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Opportunities
       for Communities

~240 Underserved middle                          >100                       46%
            school students who
              connected with science,            High schools represented   Females in the King Conservation
              technology, engineering,           in the King Conservation   Science Scholars
              and math through                   Science Scholars
              ZOO EXPLORERS CLUB                                                    60%
             Zoo Explorers                       250
            Club Locations                                                                    Underserved
                                                 Participants in the                          minorities in the
                                                 King Conservation                            King Conservation
                                                 Science Scholars                             Science Scholars

Melrose                 West                                                350 Chicago Public Schools teachers
   Park                 Belmont                                                           trained in environmental education
     Cicero                                                                               annually
                           Pilsen
                             Fuller Park                                   >300 Teachers who received optional
                                                                                          graduate credit through
                  Woodlawn                                                                professional development classes

                   Greater Grand                                            424 Adults and children who
                     Crossing                                                             participated in Family Play Programs

                                                                                     250,000

                                                                                     Schoolchildren reached

                                                 ~12,000                             3,000Nearly  Schools

                                                 Students who participated                        represented
                                                                                                  by schoolchildren
                                                 in CONNECTIONS CLASSES

2,484 Individuals who attended                                         Zoo Adventure Passport
                ZOO ADVENTURE PASSPORT                                          Locations
                ZAP! after-school and weekend
                programs for families

   Latino and     89%                             20%                                West
African American                                                                     Belmont
                                                  Increase in overall
  attendance                                     ZAP! attendance over                 Pilsen
                                                                                          Fuller
                                                    previous year                         Park

                      Zoo                                              Melrose
                  Adventure                                               Park
                   Passport                                                  Cicero

                  11%

                  Other attendance

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