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The King Conservation Leadership Academy (KCLA or King Academy) is a suite of free learning
                opportunities for children, families, teenagers, and adults.


                This summer, join us for Zoo Adventure Passport! (ZAP!): :
                •   Conservation through Gardening                 •   Conservation Science Adventures
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                To register or learn more about some of our community engagement
                programs, visit brookfieldzoo.org/communityengagement.
                The King Conservation Leadership Academy’s Zoo Adventure Passport program is supported in part by: The King Family Foundation,
                Anonymous, BNSF Railway Foundation, FedEx, the Julius N. Frankel Foundation, Peoples Gas Community Fund, the Schmidgall Family
                Foundation, the Dr. Scholl Foundation, State Farm®, Union Pacific Foundation, and Wintrust Financial Corporation.
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                                                                   Pursue your passion with Brookfield Zoo Chicago  while you earn
                                                                  your master’s degree online from Miami University through the
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