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Adventures continued







             Professional




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             K‑12 Academics








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             connect your students to wildlife and nature?        of our ongoing “Teaching Safari Network,” offering ongoing
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             Apply for the Brookfield Zoo Chicago Teaching Safari:
             A p p l y f o r t h e B r o o k fi e ld Z o o C h i c a g o T e a c h i n g S a f a r i :    t to support conservation education in the classroom.  .
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                                                                For more information contact Patricia Steinmeyer,
                                                                Manager, Professional Learning and K-12 Academics
                                                                Department at EDK12@brookfieldzoo.org.
                                                                The Professional Learning and K-12 Academics Department, including
                                                                the Teaching Safari program, is made possible in part by support from:
                                                                CDW, the Christopher Family Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation,
                                                                and the Women’s Board of the Chicago Zoological Society.
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