Elementary

Amazing Animals at Central Park Zoo is a NEW program designed for students of all abilities. Together with one of our talented educators, your class will enjoy a multi-sensory program, including movement, engaging with animal artifacts, and meeting a small ambassador animal up close. Programs include a guided Zoo exhibit visit. Special Education Programs are adaptable to students of all ages and abilities.

Price: $150/class

Explore the zoo to discover the different places animals call home! See how they thrive in their habitats through guided inquiry, up-close animal experiences and exhibit visits.

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class

Discover the wonders of the tropical rainforest, from cotton-top tamarins to cocoa beans, through engaging learning activities, up close animal experiences and exhibit explorations.

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class

Venture into the polar regions without leaving the zoo! Discover this unique biome and the animals that call these cold-weather climes home through guided inquiry, up-close animal experiences and exhibit visits.

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class

Explore how global climate change is impacting animals around the world, and right here in New York. Through real world conservation stories, a guided Zoo visit, and an up close animal experience, students will be empowered to take impactful community-level action.

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class

Investigate amazing animal adaptations from around the world and across the animal kingdom! During this program, students will trek around the Zoo seeking fascinating and fantastic animal features for surviving and thriving.

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class

Discover the amazing world of wildlife that exists right here in New York City. During this program, students will explore the areas of Central Park Zoo to find out more about the species that call New York home!

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class

Join us for Habitat Adventure! Through observation, data collection and making predictions, students will explore how animals thrive in their habitats and learn about the roles that different animals play in their ecosystems.

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class

Why and how do scientists study animal behavior? Let’s find out by observing animals at the Zoo! Using ethograms to collect and analyze data, students will leave with a better understanding of animal behavior and the tools that scientists use to study wildlife.

Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $150/class