerin’ This class is all about paws, claws, and hooves! Zoo Tots Roar, whoop, and quack! Life is loud at the Zoo! This class will use their twinkle toes to learn all about the different will investigate all of the different ways that animals kinds of feet in the animal kingdom. communicate with one another. Dates: Oct. 3 & 6 Dates: Mar. 6 & 9 Rainforest Rascals Bird Bonanza The rainforest is an amazing place! During this class, we Learning about birds can be a hoot! This class will include will journey around the world to learn about the plants nest making, moving like a bird, and meeting a real life and animals of the rainforest. feathery friend. Dates: Nov. 7 & 10 Dates: Apr. 3 & 6 Night & Day Zoo’s toy Chest This class is all about animals who are our daytime friends You are not the only one who likes to play with toys, the and our nighttime neighbors! Join us as well explore a animals at the zoo love to play too! During this class, we den, make a sun catcher, and meet an animal friend. will talk all about the ways we make sure the animals here Dates: Dec. 5 & 8 are having fun. Dates: May 1 & 4 All About Eggs Birds are not the only animals that lay eggs! Join us as we investigate the many different kinds of eggs from animals all over the world! Dates: Jan. 2 & 5 Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 3
SATURDAY SAFARI PROGRAMS 4-6 yr: 10:00 – 12:00 pm Classes are designed to help children discover the fascinating world of animals. Classes are held in the Conservation Station and combine a lesson with crafts, activities, trips into the zoo and animals in the classroom. Program length is 2 hours on Saturdays. Members $15 • Non-members $25 Bundle pricing (Sept, Oct, Nov): Members $36 • Non-members $66 SATURDAY Bundle pricing (Dec, Jan, Feb): Members $36 • Non-members $66 Bundle pricing (Mar, Apr, May): Members $36 • Non-members $66 Year Long Bundle (Sept–May): Members $105 • Non-members $195 Register online at greenvillezoo.com/180/4-6-Year-Olds Green Kingdom Below Your feet Take a walk through the rainforest, journey across the There is a whole world beneath your feet! This class will desert, trek over a mountain as we discover the world-wide discover what animals live underground, make our own kingdom of plants. underground tunnels, and will include a meeting with an Date: Sept. 15, 2018 animal who likes it in the dirt. Date: Feb. 16, 2019 Tricky Tracks We are on the trail of some tricky tracks! Students will Beast Speak discover different types of animal tracks and meet some The animal kingdom can be a very chatty place! This animal friends with pretty funny feet. class will investigate the different ways that animals Date: Oct. 13, 2018 communicate with one another. Date: Mar. 16, 2019 Conservation Kids The world is a wonderful place- and sometimes it needs Feathered Friends our help! This class will explore the many ways that Bird is the word for this class! Join us as we discover what conservation kids can help make a difference. makes birds special, try our hand at using a bird beak, and Date: Nov. 17, 2018 meet an animal friend. Date: Apr. 13, 2019 Morning, Noon, & Night Join us as we learn all about night owls and early birds! Zoo Toys Students will learn about animals who are awake at all The zookeepers at the zoo give animals toys for times of day, make sun catchers, and meet an animal friend enrichment. Join us as we discover what enrichment is and in the classroom. which animals use them. Date: Dec. 15, 2018 Date: May 11, 2019 Eggstravaganza! Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Or was it the lizard? What about the snake? Chickens aren’t the only egg layers in this world. Learning about egg laying animals will be “eggcelent” fun. Date: Jan. 19, 2019 Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 4
workshops family Programs greenville zoo Family (Age recommendations vary by class) – 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Family Workshop classes are designed to help families discover the wonders of the natural world- together! Classes will typically combine a lesson with crafts, activities, trips into the zoo, and animals encounters, and are appropriate for various ages. These classes are not a drop-off program. There must be at least one adult for every two children who attend. Programs are 1.5 hours long. Members - $5 (per participant)* COMMUNITY s Non-members - $10 (per participant)* No bundles are available for family workshops. *Each member must register. (Ex. 2 kids, 2 adults = 4 particpants). Register online at http://greenvillezoo.com/279/Family greenvillezoo What’s Up with Bats? Neighborhood Naturalists Join us as we celebrate the only mammal that can fly- bats! Do you love to explore your backyard? Have you always During this workshop we will learn about the bats of South wanted to know the names of the plants and animals that Carolina. Each family will also build a bat box to take home. you see? This class is for you! During this class, we will learn This class is appropriate for families with children ages 5 basic plant and animal identification using leaves, tracks, and up. For questions, contact Karen Love at 864-467-5731. and sounds. We will also get to meet some animal friends who are from right here in South Carolina. Date: October 23, 2018, 6-7:30 p.m. This class is appropriate for families with children ages 5 and up. For questions contact Karen Love at 864-467-5731. Date: March 15, 2019, 6-8 p.m. Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 5
