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Today At the Zoo
Friday, January 24, 2020
Sacramento Zoo Partners with a Local Title One School to Get Hands-on with Science!
Today’s teachers are working hard to ensure our students are meeting standards in language and math, but that inevitably means that science has to take a backseat. The education department at the Sacramento Zoo has developed a new multi-visit classroom program, Wild About Science, to help fill those gaps! “We have been looking into ways to provide more science-based education into classrooms, and now with the new standardized California Science Test (CAST) in 5th and 8th grade, it’s the perfect...Read More
Thursday, January 9, 2020
C.A.R.E.S. Foundation Partners with Sacramento Zoo & Helps Provide Educational Scholarships
The Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation announced today a new partnership with the Sacramento Zoo. The C.A.R.E.S. Foundation gifted an $8,300 grant to the zoo to help provide Science Education Scholarships for low-income children in the Sacramento community. The scholarships will give students the opportunity to attend the zoo’s seasonal educational camps and participate in a variety of other science-based educational programming provided by the Sacramento Zoo. “We are very excited to partner with the Sacramento Zoo and help provide...Read More
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Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Meerkat
There’s a new mob in town! This once-in-a-lifetime tour invites you to learn about meerkats from a zoo educator, see them up close and then meet one of our talented zookeepers for an experience you won’t forget!
Register for the Meerkat TourOkapi
Venture behind the scenes in our okapi barn and in keeper-only areas around the exhibit where you can come nose-to-nose with one of our males and even have a chance to hand-feed them!
Register for the Okapi TourChoose-Your-Own-Adventure
Get up close to the animals, visit behind-the-scenes areas not accessible to the general public, receive a guided walking tour from one of our educators and see what goes into the incredible care the animals receive every day.
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