Zoo Atlanta Field Trip

🦁🌿 FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT: Zoo Atlanta — TWO Programs for ALL Ages!

The Atlanta Weekend is officially a FULL weekend of adventures — and we are rounding it out with a very special and unique Zoo Atlanta experience on Sunday, April 25th!

This field trip is a little different from our usual format, so please read carefully before registering!

🗓️ Sunday, April 25th, 2027

⏰ 10:00 AM

📍 Zoo Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia

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🔍 WE ARE RUNNING TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS SIMULTANEOUSLY:

Because we have families with children of all different ages, Zoo Atlanta is allowing us to run two different grade-specific programs at the same time! Please read both descriptions carefully and register for the correct program for your child.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Younger children CANNOT join the Program for older children. Please read on!

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🐘 PROGRAM 1 — WORKING FOR WILDLIFE

For Grade 3 and up ONLY — no younger siblings

🎟️ $25.00 per person (adults and children)

This 90-minute guided tour takes older students behind the scenes at Zoo Atlanta to explore the incredible variety of career paths at a modern accredited zoo! From Animal Care and Veterinary Medicine to Horticulture, Marketing, Events, and more, students will discover what it truly takes to keep a world-class zoo thriving every day.

Highlights include:

✅ A guided tour through Zoo Atlanta’s public AND behind-the-scenes spaces

✅ A visit to the brand new state-of-the-art Rollins Animal Health Center

✅ A stop at the Animal Nutrition Kitchen to see how the Zoo feeds everyone from tiny frogs to mighty elephants!

✅ An up-close look at real zoo careers from the people who live them

This one is a dream for any student interested in animals, science, veterinary medicine, conservation, or any career path that connects to wildlife!

Families are welcome to explore the entire zoo at their own pace after the program ends.

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🐸 PROGRAM 2 — ZOO CHALLENGE: NEEDS TO SUCCEED

All ages welcome!

🎟️ $21.00 per person (adults and children)

This 90-minute program is perfect for younger learners and is led by Zoo Atlanta educators who bring wildlife conservation and science to life through hands-on activities, animal ambassador encounters, and Zoo exploration!

This session focuses on the theme “Needs to Succeed” — exploring how different animals meet their basic needs for food, water, shelter, and air to survive and thrive in their environments.

Highlights include:

✅ Animal ambassador encounters!

✅ Hands-on activities connecting to real-world wildlife issues

✅ STEM-integrated exploration through Zoo Atlanta

✅ Educator-led program aligned with science standards for Pre-K through 12th grade

A wonderful, engaging experience for your youngest learners — and adults will love it too!

Families are welcome to explore the entire zoo at their own pace after the program ends.

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👨‍👧 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN BOTH AGE GROUPS:

We know that divide-and-conquer is not always possible! If you have a Grade 3+ student in Working for Wildlife AND younger children in Zoo Challenge, here is what you can do:

You are welcome to have your older student participate in Working for Wildlife while you attend Zoo Challenge with your younger children — as long as you remain on Zoo Atlanta’s property with your younger children and we meet our chaperone-to-student ratios (which we expect to!). This is an exception to our normal no-drop-off policy.

If this applies to your family, please reply to your confirmation email after registering to let me know. I will send you a permission slip to complete with updated contact information and a few important ground rules for this arrangement.

This arrangement will only be available to families with children in both age groups that have signed a permission slip with me. This arrangement is only available for older kids to be chaperoned without parents, not for the younger group.