Homeschool programs K5–2nd: 9:00 am–10:30 am 3rd–5th: 11:00 am–12:30 pm 6th–8th: 2:00 pm–3:30 pm On select Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the year, the Greenville Zoo’s Education Department offers lively, hands-on programs sure to engage students as they learn. All programs are 90 minutes in length. Members $10 (1 Child) • Non-members $15 (1 Child) Bundle pricing (Sept–Dec) (Jan–Apr): Members (1 Child) $32 Non-members (1 Child) $52 Year Long Bundle (Sept–April): Members $62 • Non-members $102 Register online at http://greenvillezoo.com/184/Homeschool-Programs The Root of the Matter Say What? Plants are all around us in more ways that we can imagine! Animals can communicate through movements, sounds, Join us as we explore how plants are a vital part of life for us sights, scents, and more! Come explore these different and for the animal world! styles of communication and how they are important for Dates: Sept 10 or Sept 11 the animals that use them. Dates: Mar 4 or 5 Scat & Tracks We will investigate the importance of these many animal Birds of a Feather signs this month. What has beaks and feathers? Birds! Let’s take a look at the Dates: Oct 1 or Oct 2 amazing world of birds including getting to know some of the birds in our own backyard and how to be a friend to Conservation Nation these flighty, feathery creatures. Protecting the Earth and its’ resources is something that Dates: Apr 1 or 2 everyone can do! We will discover some of the biggest threats to the environment and what we can do in our daily HOMESCHOOL HIKES lives to be conservationists. Join us on this special opportunity for homeschool families! Dates: Nov 5 or Nov 6 Start your adventure with a live animal encounter at the zoo. We will then be lead into Cleveland Park by zoo staff Rise & Shine for a fun educational hike! Some animals sleep all day and some animals sleep all Signing up for a hike enrolls you as part of our Family night. What determines when an animal will rise and shine? Nature Play Club. Come discover diurnal, nocturnal, and crepuscular animals Dates and Pricing at the Greenville Zoo. Dates: Dec 3 or Dec 4 Select Fridays 10-11 a.m., September-March $5.00 per family (Program only. Does not include admission The Circle of Life to the zoo) Why do some animals have one form their whole lives while others go through several stages? We will delve into the • September 21, 2018- Tree ID Hike many different life cycles of the animal world in this fun- • October 26, 2018- Edible Hike filled class. Dates: Jan 7 or Jan 8 • November 30, 2018- Animal Signs • February 22, 2019- Colors of Nature Creatures Below Us • March 8, 2019- Bug Hunt What lies beneath our feet? Often times the answer is a whole world of life! Join us as we discover a whole new • Click here to register for Homeschool Hikes. world that lies right beneath the surface. Dates: Jan 28 or Jan 29 Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 6
Professional development The Greenville Zoo’s education department is excited to offer professional development opportunities. Workshops are open to all educators. Explore new curriculum, participate in hands-on activities and build your knowledge of the natural world. Workshops are available at the Greenville Zoo. Each professional development session is available for continuing education credits or professional development growth points. For more Information visit http://www.greenvillezoo.com/280/Professional-Development Call the Greenville Zoo Education Department for details and registration (864) 467-4850. Ecosystem Studies Nature Tech Ecosystems come in all different shapes and sizes, but all Bridging nature and science has never been more exciting! require the same ingredients. Gain an understanding on bring the wild to you or take the lab to the field. During how changing ecosystems require wildlife to adapt for this course, educators will discover various techniques for survival. Even explore resources that allow you to build an incorporating technology into the world of nature for a ecosystem at your school for long-term observations. multi-disciplinary approach in the classroom. Wild Design Participants will uncover techniques in developing a STEAm unit in partnership with the Greenville Zoo. Developing a curriculum that fits your school’s needs, Wild Design uses a project based learning approach to incorporate multiple subjects into building your own zoo. Did you know planning a zoo incorporates genetics, wildlife biology, engineering, accounting, and graphic design? Discover how you can tie all these and more into one unit. Private Workshops Looking for something else? Our curriculum development team can tailor a teaching workshop or team-building workshop for your facility that can give you the confidence to tackle that exciting project, expand on a teaching style, or even just gain a better understanding with a new subject. Let us bring the workshop to you! We can meet you at your school, childcare development center, co-op, or community center. Zoo Campus Private Workshops 30-person maximum | 5 hour maximum per day Offsite Private Workshops 30-person maximum | 5-hour maximum per day | Distance fees apply Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 7
