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The Zoo Education and Zoo Camp Professional
The popular Zoo Camp took place Learning & K-12
Community Engagement at Brookfield Zoo Chicago during the
summer for children aged 4 through Academics
department builds capacity those in their 8 -grade year. Zoo
th
Camp is accredited by the American
for individuals of all ages to be Camp Association and certified by Teaching Safari
the National Inclusion Project. For educators of grades pre-K
conservation leaders through through 12 in all subject areas,
Zoo Camp sold out with over Teaching Safari is a free 35-hour
their involvement in our online 500 registrations in 2023. professional development pro-
and in-person programs at Seedlings gram designed to help them use
A Family Play Program is hosted at effective strategies to support
Brookfield Zoo Chicago and the Hamill Family Play Zoo for student learning and nurture
children aged 1 to 3, accompanied conservation leadership. More
community-based locations. by an adult. Eight Seedlings sessions than 100 teachers enrolled in
in summer and fall 2023 received Teaching Safari. Teachers rep-
Throughout 2023, children, 85 registrations. resented more than 70 schools
from over 30 districts throughout
Lecture Series
teens, adults, families, and the Chicago area.
The virtual presentations by
Brookfield Zoo Chicago
professionals connected with environmental conservation,
animal, and Zoo experts provide Teacher Classes
We offer a variety of classes
Education and Community attendees with opportunities to
grow their knowledge, inspire to provide educators with strate-
gies to develop conservation
Engagement programs. pro-environmental attitudes,
and build connections to a broad awareness and critical-thinking
skills across subject areas.
array of conservation actions.
Total attendance at seven 2023 Attendance at Brookfield Zoo
Chicago teacher classes in 2023
Zoo lectures was over 460.
was approximately 45.
Advanced Inquiry
Program (AIP)
AIP engaged 75 master’s degree
students and 10 students completed
their degree. To date, there have been
259 AIP graduates.
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