Nature Play Program This club for families strives to encourage a love for nature while developing family greenville bonds. With scheduled outings, hikes, and activities your family can embrace zoo unstructured play in nature. Join at http://www.greenvillezoo.com/194/Nature-Play. Nature Play at Hatcher Gardens Bug Find at the Clemson Experimental Saturday, September 29 Forest Saturday, March 9 Tree Identification at Bunched Frog Watch at Lake Conestee Nature Arrowhead Preserve Park Saturday, November 17 Saturday, April 13 Hiking at Table Rock State Park Kayaking at Paris Mountain State Park Saturday, December 15 Saturday, May 4 Birding at Cleveland Park Hiking at Lake Rabon Saturday, January 26 Saturday, May 18 Nature Play at Poinsett Bridge Saturday, February 23 Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 8
OTHER PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES Behind-the-Scenes: Backstage Expeditions D BEHIN THE For children ages 5 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult). Would you like to add more to your visit? This behind the scenes tour offers you a glimpse into ES SCEN the inner workings of the Greenville Zoo! Visitors see our commissary area and learn about the nutritional needs of the animals in the zoo. s tour From there, we wind our way around the zoo, visiting various exhibits, meeting zoo keepers, and having close-up encounters with the zoo residents. Traditional tours can accommodate up to 20 guests. Want a more personalized experience? Private tours are available! The perfect date night, family excursion, or corporate outing- our tours can be tailored to meet your needs. Members $31 (per participant)* Non-members $36 (per participant)* *Each member of the family must register separately. Dates: October 13, 2018 December 22, 2018 February 23, 2019 April 20, 2019 September 22, 2018 November 17, 2018 January 26, 2019 March 23, 2019 May 18, 2019 Summer Zoo Camp Children will play games, make crafts and see animals in the classroom, but the fun does not stop there. Information for Zoo Camp will be available on our website mid-to-late January at greenvillezoo.com/191/Zoo-Camp. Adventure Days Winter Adventure Day- Animals have snow days too! This class is all about how animals survive in extremely cold conditions. Participants will meet animals who are adapted to cold weather and test their own ability to withstand the cold. Lunch will be provided. Cost: $50 (Member Child), $60 (Non-Member Child) Date: Dec. 21, 2018 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Register at http://greenvillezoo.com/282/Adventure-Days Spring Adventure Day- Spring has Sprung! During this class, students will explore the Zoo with scavenger hunts, make crafts, and meet animal visitors. Lunch will be provided. Cost: $50 (Member Child), $60 (Non-Member Child) Date: April 17, 2019 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Date: December 21 Register at http://greenvillezoo.com/282/Adventure-Days Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 9
UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS Squirrel Appreciation Day Enrichment Day Endangered Species Day Red, grey or even black, what’s your favorite As part of Enrichment Day, zoo guests Come discover how many animals at the zoo color of squirrel? Squirrel Appreciation Day receive an inside glimpse at how zoo staff are endangered species. You will learn why reminds us to enjoy these nut-burying, use enrichment to create a challenging animals are becoming endangered and what scampering animals. environment to address an animal’s social, we can do to help protect them Date: Saturday, January 19, 2018 psychological and physical needs. Enrichment Date: Friday, May 17, 2019 Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm also enhances animal activity, provide mental Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm Cost: Admission to the zoo stimulation and improve the success of Cost: Admission to the zoo captive breeding of endangered species. Zookeepers and education docents will be Zoo Career Day interacting with zoo guests and explaining the World Oceans Day Do you know of any students that are process of enrichment throughout the day. As a result of a United Nations General interested in animal careers? This would be a Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 Assembly resolution passed in December great opportunity for them to learn about Zoo Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm 2008, World Oceans Day is now officially careers. Contact the Greenville Zoo’s Education Cost: Admission to the zoo recognized by the UN in June each year. Department for more information and a Join us as we discuss what we do here in the registration form at zooed@greenvillesc.gov. Upstate and how it affects our oceans. Date: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 (Middle School) Party for the Planet Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019 Date: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 (High School) This is a very special day! The Greenville Zoo Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm hosts conservation and civic groups, offering Cost: Admission to the zoo Cost: $10 Students/$5 Chaperone ideas on how to help animals and how to make our world a better place to live. Join the fun with hands-on activities at World Giraffe Day World Wildlife Day stations throughout the zoo. We will be celebrating animals with World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise Date: Saturday, April 20, 2019 the longest necks: giraffes! Visit the zoo awareness of the world’s wild animals and Time: 9:00 am–1:00 pm to learn all about giraffes—from what they plants. World Wildlife Day has now become the Cost: Admission to the zoo eat and how they survive in the wild, to the most important global annual event dedicated ways we care for them to wildlife. Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 Date: Sunday, March 3, 2019 Save the Frogs & Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Citizen Science Day Cost: Admission to the zoo Cost: Admission to the zoo In an effort to raise awareness of the rapid disappearance of frog species worldwide, the Greenville Zoo will host Save The World Lions Day Girl Scout Day at the Frogs Day. The annual event This annual Since the dawn of man the lion has played an Greenville Zoo event also celebrates Citizen Science Day. integral role in our lives. To lose the lion from Get up close and personal to some of the Showcasing our local citizen science groups our world would be to lose part of our global residents at the Greenville Zoo as your scouts is a way to demonstrate the opportunities heritage. Education staff and zoo keepers will explore and earn various components of and contributions of citizen scientist in our be on hand for designated talks. badges and journeys. Activities will be set up community. Date: Friday, August 10, 2019 around the zoo and participants will be able Come isolate DNA and see what it looks like Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm to sign up for a free educational program with with volunteers from Clemson University Life Cost: Admission to the zoo live animal encounters. Sciences Outreach Center! Join us this day to Date: Saturday, March 23, 2019 connect with these local groups. International Vulture Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 Awareness Day Cost: $12.00 for adults; $19.00 for scouts Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm Vultures are an ecologically vital group of Cost: Admission to the zoo birds that face a range of threats in many Get Out & Play Day areas. Join us as we discuss the benefits of We will demonstrate activities that will get M.O.M. – Missing Orangutan these peculiar birds. children learning about Mothers Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019 science and nature outside Mother’s Day weekend is the perfect time Time: 10:00 am –1:00 pm and celebrate the great to celebrate and pay tribute to orangutan Cost: Admission to the zoo outdoors! mothers. MO.M is our way of doing precisely Date: Saturday, March 30, this! Join us as we celebrate your Greenville International Red Panda Day 2019 Zoo orangutans. There will be fun and activities as we Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019 celebrate Red Pandas and participate Cost: Admission to the zoo Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm in the Red Panda Network’s Cost: Admission to the zoo “International Red Panda Day”. Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019 Time: 10:00 am–1:00 pm Cost: Admission to the zoo Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 10
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q When are the Family Programs offered? Q What are the minimum and maximum number of students you will accept for a program? A Family programming takes place on select Wednesdays and Saturdays, September through May. A We accept a minimum of three students for each program. If there are less than three registered, the Greenville Zoo Education Department reserves the Q What time does the program start? right to cancel the program. Refunds will be issued in this case. The maximum number of participants we A Please refer to the confirmation letter for program accept depends on the program. Some programs will start and end times. If you are dropping your child off, accommodate up to twenty participants and some please do not leave children unattended. programs only allow for fifteen. Q Are there age requirements for the programs? Q If I need to cancel will I get a refund? A Programming is broken into age categories and A A 50% refund will be given if the cancellation is made content is age appropriate. Please see the programs at least three weeks before the scheduled program. If inside the guide for specific age requirements. the cancellation is made less than three weeks before the program date, a refund will not be issued. Q Is it necessary to pre-register for the programs? Q If I want to stay in the classroom with my child and bring a sibling may I? A Pre-registration is required to participate. Visit greenvillezoo.com/ed drop down menu. Sign up for A If you are not participating in a parent-involved one or multiple programs listed for your age group. program then parents are allowed to stay under We will not accept phone-in registrations. special needs only. To prevent distraction, in most cases, siblings are best left at home. Q Can I register for more than one program at a time? Q How will I know if my child got into the program? A Yes- You may choose 1, 2 or all classes. Or you may choose to sign up for each individual class each A An email confirmation will be sent with the date and month- just keep in mind there are registration cut-off time of the program(s) and important information. dates. A confirmation letter will be emailed to you. It is important that you have a confirmation letter to present to both the instructor and the ticket booth attendant upon admittance the day of the program. Education Through Exploration • Family Guide 2018–2019 11
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